Work Life Balance Archives - Jeff Havens | Keynote Speaker | Leadership Keynote Speaker

The Importance of Doing Absolutely Nothing

Jeff Havens — Wed, 07 Jan 2026 19:51:44 +0000

A few days before Christmas, I felt rather stressed and frustrated. Hardly a shocking statement, since most of us feel that way at least once during the holidays. My reasons were for feeling stressed and frustrated were not unique – I was trying to finish up shopping, tie up various loose ends with work, figure…

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What’s the Best Stress Management Technique

Jeff Havens — Fri, 03 Oct 2025 15:16:40 +0000

Sometimes when I’m stressed I like to go down into my basement and play the drums. I’ve been playing them since I was 10, and one of the things I’ve always liked about them is that you can hit them as hard as you want. You’re supposed to hit them, in fact – that’s the…

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How to Get What You Really Want Out of Life

Jeff Havens — Mon, 08 Sep 2025 14:30:59 +0000

I figured a title like that might pique your interest. Most of us want to figure out how to get what we really want out of life. And don’t worry – I actually do know how to make that happen for you, even if I have no idea what exactly you want out of life. …

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How Using Both/And Can Change Your Life

Jeff Havens — Tue, 06 May 2025 13:36:43 +0000

The April 2025 issue of National Geographic featured an awards show of sorts – 33 individuals around the world whose work (at least according to National Geographic) is improving the world in some way. Many of them, as you might imagine, are doing things related to the environment. Several, however, were businesspeople, and two in…

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One Simple Key to a Happy 2025

Jeff Havens — Mon, 06 Jan 2025 23:19:09 +0000

Now with a title like that, this article could be about anything. “Win the next billion-dollar Powerball!” for example, would for many readers constitute a surefire path toward a happy 2025. “Stop doing stupid things!” is another excellent suggestion, and one I hope to follow more closely this year than I have in years past.…

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Effective Stress Management Techniques for the Holiday Season and Beyond

Jeff Havens — Tue, 10 Dec 2024 20:13:07 +0000

It’s the holidays! Which means that, if you’re like most people, you’re more stressed than festive. So I thought this would be a good time to discuss some effective ways to deal with stress – not just during the shop-until-you-cry season, but all year round. “That sounds great!” you might be saying. “But you don’t…

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SAFETY :: How to Not Go Deaf

Jeff Havens — Mon, 07 Oct 2024 15:59:52 +0000

Normally this article would be designed to improve some element of your psychological life. That’s what most business education focuses on, after all – improving ourselves, or our processes, or our relationships with others. But we shouldn’t neglect the importance of improving our physical lives, and anyway I’m going to a couple concerts this month,…

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How Our Best Ideas Come To Us

Jeff Havens — Wed, 04 Sep 2024 20:46:39 +0000

Everyone everywhere is interested in innovation. Of the various keynote addresses that I’ve created over the years, my Uncrapify Your Future! keynote on innovation is easily the most popular. And I understand why. Coming up with solutions to problems, or taking advantage of possible opportunities, is one of the key drivers of success, both professionally…

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Overcoming Impostor Syndrome

Jeff Havens — Thu, 01 Feb 2024 15:33:04 +0000

Impostor syndrome is one of the most insidious challenges to our mental well-being. In case you aren’t familiar with the phrase (although I’m guessing you are), impostor syndrome is a fairly common phenomenon in which individuals doubt their abilities and/or feel like they don’t deserve their accomplishments. Put another way, you think you’re in over…

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The Most Important Word For Finding Work-Life Balance

Jeff Havens — Mon, 08 Jan 2024 19:54:59 +0000

This year, you probably asked Santa for a pony. Or a laser cannon, or socks – I don’t really know, but you probably didn’t ask for better work-life balance, even though it’s something you probably want. Most of us do. So, operating under the assumption that Santa didn’t put that one under the tree, I’m…

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