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Walking the Tightrope: Solutions for Achieving Life Balance Without a Net, Adobe Reader

  • By Erica Orloff, Kathy Levinson
  • Published Mar 12, 2004 by FT Press.
    • Copyright 2004
    • Pages: 176
    • Edition: 1st
    • eBook (Watermarked)
    • ISBN-10: 0-13-204453-6
    • ISBN-13: 978-0-13-204453-0

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We're more wired than ever: cell phones on our hips, laptops, email, instant messaging. The killer apps are killing us. Technology was supposed to make it easier for us, but we are more out of balance and out of touch with the things in life that are most important to us than we were a decade ago. Orloff and Levinson will help readers to find that sense of balance so they can handle the highwire act of living and working without flaming out.

Table of Contents



Preface.


Acknowledgments.


1. Do You Need Balance? A Blueprint for a Strong Foundation.

Life As a House. Wherever You Go, There You Are. The Urgency Factor. Getting Back in Balance.



2. It's Time for a Change.

Spinning Wheels. Write Your Own Map. Are You Missing from Your Life? Think Like a Kid.



3. A Blueprint for Financial Balance.

Write Your Own Map. Stop Counting Other People's Money. Credit Cards Can Be Hazardous to Your Financial Health. Credit Card Reports and Ratings. Digging Out. Too Much of a Bad Thing. Taking Back Your Financial Life. Balance Your Emotional Budget.



4. Health and Well-Being: Finding and Keeping Balance.

Write Your Own Map. The Grass Isn't Always Greener. The 24/7 Lifestyle May Be Hazardous to Your Health. Stress: Don't Fight-or-Flight It Anymore. De-Stressing. The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly. Balance Isn't Perfection. Falling Off the Wagon.



5. Your Career in the Balance.

Looking for Pearls? Write Your Own Map. Balancing Work, Family, and You.



6. Balance and Emotional Baggage: What's Keeping You Down?

Write Your Own Map. Why Now Is Better than Later. You Can't Run and You Can't Hide. The F-Word: Forgiveness. Ready to Move On? The Tightrope Wobbles.



7. Marriage: The Test of Time.

Mirages of Marriage. Fighting Fair. Write Your Own Map. How to Drive Your Partner Nuts. Infidelity: The Cheating Heart. Why Do I Always Have to Be the One to Change? What a Good Marriage Looks Like. Start by Breaking All the Rules.



8. Balance with Children and Families: The Tightrope Gets Crowded.

Write Your Own Map. The Big Ones. Ready to Begin Finding Your Balance? Changing the Past. The Wire of Parenthood.



9. The Balance of Friendship.

Breaking the Ice. Write Your Own Map. Kick Your Friendships Up a Notch. How True Blue Are You?



10. Balancing in Community: Volunteering and Your Place in the World.

Write Your Own Map: Defining Your Passions in Volunteering. Ready to Volunteer? Beware of Burnout!



11. Balancing Life with Spirituality.

Write Your Own Map. The Roof Might Cave In. Band-Aids for Bad Days. Ready to Begin Your Quest? Falling off the Wire.



12. A Balanced Life: A Work in Progress.


Bibliography.


Index.

 
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