The Five BallsImagine every day you

are juggling five balls. With random things popping up into your day it would be very hard to keep these five balls in the air.

What are the Five Balls?

Health Integrity

WorkFamily

Friends

*Idea from Susanne's Diary for Nicholas

The Five Balls cont.

Health, Integrity, Family, and Friends are glass balls. *

Most of the time work is a rubber ball and it can bounce back.

Friends

Family

Work

Integrity

Health

The Five Balls + Life as a Student

As a student, there will be times you will need help in keeping your balls in the air.

There are several resources on campus to help you with your studies.

Your RA, friends, and family should be supportive as well.

You Can Do It!You can keep all the balls in the air most of

the time by staying organized with one or more of the following time management tips:

Weekly Schedule Planner To Do List

Weekly Schedule  Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

10am     Water Aerobics   Water Aerobics    

11am              

12pm   American Lit Office American Lit      

1pm   American Lit Office American Lit      

2pm   American Lit Office American Lit 1 on 1    

3pm   Medieval Lit   Medieval Lit      

4pm   Medieval Lit   Medieval Lit      

5pm   Medieval Lit   Medieval Lit      

6pm              

7pm            

8pm  Hall Council

8:30

NRHH 8:30 Bi-

weekly        

9pm  Staff Meeting

         

10pm              

On-Call

PlannerSunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday

1

On-Call

2 3

Essay Due

4 5

On-Call

6

On-Call

7 8

On-Call

9

Floor Dinner

10 11 12 13

Mental Health Day

14 15

On-Call

16 17 18

Midterm

19 20

21 22

On-Call

23 24

Hang with Friends

25 26

Go home for weekend

27

Go home for weekend

28 29

On-Call

30 31

Birthday

Fixed vs. Flexible Commitments

Fixed Commitments: Tasks that must be done at a certain time.

The Weekly Schedule and the Planner help to track your fixed commitments.

Flexible Commitments: Obligations or tasks that you can meet on your own time.

A To-Do List is ideal for Flexible Commitments

To-Do List

Laundry

Finish Reading for Class

Hang up Flyers

Complete Program Evaluations

Send in Weekly Report

Keep the Balls in the Air

Staying organized can help you keep on track with your responsibilities and doing so will help to keep your stress level manageable.

Be sure to take care of yourself; pushing yourself too hard can strain the balance of your glass balls and that would distract you from keeping your rubber ball in the air.

Created by:

Michelle Schultz,

Administrative Community Advisor,

Dryden Hall

Eastern Washington University