Finding Balance in Graduate School

Going back to school for a graduate program is exciting and stressful. The excitement of learning and new opportunities meshes with the stress of project deadlines, studying, obligations at home and job responsibilities. Whether in an online masters degree or a PhD program, graduate studies can be incredibly stressful and cause your life to get out of balance. To avoid negative complications, it is vital to take action and find balance to avoid stress and maintain a place of balance and harmony.

How to Overcome High Job Expectations and Stress

Do you have a boss who expects nothing less than perfection? When I think back to my time as a manager, I hope that I was never that kind of boss. But I know that I placed very high expectations on myself! So whether the pressure comes for an external source, your boss or from an internal source, yourself, managing high job expectations can be challenging, but it isn’t impossible.

4 Steps to Declutter Your Mind

We strive for clarity and balance in our lives. We seek simplicity at home and at the office. We study seminars and read instructional books. This is a great path. We must however be aware that the beginning of any change and any new direction starts within. More accurately it starts with a thought. No matter what that new journey will be, no matter how far it will take us, that first step will quietly occur within the realms of our own mind.

Your Questions about Living Life with Passion Answered – Interview with Barrie Davenport – #LMLBC

Can you stay balanced if you hate what you do every day? Of course not, no matter how much effort you put into balancing your lifestyle.

One of the key aspects of balanced living is finding your passion and following it every day. Some people might be lucky to have an occupation that they are passionate about; others can have a hobby-passion that brightens every day. No matter how you choose to follow your passion, one thing stays the same – you must have passion in your life.

About Quitting Job, Corporate Work-Life Balance and Prolific Living – Interview with Farnoosh Brock for #LMBLC

Do you love success stories? Reading personal success stories can be the best motivation to bring your life in balance and to find unconventional ways of getting over certain life hurdles.
As part of our Live a More Balanced Life Challenge I would love to present an interview with one of the most inspiring people that I know.