Creating a Blueprint for Optimum Work-life Balance
Tangela M. Davis, MBA
Leadership Expert, Professional Speaker, Author, Coach
“When you work, work, and when
you play, play. Don’t get the two
mixed up!”
--Tangela Davis, Leadership Expert,
Professional Speaker, Coach, Author
Sound Familiar? Early riser
Skip lunch
Desire to spend time with family
End up working later until the wee hours
Imagine Having a business
Taking annual vacations (six weeks)
Developing strong rituals
Doing a great job
Saving and investing
Hiring a first class assistant
Planning personal and family goals 1st of the year
Long weekends away with a mastermind group
“Do you enjoy a healthy, well-
balanced lifestyle, doing work that
you love, and that gives you an
excellent financial return and
allows you to have significant time
off to pursue your other interest?”
If you answered NO… Incorporate the B-ALERT System (The Power of
Focus by Jack Canfield)
Alert – “At the ready, mindful, using intelligence, on
guard, conscious, and prepared
Image the opposite of alert
Mindless, unprepared, unconscious, off-guard and
stupid!
Which would you like to be?
“Every well-built house started
with a definite plan in the form of
blueprints.”
--Napoleon Hill
B - Blueprint Prepare for your day
Map your day
Do this nightly or early morning
Set time limits on appointments
Create a simple blueprint recording system
“The one thing that separates
winners from losers is, winners
take action!”
--Anthony Robbins
A - Action Action will determine your score
Take specific, well-planned action
Focus on activities that produce the greatest
results
Set limits on what you will and will not do
Delegate
“There are essentially two things
that will make you wiser – the
books you read and the people
you meet.”
--Charles “Tremendous” Jones
L - Learning Expand your knowledge
Read 20-30 minutes in the morning
No negative reading or listening
Use AudioCDs while in the car
Observe other people
Invite a successful person out to lunch monthly
Ask questions
“Having all the money in the world
isn’t much good if you can hardly
get out of bed in the morning to
enjoy it.”
--Author Unknown
E - Exercise Do you want to be rich in health?
Daily 20-45 minute exercise (hint: Walking)
Make it a study
Optimize the vehicle you have been given
“Oh, to be free from the stifling
pressures of life – to rest, a
peaceful slumber that will
rejuvenate my soul.”
--Les Hewitt
R - Relax Recharge your batteries
Take a TPM (twenty-five peaceful minutes)
Consider when you arrive home from the office
Take a day and call it fun-time
No business related time during fun-time
“If you realized how powerful your
thoughts are, you would never
think a negative thought.”
--Peace Pilgrim
T - Think Schedule time for reflective thinking
Take a mental snapshot of your day
Regard as a mini-movie with you as the star
How did you do
Focus on progress
Learn from mistakes
A Clear Blueprint helps you to… Stay focus on important activities
Maximize energy and clarity
Schedule exercise and reflective thinking
Have time off for fun
Remember…
Excellent balance will greatly
enrich your mind, body and spirit,
not to mention your relationships
and bank account!
About the PresenterTangela M. Davis is a leadership expert, coach and author of the
increasing demand for the book, If I Knew Then What I Know Now: An
Entrepreneur’s Guide to Avoiding Costly and Dumb Business
Mistakes. Tangela has launched numerous leadership programs,
coaching executives and leaders for the last 20 years in the
government, corporate and small business marketplace.
Having been involved in many mergers and acquisitions, she is an
industry expert on change leadership. Always passionate and eager
to share her knowledge and experience, Tangela is available for
Conference Keynotes, Break-out Sessions and Seminars.
T. 704-957-0620
W. www.tangelaspeaks.com