Juggling Career, Family, Consider Online Education
By Hana Lee, Thu Dec 8th

Finding the time to do it all - career, family, continueeducation? Having trouble jugging? Some problems in this areathat people face are very similar to those of the beginningjuggler. According to The Instant Jugglers' Manual, (c)1993Infinite Illusions/Lofty Pursuits, four common problems arehandling two areas of focus at the same time, moving forwardwhile you try to juggle instead of standing still, not beingable to juggle in a third area of focus, and keeping all threeareas from bumping into each other or overlapping. So let’s takea look at some solutions to these problems.

Two at Once

To juggle two objects, you first toss one into the air to abouteye level, then toss number two. The same with life. Pick anytwo areas of focus, and only try to tackle one at a time toestablish goals and a system for it in your life. Then work inthe second area. And just as juggling wouldn’t work if the wristputs too much or too little force into the toss, causing one orboth objects to go too high or too low, the same can happen inlife. If established goals are too high or low, not compatiblewith one another and your lifestyle, that juggling act doesn’tstand much chance.

For instance, if fictitious

person, John Wentworth, wants tocomplete a doctoral program, yet only earns minimum wage, he mayneed financial assistance with his continued education tobalance the act. Otherwise, John could have to work over timeand take on a second job to fill gaps and pay bills. He may missout on valuable family time with his wife and young son andbecome stressed out and exhausted. Not to mention his gradescould take a dive! Student loans, grants and work-study could besome possible solutions in this case.

Where is juggling help? Instead of The Instant Jugglers' Manual,there are many resources available to help with juggling career,family and education. Local colleges are a good place to start.

Not Being Able To Juggle In A Third

Ready to add a third factor into the equation? Concentrate onthrowing ball number #3 and do not even try to catch ball #2,advises The Instant Jugglers' Manual. Or once you have two areasof focus pretty much underway, say your career and family, addthe third – education.

Get help planning your education into the mix with resources.Head to your local educational center or public libraries forhelp. Don’t get left dropping – or not juggling – the ball!

About the author:This article courtesy of http://www.university-phoenix.com