How Satisfied ARE You With Your Schedule?

Just how important is your schedule? 

Well…I’m glad you asked! 

Most of us spend 20-40 hours per week at work. If you are full time that is around 2,000 ish hours per year.  And if you have a 40 year career that totals up to 80,000 hours. Eighty. Thousand. Hours.

So this schedule of yours…get comfy.  You're going to be spending a lot of time with it. 
 
Some people live to work, but most of us work to live. But…what if there was a way to have the best of both worlds? To both enjoy and get energized from your job, feeling good about the work you do AND create the time to fit all the things that make up life. The dinners. The games. The night time routines. Ugh even the dishes. (Who else feels their best with a clean kitchen?) 

The secret is in the scheduling. People who have control over their schedules and flexible work hours have increased job satisfaction and reduced stress and burn out. It also leads to increased job engagement and reduced family/work conflict.  

Okay, so finding a schedule that works for you is pretty darn important, right? 

Having a schedule that is flexible and works around your needs actually leads to higher levels of satisfaction with your job AND reduced burnout and psychological stress. 

Whoa – we all could use a little more stress fighting and burnout busing systems! 

There is no perfect number of clients, “right” schedule, or right way to structure your day. Some therapists run full and can see 8 clients in a day 5 days a week and some have a maximum of 5 clients and work three days per week. 

BUT, here’s the thing…. there is a perfect schedule - for you.  One that leaves you feeling balanced, energized, and without those resentful feelings about missing another dinner, sporting event, or another late night. Me? I like early mornings and start seeing clients at 7am two days per week! 

I also believe that scheduling shouldn’t be passive or something that just happens.  Scheduling should be a verb – an active and intentional choice about what works for you both in your professional and personal life. 

So, I am allllll about self evaluation and I’ve broken down scheduling and satisfaction with your schedule into 8 different areas. I’ve also created a free workbook HERE that walks you through all the areas (with some coloring!) to help you assess and reflect what is working - and isn’t working - about your schedule!
 
Getting clear is the first step to change, to getting a schedule that is ideal for you! 

Grab this FREE workbook to help you break down the 8 categories that go into your schedule and evaluate if when your working is working for you! 

AND if after taking the evaluation you realize that your scheduling satisfaction is, well...in the dumps - check out this program HERE! It holds your hand to get you to your ideal schedule!  

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