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coach’s corner / 202 LIFE / If you work full-time you are juggling the “work ball” during the day, while adding the “personal-time ball” to exercise at night. If you are a stay-at-home parent you’re juggling balls of the kiddos activities during the day and meal planning at night. You have more “muscle power” than you realize deciding which ball to pick up and which to place down. Unless you want to join the circus and become a professional juggler, you can only handle so many “balls of life” at any given time. Here, are simple ways to implement sustainable and healthy living before you feel your life is turning into a circus freak show: 2 ww Be the turtle and not the hare. Pace yourself with fewer projects to accomplish each day versus overloading yourself emotionally and physically, leading to projects that become half complete. Better to finish strong, than not finish at all. 3 ww Use technology to enhance your life. Book personal appointments in your calendar or smartphone. If we can block out time for a doctors appointment, then we can certainly block out time for a personal appointment. For instance, days with my son are blocked off on my calendar so I don’t schedule client work on those days. That scheduled appointment is a helpful boundarysetter, and an appointment I look forward to. 4 ww Be aware of how technology can tarnish your life. When it’s family time or personal down-time we must unplug. Putting the phone on vibrate isn’t enough. It can still be distracting and tempting to answer a call. Placing it in another room entirely removes us from that connection so we can focus and be present entirely. Decide times and days when you elect to be “off-line”. 1 ww Get raw and realistic about what you can truly do in a given day. Tap into your energy when it is fresh. Learn to back off when it is turning rotten. I’ve learned that certain tasks are better in the morning, while some are better tackled at night, so I schedule them accordingly. 5 ww When you say “no” to some events you are saying “yes” to yourself. If you prefer not to attend a certain event adopt a phrase that works for your personality. For example, “Thank you for the invite, but that day is a full one for me. I would have to drink three red bulls to have the energy to enjoy it.” Often, adding humor makes it easier to say “no” and helps explain your situation in more realistic terms as to what can and can’t be done in any given day. 202 ABOUT THE WRITER – Danielle Wurth is the owner of Wurth Organizing, a professional organizing company offering hands-on sessions and speaking engagements Valley wide. [phone]. WurthOrganizing.com [email protected]. 202magazine.com / SEPTEMBER 2013 / 202 MAGAZINE 53