Accounting for weekend work

If an advisor’s schedule requires working on the weekend, Madeleine Brown, a two-year MDRT member from Jackson, Mississippi, recommends making up the time during the week to maintain a healthy work-life balance.

“My husband and I do a good job of making sure that we’re at home together for a certain amount of time each day during the week,” she said. “If I have work to do on the weekends, which can be quite common in the fourth quarter since I have a lot of January 1 renewals, I let him know at the beginning of the week I’m going to have to spend Saturday or Sunday afternoon in the office so we can make up for that another time during the week.” Brown and her family like to travel, go on walks, go to Ole Miss football games and stay connected with family and friends.

For more Whole Person ideas

•        “How to maintain your brain” (blog)
•        “Don’t allow negativity” (video)
•        “Whole Person balance quiz” (pdf)

Written by Matt Pais, MDRT Content Specialist