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Learning
Processes
To
learn about balance and find support along the way,
consider any of the learning processes below.
- Hire
a Coach.
Coaching is a high-impact, highly effective partnership
for supporting balance goals. To find a coach tap
into Women’s Media alliance partner Coaching.com
(www.coaching.com),
or call author Brenda Wilkins (406-549-6086) for
a list of her favorite personal and executive coaches.
- Join
a Simplicity and/or Balance Circle/Group.
To find a group of like-minded people to support
you on the journey consider contacting Simple
Living Magazine. Another resource is “The Learning
for Life Project” lead by Cecile Andrews (The
Simplicity Circle, Harper Collins) at 711 N.
60th Seattle, WA 98103.
- Find
a Balance/Accountability Partner.
If you know someone interested in balance set up
your own support system and challenge each other
along the journey. Don’t underestimate the power
of an accountability partner. Mine have kept me
focused during times of confusion and chaos.
- Take
a Balanced Living Workshop.
Search out your local community adult education
for balance-related topics. Look up workshop and
retreat options from some of the organizations listed
below, or contact the author for referrals.
- Get
Educated with the books, magazines, and resources
below.
Books
& Articles (Balance & Balance Related)
Aumiller,
G. S. (1995) Keep it Simple: Sorting Out What Really
Matters in Your Life.
Adams Media Corporation, Holbrook, MA.
Beckhard,
R. (1997).
The Healthy Organization. In The
Organization of the Future.
(Eds. Hesselbein, Godsmith, Beckhard).
A Drucker Foundation Series Book.
Jossey-Bass Publishers.
San Francisco, CA.
Bolles,
R. N. (1978).
The Three Boxes of Life: And How to Get Out of
Them. Ten Speed Press.
Berkley, CA.
Bollier,
D. (1996). Aiming Higher. AMCOM. New York,
NY.
Bridges,
W. (1994). Job Shift: How to Prosper in a Workplace
Without Jobs. Addison-Wesley Publishing Co.
Reading, MA.
Brophy,
B. (December
11, 1995). Stressless and Simple in Seattle.
U. S. News & World Report. V119, n23, p69(102).
Cloud,
H & Townsend, J.
(1992). Boundaries: When to say YES, When
to say NO To take Control of Your Life. Zondervan
Publishing House(A Division of Harper Collins Publishers).
Grand Rapids, MI.
Conrad,
P. J. (1990).
Balancing Home & Career:
Skills for Successful Life Management. Crisp Publications, Inc.
Los Altos, CA.
Covey,
S. R., Merrill, A. R., & Merrill, R. R.
(1994). First Things First.
Simon & Schuster.
New York, NY
Covey,
S. R. (1989).
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People.
Simon & Schuster.
New York, NY.
Culp,
S. (1986).
How to Get Organized When You Don't Have
the Time.
Writer's Digest Books.
Cincinnati, OH.
Culp,
S. (1991).
Streamlining Your Life:
A 5-Point Plan for Uncomplicated Living.
Writer's Digest Books.
Cincinnati, OH.
Curran,
D. (1985). Stress and the Healthy Family.
Harper Collins.
New York, NY.
Davidson,
J. (1991). Breathing Space:
Living and Working at A Comfortable
Pace in a Sped-Up Society.
Master Media Limited, New York, NY.
Davis,
K. (August,
1990). Down Shifters.
Kiplinger's Personal Finance Magazine. V50,
n8, p32(7)
Dobrzynski,
J. (June 25, 1995).
Rethinking Work.
Reprinted from the New York Times in Journal
American.
Section B, P1.
Domingues,
J. & Robin V.
(1992). Your Money or Your Life:
Transforming Your Relationship With Money and
Achieving Financial Independence. Penguin Books, New York, NY.
Dubois,
C. (June 1996). Work Happier, Not Harder:
Are Americans Addicted to Overwork?
Catholic
Digest. P12-15.
Edmondson,
B. (July/August,
1991) Remaking
a Living.
Utne Reader P66(75).
Elgin,
D. (1993)
(First Edition 1981). Voluntary Simplicity:
Toward a Way of Life that is Outwardly Simple,
Inwardly Rich.
William Morrow, New York, NY.
Fishkin,
G. L. (1994).
American Dream, American Burnout.
Loren Publications. Grawn,
MI.
Gregory,
S. (1994). Out
of the Rate Race:
A Practical Guide to Taking Control of Your
Time a and. Money so You Can Enjoy Life More. Vine Books - Servant Publications, Ann Arbor, MI.
Handy,
C. (1997). Unimagined
Futures. .
In The
Organization of the Future.
(Eds. Hesselbein, Godsmith, Beckhard).
A Drucker Foundation Series Book.
Jossey-Bass Publishers.
San Francisco, CA.
Helmstetter,
S. (1989).
Choices:
Manage Your Choices and You Will Manage Your
Life! Pocket
Books, Simon & Schuster, New Your, NY.
Helmstetter,
S. (1991).
You Can Excel in Times of Change. Pocket Books, New York, NY.
How
Much is Enough.
(July/August 1991).
Utne Reader. P73.
Kadaba,
L. (January, 21, 1996). Knight- Ridder Newspapers
reprinted in the Missoulian.
Section F.
Kanarek,
L. (1996).
Everything's Organized.
Career Press, Franklin Lakes, NY.
Kanter,
R. M. (1997). Restoring
People to the Heart of the Organization.
In The
Organization of the Future.
(Eds. Hesselbein, Godsmith, Beckhard).
A Drucker Foundation Series Book.
Jossey-Bass Publishers.
San Francisco, CA.
Katherine,
A. (1991)
Boundaries:
Where You End and I Begin.
A Fireside/Parkside Recovery Book, Simon &
Schuster, New York, NY.
