Studies show that life balance, the ability to divide attention between these areas of our lives, is associated with higher levels of wellbeing. In this masterclass, we address the role of values, needs and emotions in the subjective evaluation of life areas (domains), and actions that are required for the creation of life balance.  

Adult life can get very complex with so many different roles we need to attend to and perform well. There are internal and external expectations that you try to meet. You might be a parent, a spouse, someone’s daughter or son, a brother, or a sister, and also an employee or a leader in a demanding role. You might have an extensive family, friends, perhaps a hobby, or daring personal goals. Shifting between roles, and with the demands of those roles, life becomes increasingly complex, your energy stretched, and you can often find it very challenging to balance the different life domains.  

In this masterclass you will learn how to clearly define your life domains, what your beliefs about these life domains are, how much of your attention and energy is required, and what factors could support you to find and enjoy work-life balance. 

Individuals who want to: 

• identify areas of life that are most important  
• determine how they currently divide their time across different spheres 
• notice any discrepancies between their current investment of time and their desired time investment in different life domains 
• consider possible actions to correct any such time imbalance between different areas of life  
• have a more balanced life 
• regain control 
• build motivation 
• gain clarity and direction 
• maintain an optimistic outlook 
• build a sustainable and solid foundation for a more satisfying, positive, and meaningful life with a better sense of clarity and purpose 

Organisations who want to: 

• help their employees achieve work/life balance (knowing that it ultimately contributes to the organisation’s wellbeing) 
• improve organisational culture 
• strengthen the organisation’s core ideology (core values, purpose, mission, and vision) 

One full-day class, divided into five sessions, covering theory, discussion, and offering practical tools. Sessions topics include: 

• General introduction to life domains, identifying those that are most important to you. 
• Attention given to life domains, clarifying the concept of life balance and the creation of your life domains diagram.
• Thoughts about your life domains, especially how favourably you evaluate your life as a whole, and how to measure your “life domain satisfaction”. 
• Motivation for engaging in life domains and how a domain contributes to your general well-being through meeting particular needs. 
• The quality of engagement in each life domain addressing the interconnectedness of activities within a single life domain and the type of behaviour that is most likely to maximise satisfaction across multiple life domains. 

Camelia Petrus brings a wealth of tools, experience, and perspective to her work in Industrial Organisational Psychology, Leadership, Workplace Behaviour, Non-Violent Communication and Psychology of Wellbeing. 

Camelia’s interests are in employee wellbeing and engagement, leadership key competences and workplace behaviour. She provides employers with psychometric insights in the areas of Leadership Development, Workplace Behaviour, Recruitment, Sales and Customer Service, Client Relationship, Workplace Emotional Climate, and trains HR professionals in test interpretation.  

She is a member of NZ Positive Psychology Association, member of Change Management Institute NZ and partner with OPRA Psychology Group Wellington and the Regional Business Partners Network.

She leads work with individuals and organisations in NZ.