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Principles & Practices for Balancing Work, Caregiving & Well - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Principles & Practices for Balancing Work, Caregiving & Well - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
Principles & Practices for Balancing Work, Caregiving & Well Being The number of American workers who consider stress to be a major problem in their lives has more than doubled during the past ten years. Too many healthcare workers
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The number of American workers who consider stress to be a major problem in their lives has more than doubled during the past ten years. Too many healthcare workers are feeling
- ver-stressed, overwhelmed,
- ver-tired and burned out .
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Automobiles Trains (standardized time zones) Late 1800’s 1900 Assembly lines & mass production 1950 Interstate Highway System Electric typewriters Personal Fax Machines Affordable flying Cell phones Internet Wi-Fi Personal Computers E-mail Instant Messaging 1960 1970
Events that have increased the Speed, Complexity, & Volume of Work in the 21st Century
1980 1990 2000’s Mainframe computers Touch tone (digital) phones Sputnik & Space race
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Crazy Busy
“While we have been miraculously connecting electronically over the past 15 years, we have also quietly and unintentionally been disconnecting interpersonally.”
CrazyBusy, Edward M. Hallowell, M.D
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“We need to be careful that we don’t allow our electronic devices to take control of us, spurring us to go faster and faster, do more and more, and in general, to believe that being busy is the enlightened way of life. Instead, being deeply connected to what matters most is the enlightened way of life.”
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“The intention of this conversation is to inspire and empower you to take better self care - without sacrifice, burden, or guilt.
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What are your Well Being, Work-Life Balance Challenges?
Physical? Emotional-Stress? Work related? Family?
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What are your Well Being, Work-Life Balance Challenges?
If you had a breakthrough what would that
look like? How would you feel?
What would you be doing that you’re not
doing?
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- We have habits that lead to stress.
- Changing your habits requires self
awareness and self compassion.
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hab•it (habit) n.
1.
A recurrent, often unconscious pattern of behavior that is acquired through frequent repetition.
2.
An established disposition of the mind or character.
3.
An addiction, especially to a narcotic drug.
Definition of Habit
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your habits at work’
This happens…
You make a promise to eat healthier Something comes to mind that you need to remember Someone asks you to do something An email arrives in your in box You schedule time to go to the gym, do yoga or take a walk
You do this
You convince yourself that Haagen Dazs is an essential food group You tell yourself “I’ll remember that later” You jot it down on a handy scrap of paper You stop what you are doing and respond to the email You tell yourself “I need to work, I’m too tired anyway”
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You will never get it all done!
It’s Impossible!
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It is obvious that you will never get it all
done, but you habitually think you should get it all done
We all know that good people should
get it all done and are failures if they don’t. Since you are a good person you will try to get it all done, anyway – even if you can’t.
Notice…
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What are some of the ways you try to “get it all done”?
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Release
“I release the need to get it all done, now and forever….”
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Don’t forget that just as it may feel strange to cross your arms in the other direction, developing new healthy habits and behaviors feels strange at first – even though it’s good for you. Keep it up!
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“Medicine today appears to fit snugly in the age of science. We treat the body as an object unrelated to emotion and spiritual power. We deal with organs and body parts as separate entities unrelated to the whole.”
Care of the Soul in Medicine Thomas Moore
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Body
Spirit
Work Mind
a ‘whole’ person
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Meditation produces a deep state of relaxation and a tranquil mind. During meditation, you focus your attention and eliminate the stream of jumbled thoughts that may be crowding your mind and causing stress. This process
- ften results in enhanced physical and
emotional well-being.
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Reduce caffeine, sugar and alcohol
“My doctor says only one glass of alcohol per day…I can live with that!”
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Well Being & Self Care
What new possibilities are emerging for you? What will you commit to that would make a difference in the quality of your life and your capacity being of service to others?
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