Leider,
R. J. & Shapiro, D. A. (1995).
Repacking Your Bags: Lighten
Your Load for the Rest of Your Life.
Berrett-Koehler Publishers.
San Francisco, CA.
Less
is More: A
Call for Shorter Work Hours.
(July/August 1991).
Utne Reader. P81(7).
Levy,
J. & Levey, M. (1998). Living in Balance: A
Dynamic Approach for Creating Harmony & Wholeness
in a Chaotic World. Conari Press, Berkeley, CA.
McGinnis,
A. L. (1997). The Balanced Life: Achieving Success
in Work and Love. Augsburg Press, Minneapolis,
MN
Miller,
C. (1997).
The Future Organization.
In The
Organization of the Future.
(Eds. Hesselbein, Godsmith, Beckhard).
A Drucker Foundation Series Book.
Jossey-Bass Publishers.
San Francisco, CA.
Neal,
C. (1993)
52 Ways To Reduce Stress In Your Life. Thomas Nelson Publishers.
Nashville, TN.
Nelson,
B. (1994).
1001 Ways to Reward Employees. Workman Publishing. New
York, NY.
Oldenburg,
D. (June
1996). Having Less and Loving It:
Why we're Tuning into Voluntary Simplicity.
Catholic Digest.
P73(7). Condensed
from the Washington Post.
Orem,
S. & Demarest, L.
(1994).
Living Simply: Timeless
Thoughts for a Balanced Life.
Health Communications, Inc.
Deerfield Beach, FL.
Peck,
S. M. (1978).
The Road Less Traveled.
Simon & Schuster.
New York, NY.
Platt,
L. E. (1997).
Employee Work - Life Balance:
The Competitive Advantage.
In The
Organization of the Future.
(Eds. Hesselbein, Godsmith, Beckhard).
A Drucker Foundation Series Book.
Jossey-Bass Publishers.
San Francisco, CA.
Rosen,
R. & Berger, L.
(1991).
The Healthy Company: Eight Strategies to
Develop People, Productivity and Profits.
Tarcher/Perigee Books.
Los Angeles, CA.
Schor,
J. (August,
1995). Trendicators.
Working Woman p.14.
Schor.
J. (1991).
The Overworked American:
The Unexpected Decline of Leisure.
Basic Books/Harper Collins.
New York, NY.
Scott
M. &
Rothman, H. (1994). Companies
with a Conscience.
Citadel Press.
New York, NY.
Shaffer,
C. R. & Anundsen, K.
(1993).
Creating Community Anywhere:
Finding Support and Connection in a Fragmented
World. Putnam
Publishing Group, NY.
Shi,
D. E. (1986).
In Search of a Simpler Life.
Gibbs M. Smith.
Layton UT.
Sintetar,
M. (1994).
To Build the Live You Want Create the Work
You Love.
St Martins Press, New York, NY.
Somerville,
I & Mroz, J. E.
(1997). New
Competencies for a New World.
In The
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(Eds. Hesselbein, Godsmith, Beckhard).
A Drucker Foundation Series Book.
Jossey-Bass Publishers.
San Francisco, CA.
St.
James, E. (1994).
Simplify Your Life:
100 Ways to Slow Down and Enjoy the Things
That Really Matter.
Hyperion.
New York, NY.
St.
James, E. (1995).
Inner
Simplicity:
100 Ways to Regain Peace and Nourish Your Soul.
Hyperion.
New York, NY.
Stevenson,
J. D. (1995).
Soul Purpose:
Rediscover Your Creative Genius and Become
the Champion of Your Life.
Source Communications and Publishing, Portland,
OR.
Sweeny,
J. J. (July/August
1996). Labor's
Role in a Meaningful Society.
Tikkun.
V11, n4, P37(3).
The
New Workplace.
(September, 4,1994).
Daily Camera.
Section E1.
Time
Out (December
11, 1995). U.
S. News & World Report.
P85(97).
Tubesing,
D. A. & Tubesing, N. L.
(1983).
Seeking Your Healthy Balance:
A Do-It-Yourself Guide to Whole Person Well
Being. Whole
Person Associates, Inc.
Duluth, MN.
U.S.
Workday Stretching,
(September 13, 1994) in Business Plus Column.
Daily Camera. P9.
Van
Klompenburg, C.
(1989). What To Do When You Can't Do It All: Coming to Terms with Over commitment.
Augsburg Publishing House.
Minneapolis, MN.
Whole
Person Associates Inc.
(1994). Managing
Job Stress 6:
Balancing Home and Work.
Video Series. Dulth, MN
Wilkins,
B. (May, 1996).
The Ten Commandments of Balanced Living.
Presented at the Business Women's Network.
Missoula, MT.
Wilkins,
B. (April,
1997). Do Business and Balance Mix?. InterMountain Woman Magazine.
Women
in Business:
A Global Report Card.
(July 26, 1995).
The Wall Street Journal, Market Place.
P.B1.
Worton.
B. (March
4, 199). Women
at Work. Fortune Magazine.
Balance
Related Magazines
Print
Magazines
Balance
Organizations
Other
Credible Balance Forecasters
-
The
Wall Street Journal ~ publishes a weekly section
on work/life balance.
-
Trends
2000 by Gerald Celente ~ highlights the global,
economic and social impact of the balanced living
and voluntary simplicity movements.
-
Clicking
by Faith Popcorn ~ forecasts and predicts balance
trends including “cashing out” and “cocooning”
Cultural
Research Summaries
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ABOUT
THE AUTHOR:
Brenda
Wilkins,
President, Big Sky Learning Institute ~ Leadership &
Learning, has studied, written, and conducted workshops
and retreats about balance since 1992.
You may reach her at bmwilkins@earthlink.net.
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