60 Ideas to Help You Integrate Work and Life

1.   Create a strategic plan for your life.
2.   Detach or separate yourself emotionally from your work once in a while.
3.   Think about ways to make your work and life win/win situations. For example, can you combine some activities?
4.   Compliment your supervisor or show appreciation for contributions to your work/life integration.
5.   Hire a retiree to do your grocery shopping, or other tasks.
6.   Monitor your caffeine intake.
7.   Set up a savings account to be used only for "leisure time" purposes.
8.   Declare the first 10 minutes at home as your personal "time out" period.
9.   Communicate work responsibilities to family/friends.
10. Take a special person in your life to breakfast/lunch one a month to reconnect.
11. Go camping or rent a cabin from which you can commute to work. If you have teenage children, have them do the planning and cooking.
12. Have a plan ready for when a child becomes ill.
13. Select clothing for the next day, before going to bed at night.
14. When other family members offer to help with chores, accept their help and standards.
15. Set aside 15 minutes a day for yourself.
16. Collect things you'll need for tomorrow, Put them in  the same "spot" each day.
17. Adopt a "can do" attitude.
18. Spend time alone with each child every day.
19. Pay attention to family concerns.
20. Avoid being a perfectionist.
21. Take a walk to re-focus your thoughts.
22. Create a family community service project.
23. Change jobs or responsibilities.
24. Monitor the number of hours of work you do.
25. Go full time instead of part-time or vice versa.
26. Communicate your family needs to your supervisor.
27. Get an annual physical check-up.
28. Meditate.
29. Take a day off.
30. Listen to music you enjoy.
31. Improve your work environment by taking a plant to work.
32. Keep pictures of family/friends at work.
33. Keep something on your desk to remind you that you have a sense of humor.
34. Become familiar with Novant Health policies on work/life integration.
35. Be a team player.
36. Be aware of self-talk. Keep it positive.
37. Brainstorm as an office to discover new ways to integrate work and life.
38. Have a family day at work.
39. Listen to co-workers concerns when possible.
40. Be optimistic. It's healthy.
41. Give co-workers a smile and a greeting.
42. Offer to help colleagues who are swamped.
43. Take an office ice cream break once a month.
44. Learn to love change. It is a constant.
45. Be able to admit mistakes. You'll gain respect.
46. Don't feed the rumor mill.
47. Lighten up!
48. Laugh at least 20 times per day.
49. Schedule family time as well as work time.
50. Give choices of work assignments whenever possible.
51. Support co-workers.
52. Know what traps to avoid.
53. Don't automatically discount co-workers problems or concerns.
54. Look for and recognize small successes among co-workers, family and friends.
55. Have monthly birthday celebrations at the office.
56. Have each family member make one "family" New Year's resolution.
57. Regularly discuss ways to delight customers.
58. Go the extra mile to make a new employee feel welcomed.
59. Have employees of various cultural groups meet and plan an office lunch, Each person contributes a food from their culture.
60. Plan a work and family picnic.