CHOOSING WORK-LIFE BALANCE
- The Keys to Achieving What Many Think is Unattainable
Sampling of Readers' Comments on the Book
It is an excellent piece of work – very practical suggestions and solutions that are both manageable and attainable.
[CM]
The extremely beautiful front cover gives me a very comfortable and peaceful feeling. Stressed people like me will find immediate tranquility from the first glance of it…..I find a lot of useful information and suggestions which will help me to improve my lifestyle by making good use of time. It also helps me to understand more about myself! The book is straightforward and comprehensive with diagrams and tables so I think students and working people will also find it interesting too.
[BY]
It is an amazing read that I would not put away the book until I had completed my reading which was on my way to and from Nassau, Bahamas and while waiting at the airport in Nassau, in August 2010. This book offers practical advice on how to achieve a balance between the demands of work and personal life in general. The advices offered are practical enough to get you desired results.
[CL.M]
This book was written by someone who has had many years of experience living work-life balance combined with evidence based research. It is well-rounded, practical, easy to read, and encourages action which is the hardest part. Readers will identify with the stories in the book which gives them hope that achieving work-life balance is indeed attainable.
[JL]
An excellent self-help book on an important subject. It is very easy to read with well laid-out chapter titles and sub-headings. The charts, diagrams, games, and exercises all add value to the book. The book has academic explanations and excellent insightful questions that lead to self-understanding and useful applications. The two longest chapters "Handling Life's Stresses" and "Improving Time Use" have practical suggestions relevant for everyone in our everyday life. If you are seeking to achieve work-life balance, choosing to read this book will certainly help
[LLL]
“Choosing Work-Life Balance” is well-written, concise, and easy to follow and understand. The book not only identifies a number of bad work habits, but also offers solutions and alternatives to keep readers stay on course. Reviewing the book from time to time after my initial reading reminds me to take proactive actions.
[JCTC]
Finding a work-life balance has always been something I strive to obtain. This book provided me with great tools and ideas to help me to achieve a work-life balance. This book is an easy read and goes straight to the point, with tips on how to achieve your work-life balance.
[CC]
Very practical, especially for those of us who are in the "sandwich generation." The author's appreciation of the realities and demands of the 21st Century is evident, both at the workplace and the home front. His advice and suggestions are easy to understand and follow. Work-life balance is too important an area to overlook. The book is highly recommended.
[DWL]
The book gives you an "umbrella model" explaining how to build and maintain a healthy life style from the ground up. It helps you to understand who you are, the type of your temperament and how to live out your unique identity. It validates the stresses in your life, provides the strategies and tools to recognize and respond to them. The chapters help you step by step via illustrations, pictures, tables and time line in achieving your objectives. The book motivates you to set goals and facilitates the progress.
[TIFF]
This book describes a fundamental and to-the-point framework for balancing work life and personal life. In the courses of increasing demands in our daily life, the author offers important insights into self understanding and discusses key concepts of self-management, to allow us to make better life decisions and changes. I have found the book relevant and practical.
[JC]
This book is highly informative and should be on your next 'to read' list. Author outlines how we can get the most out of both worlds... is easy to understand and well laid-out. Highly recommended.
[CR]
I had been trying very hard to reach a better work-life balance. Nowadays, we are all too busy in work and life. After reading the book, I found my way to leverage life and work. It is a great book, very practical and easy to read. I like it!
[LZ]
It was so very well-written in its sequence. Chapters 5, 6, & 7 are my favorites. The concepts are new to me. Your step-by-step approach in analyzing, understand one’s dynamics, tackling the problem and solution in handling the stress and conflicts is detailed and manageable. For someone who really wants to accomplish the “balance”, this is a fantastic reference manual…..I really enjoy reading through the book. It’s refreshing, mind-opening and entertaining. There is lots of information to absorb and understand. You even have time-line and examples for each objective, which is extremely practical and easy to follow.
[VL]
It has many useful lessons that are applicable in day-to-day life. Many important concepts are compiled in a tight package…..I find the second half of the book particularly useful, with description of actionable plans. Topics such as strategies to deal with certain situations, project manager with examples of tables, the Pareto Principle and Parkinson Law are most relevant…..Excellent reading.
[JT]
I very much enjoyed the book – the content is intelligent but thorough. I am pleased to have it on my shelf.
[SM]
This book is great; it is a giant container of great tips. The book provides great tips on how to manage what we can control and not worry about what we do not have control over. Positive mindset, understanding self and React, Response, Prevent and Proactive strategies to handle stress are just some great tips mentioned in the book.
[LW]