17. Balancing work and family (a private call with one of YOU)

The ONE Thing

NOVA Media

Business, Careers, Entrepreneurship

4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 2 March 2017

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

How do you prosper at home, crush it at work, and find the balance to thrive at both? In this episode, we explore the challenges of thriving both as a parent and as a professional – and the small actions you can take to overcome those challenges. This came up because Lori Roethler, today’s guest, joined one of our Facebook Live streams and mentioned she was struggling in this area of her life. (If you want to join the conversation, our Facebook Live streams are every Monday and Thursday at 2:00 PM CST.) In this episode you will learn... [2:15] Why balancing your personal and business life can make you feel guilty. [6:12] Why you sometimes need to prioritize yourself first (even as a parent). [8:45] Why big change often comes from taking small steps. [10:48] How accountability can give you the support you need to crush goals. [15:04] How you can leverage boundaries in your professional life to make your ONE thing at home easier or unnecessary. [19:50] How you can prevent your phone from stealing personal time. [26:42] The ONE thing to implement from this episode that will help you strike a balance between your professional and personal life. The ONE Thing to Implement From This Episode: If you are looking to strike the balance between thriving personally and professionally, start by answering these two questions... What is the ONE thing you can do to be present with your family that will make them feel like you are there for them? How much focused quality time will that require? It’s not about the amount of time – it’s about the quality of time. Now share your ONE thing with your family so that they can hold you accountable. Underpromise and overdeliver! Links & Tools From This Episode Print out your own 66-Day Calendar Join our Facebook Live streams every Monday and Thursday @ 2PM (CST) AWESOME FREE RESOURCES FOR YOU! Form your first power habit with your 66 Day Challenge Calendar Check out our awesome blog! [FREE Training] How to Start Time Blocking TODAY! Production & Development for The ONE Thing Podcast by Podcast Masters Mentioned in this episode: Factor 75 Head to FactorMeals.com/one50 and use code one50 to get 50% off. That’s code one50 at FactorMeals.com/one50 to get 50% off! Factor 75

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0:00.0	This is the One Thing Podcast where we teach you the surprisingly simple truth behind extraordinary results.
0:09.0	My name's Jeff Woods. I'm the Vice President here at the one thing team. Today we're going to introduce you to
0:16.1	someone who is just like you. This is someone who was on one of our live streams. We do live streams
0:21.6	usually every Monday and Thursday at 2 PM Central on our
0:25.7	Facebook page as a way to interact with you for me to share content and things that are
0:31.3	relevant to me quite often it's what I'm living when it comes to the productivity and the one thing for that day and I get on video and we do these live streams and I get to interact with you.
0:40.0	The person you're going to meet today was interacting on one of the live streams and she mentioned
0:45.4	something that really struck accord with me and had a place in my heart. She shared that for
0:52.0	gosh the last 15 years she has been a stay-at-home mom to four kids.
0:58.0	She has done an amazing job as a mother, but all of a sudden something changed.
1:04.8	She started going through a divorce. She had to move out and now is in the position where she can't afford to stay at home.
1:09.4	She has to work.
1:11.7	I'm curious how many of you have ever been in that position where
1:14.0	something changes in your world and all of a sudden financially things just
1:18.0	aren't the way that they used to be. You know you need to make a change.
1:21.4	Suddenly this woman is thrust it into a position where she has the true challenge of
1:27.6	counterbalancing.
1:28.7	How do you still do everything that is required to be there for your four children as a parent and also thrive in your
1:35.4	career. So with that we're going to get into my conversation with Lori Ruffler. This new podcast from Nova Media is coming soon.
1:49.2	Follow the show to be instantly notified when the first episode premieres. I am so excited to share this. You all know I am an avid learner and I am constantly looking for the edge I can find through new knowledge and incredible mentors
2:16.0	which is why I absolutely love Masterclass so much I've taken the art of negotiation with Chris Voss
2:22.2	which has been instrumental in my ability to
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