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On Work-Life & Living With Intention

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Today I’m presenting on work-life issues and living with intention for a client in Vancouver.  As luck would have it a few things crossed my social media streams this morning related to these issues.

First there was this from Laura Fitton.  It got me thinking about an important question – How much sacrifice is too much sacrifice? 

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And there was this from Marti Konstant – an important reminder about how technology and online connection has taken over our personal space.

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And when I asked a few colleagues – How do you know when you are truly living and working with intention? 

Here’s what David Cameron had to say. It’s a great way to check that you are aligning things in your life with true intention.

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And Ali Davies offered some great wisdom too. I love the idea of keeping core values central to everything – in work and life.

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Wendy Chappell suggested some helpful thoughts too.

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Robert Paterson pointed out that energy is key to living and working intentionally.

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Below is a list of a few resources I have put together to share later today related to work-life and living with intention.  Maybe you will find some of them to be of interest.

WorkLife BC Awards & Forum

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Ask any employer what one of their key concerns is, and you will probably hear that it’s the need for skilled workers.  It seems everyone is talking about the serious labour crunch that is coming and that, in many industries, is already here.

Help is very definitely wanted.

Ask employees what their most important issue is, and the answer from many is that there just aren’t enough hours in the day. That juggling things at home, and at work, is tough.

It’s clear that some balance is needed.

What is the answer?  For many employers, they have found that offering a flexible workplace both attracts new employees and keeps them on the job once they are hired.

This is where WorkLife BC can help.  It’s a new province-wide initiative sponsored by the Ministry of Children and Family Development and the Honourable Linda Reid, Minister of State for Childcare.

Its goal is to celebrate, honor and raise awareness of the issue of work-life balance and illustrate how this can help both employers and employees in this unprecedented time of labour shortages and time constraints.

Workplaces in BC from all sectors –- private, public, non-profit, cooperative –- are eligible for nomination.  It’s easy to apply and the only requirement is that the workplace shows that it is making an effort to support employees in harmonizing work and life commitments.

The WorkLife BC Awards are a key component of this program.  I invite you to nominate outstanding employers for first annual WorkLife BCAwards, which will be given to recipients at a special forum in Vancouver on February 8 & 9, 2007.