Three big questions that make us stop and think about our lives and what we intend to be and what we intend to do:
What am I working for? What am I resting for? What am I living for? In my life, I see my work as a Career. I have been through the stage of discovering what field I wanted to pursue and focus on. I guess I am also through in looking just at the financial compensation. I am more focus on learning, the sense of fulfilment and achievement in what I do. With this being said, I see Leisure as both Amusement and Utility. Leisure as amusement because, I still need my “me time” to rest and relax. This may mean, a time in the gym, a time to color or even watch a short TV series. I just need a time to be alone. Furthermore, I also set aside time with my daughter, husband and my family. Leisure as a utility, because I want to engage in further learning and self-development; I consider further studies or engaging myself in different courses/classes as a time for me to de-stress and grow as a person. Learning is fun! Learning and discovering makes me achieve more and makes me a better person. For the integration part, I consider myself in the achievements area because there is a need for me to have a sense of fulfilment and see the purpose in what I do. There should be self-satisfaction in order for me to have motivation. I need to achieve my goals in order for me to pursue with my direction in life. Mr. Gelsinger emphasize in his talk that we should personally be clear with 6 important objectives in our life. These things should be considered in order for us to be guided accordingly: 1. Mission Statement. 2. Personal Time. 3. Prioritize personal time and family time. 4. Work hard, be a great employee. 5. Have mentors. 6. Be a clear witness. Amongst the 6 points mentioned, given all is important and beneficial, I want to stress on having mentors. I firmly believe that having a mentor is very crucial. A mentor does not only serve as a teacher or as a counselor but also a person whom we look up to; a person who sees our strengths and weaknesses, a person who is not hesitant to correct our faults. He should respect us as we respect him. A mentor teaches us the lessons in life and helps us see how we can improve our lives. Looking at his points, he made me realize that in considering and planning my 25-year life plan. I should carefully consider these things. They are not only objectives and goals but they are also guiding principle on how we should look at our day-to-day lives --- a centered family, work, leisure and properly integrated life in order to have a more fruitful and meaningful life. In my 25-year life plan, I do not only consider my life but also my daughter and my husband’s life. I want to be a positive influence to them. I want to give them my utmost love, support and understanding. I believe that in by doing this, I also achieve my goal of becoming a better wife and mother. As I develop and improve my life through the 25-year life plan. I am thinking and drafting my answer to Pat Gelsinger’s message and set of questions in one of his books, The Juggling Act: Bringing Balance to Your Faith, Family, and Work: “I recommend you do a detailed time study for yourself to see where you spend your time. Make an estimate of how many hours each week you take for the major activities of your life: work, school, rest, entertainment, hobbies, spouse, children, commuting, church, God, friends, and so on. Then, over a typical period of your life, take two weeks and do a detailed time study. Keep track of how you spend your time, using fifteen- to thirty-minute increments. After you have gathered the raw data, categorize them carefully into the major groups: rest, work/school, church/God, family, and recreation. Create subcategories as appropriate for anything that might consume multiple hours per week, like listing commuting under work or TV under recreation. Finally, with the summary in hand, make the difficult assessments about how you are using your time. Ask yourself: • Any surprises? Areas where I just couldn’t imagine I was wasting—er, uh, um, spending—so much of my time? • Is this where I want my time to go? • Am I putting as much time as I’d like into the areas I want as the priorities in my life? • How much time am I really spending with my spouse? Children? Friends? • Did I realize how much time I was spending at work? • If I wanted to spend more time on XYZ or ABC, in what areas would I consciously choose to spend less time?” This excerpt serves as a very good reflection on our day-to-day lives and how to improve balance in our lives. Having a centered family, work-life harmony makes us more healthy and produces more happy hormones. It lessens stress triggers, making us healthy, physical, mentally and emotionally.
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AuthorRLM, daughter, wife, mother, employee and student will blog about her reflections on her BUS560M Class. She hopes to continue this blog after taking-up the course. Enjoy reading! =) Archives
January 2016
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