Comments on: The Personal/Professional Balance: How do you disconnect? http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/personal-and-professional-balance-how-do-you-disconnect/ Wed, 08 Sep 2010 08:31:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Michelle Salater http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/personal-and-professional-balance-how-do-you-disconnect/comment-page-1/#comment-2400 Michelle Salater Fri, 16 Oct 2009 04:05:37 +0000 http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/?p=716#comment-2400 This is an ongoing challenge, and what works for me is making myself leave the office at least once during working hours. It doesn't matter why or how long, I have got to get up and get out. I also make myself literally set a time to shut off the computer, or I'll stay on it for hours even after my work is done. This is an ongoing challenge, and what works for me is making myself leave the office at least once during working hours. It doesn't matter why or how long, I have got to get up and get out. I also make myself literally set a time to shut off the computer, or I'll stay on it for hours even after my work is done.

]]> By: Michelle Salater http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/personal-and-professional-balance-how-do-you-disconnect/comment-page-1/#comment-1763 Michelle Salater Thu, 15 Oct 2009 22:05:37 +0000 http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/?p=716#comment-1763 This is an ongoing challenge, and what works for me is making myself leave the office at least once during working hours. It doesn't matter why or how long, I have got to get up and get out. I also make myself literally set a time to shut off the computer, or I'll stay on it for hours even after my work is done. This is an ongoing challenge, and what works for me is making myself leave the office at least once during working hours. It doesn't matter why or how long, I have got to get up and get out. I also make myself literally set a time to shut off the computer, or I'll stay on it for hours even after my work is done.

]]> By: robertinnis http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/personal-and-professional-balance-how-do-you-disconnect/comment-page-1/#comment-1762 robertinnis Thu, 15 Oct 2009 15:37:40 +0000 http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/?p=716#comment-1762 I do feel that you gotta get back in touch with yourself every now and then instead of being in touch with the world. <br>I usually keep my phone in other rooms and my emails closed on some days. I do feel that you gotta get back in touch with yourself every now and then instead of being in touch with the world.
I usually keep my phone in other rooms and my emails closed on some days.

]]> By: Kristina Allen http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/personal-and-professional-balance-how-do-you-disconnect/comment-page-1/#comment-1761 Kristina Allen Wed, 14 Oct 2009 17:22:42 +0000 http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/?p=716#comment-1761 Lauren, the answers to those questions are exactly what I'm trying to figure out. Right now, I force myself to close my laptop and put my phone on silent on Saturdays so I can concentrate on my offline relationships. <br><br>I'm lucky in the sense that my job only requires me to be online M-F --unless we have a special event taking place on the weekend. However, my budding personal brand has to be on point 24/7- I'm sure you can relate to the fact that personal branding is like a second job where you're always on call. So how do we disconnect when we're always on call? Very good question... Lauren, the answers to those questions are exactly what I'm trying to figure out. Right now, I force myself to close my laptop and put my phone on silent on Saturdays so I can concentrate on my offline relationships.

I'm lucky in the sense that my job only requires me to be online M-F –unless we have a special event taking place on the weekend. However, my budding personal brand has to be on point 24/7- I'm sure you can relate to the fact that personal branding is like a second job where you're always on call. So how do we disconnect when we're always on call? Very good question…

]]> By: laurenfernandez http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/personal-and-professional-balance-how-do-you-disconnect/comment-page-1/#comment-1746 laurenfernandez Tue, 13 Oct 2009 18:51:36 +0000 http://www.laurenafernandez.com/blog/?p=716#comment-1746 I think in the workforce, it's so accelerated and having to deal with instant communication, we don't know how to turn it off. It keeps happening, and it's a cycle we can't break. I think it's possible to find a healthy balance - you just have to find what it is for yourself. I think in the workforce, it's so accelerated and having to deal with instant communication, we don't know how to turn it off. It keeps happening, and it's a cycle we can't break. I think it's possible to find a healthy balance – you just have to find what it is for yourself.

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