"Getting Ahead In Your Career and on The Homefront by Striking the Balance"  By Neeti Dewan.   I am at work, sitting at my desk, on a telephone call that seems to go on and on.

I constantly look at my watch.  I’ve got to get home by 5:30 pm to take my son and daughter to their weekly art class. Finally, I have no choice but to end the call before all the issues have been resolved.  I hear the irritation in the voice of the person on the other end of the line.   I gather my belongings, and am headed out the door when a member of my team calls.  She says she needs a document right away for a meeting.  I drop my coat and handbag on my desk.  I log back onto my computer, and call home to tell my kids to meet me outside the house.  I locate the document on my computer, and send it to the team member.    Traffic is worse than usual, and when I pull up in front of the house, the kids jump into the backseat.  More traffic.  I drop the kids off at their art class, and rush off again to meet my husband at a nearby restaurant.  I slide into the booth, and my phone rings.  It is a call from my mother.  I have to take it. My husband studies his menu while I help my mom with a question about her bank statement.    Have you ever had days like this?  Do you feel like there aren’t enough hours in the day?  Do you sometimes feel pulled in all directions?  If you’re a woman, I’ll bet you said “yes.”    The stress that comes from juggling our many roles makes it especially important that we carve out time and space for ourselves.  I love to get a massage, or spend a weekend away with a group of firends and loved ones. A change in scenery can give us a new perspective, and an hour of pampering can reduce the level of physical and mental tension we feel.  Keeping all the parts of your life in balance is essential to your wellbeing.      Find out more about Neeti Dewan: www.theexecutiveyogi.com  Neeti Dewan, The Executive Yogi, is the author of the innovative and revolutionary new business book, “From Executive To Yogi in Sixty Seconds.” The book has been hailed by one top executive “as the tool Corporate America has been waiting for to help motivate and retain its best employees" and Deepak Chopra has said it “is a must-read for all business leaders who want to win in today's global economy."   A world renown efficiency, productivity, and work-life balance expert, who has worked for nearly two decades inside some of the nation’s top corporations like PricewaterhouseCoopers, Arthur Anderson, and Aramark Corporation, Ms. Dewan is widely regarded as a top performer in a highly demanding profession.    She is also an accomplished and much-in-demand speaker who has presented to executives at British Petroleum, Hughes Electronics, PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ryan & Company, the Institute of Professionals in Tax, the California State Board of Equalization, the Tax Executives Institute, the Economic Planning Board, the National Business Conference of the National Association of Women Business Owners, and numerous Economic and CFO Forums.   Informally called the “Chief Motivational Officer” by former colleagues at PricewaterhouseCoopers, Ms. Dewan is well-known for her upbeat personality, positive energy, and affirmative leadership style. Valued for the insights she brings to “increasing productivity, profitability and inner efficiency” in the corporate world, Ms. Dewan sits on the Alumni Advisory Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers; the Board of Tax Executives Institute, Los Angeles; and the Board of Directors of Sycamore Solutions, an international provider of Intelligent Networking.    A community leader, Ms. Dewan was Co-Chair of the Los Angeles Launch of Boardroom Bound at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, served on the Board of the National Association of Women Business Owners, and is an active member of the Los Angeles Press Club. As the CEO of her own accounting firm, she received the “Small Business Accountant Advocate of the Year Award.”    Ms. Dewan was Born in Agra, India, the city that is home to the Taj Mahal, and came to the United States as a teenager. In her life, she has learned to combine the inner wisdom of the east with the dynamic genius of the west, and now in her book, “From Executive to Yogi in Sixty Seconds,” she shares with readers the simple secrets that anyone can use to rise to the top and stay there.     A graduate of California State University, she is married, and lives with her family in the Los Angeles area.  Order her book, hire her to speak, or send her an email at www.theexecutiveyogi.com.