Balancing the Act of Life

Certification

This course is certified by the Illinois Law Enforcement Training and Standards Board.

Training Mandates

• Officer Wellness and Mental Health (5.5hrs) & (.5hr) scenario based credit
• Procedural Justice (1hr)

Description

“Having it all” certainly feels like that sometimes.  Balancing career, spouse/significant other, children, aging parents, extended family, & friends, is only a portion of time-balancing.  Meal prep, household & auto maintenance, laundry, higher education compete for our time as well.  Stretching a paycheck & saving for the future are always in juxtaposition with time.  Many in Law Enforcement sacrifice time to get money!  Daily life can easily feel like a down-hill roller coaster ride through a minefield!  And those are the normal days!  Add in catastrophic illness, job changes, adultery, death of a loved one, & the dynamics of stress can be beyond balancing.

This workshop focuses on insights & skillsets that help us lead our lives, versus just survive from day to day.  The program candidly discusses self-sabotage communication patterns, reasonable wellness strategies, tools for time management, & writing a personal mission statement for your life now.

Topics

• Balancing is a daily committed decision.
• You get one: one life, one body, one brain, one womb.
• You get one: plotting risk-taking> personal growth> life-time-blocks
• The power of one: being your own best friend or worst enemy.
• Friend or foe: what’s your criteria for following the advice/manipulation of others?
• Don’t forget to refuel. Running on empty is dangerous.
• Clean out the trash. Not majoring in the minor. Not hoarding garbage.
• Reasonable expectancies: gratitude is great medicine.
• Writing a mission statement to help you manage your life now.

Instructor

Deadline

Please register for this course by March 22.