Are you finding it difficult to juggle the demands of your job and the rest of your life? You’re not alone.
“A lot of people are having a more difficult time finding balance in their lives because there have been cutbacks or layoffs where they work. They’re afraid it might happen to them, so they’re putting in more hours,” says psychologist Robert Brooks, PhD. “But even if you don’t have much control over the hours you have to work, you can ask yourself: In what other ways am I bringing greater enjoyment into my life?”
Brooks says. “Focus your time and attention on things you can control.”
Justice Sharon G. Lee on Tuesday, December 3 in Chattanooga will speak at a quality-of-life seminar focusing on balancing family with a demanding career. Registration and lunch will begin at 11:45 in the River Room at Springhill Suites Marriott, located at 495 Riverfront Parkway; the seminar will take place from noon to 1:15. Those who attend will receive three hours of dual CLE credit approved for Tennessee. The cost is $45 for members of the Chattanooga Bar Association, $75.00 non-members, and $25 for legal support staff. Lunch is included.
To register, call the CBA at 756-3222, or fax the association at 265-660, or email Executive Director Lynda Hood at lhood@chattbar.org, or visit www.chattbar.org, or send a letter to: Chattanooga Bar Association, 801 Broad Street, Suite 420, Chattanooga, TN 37402.
Justice Lee was appointed to the Tennessee Supreme Court in 2008. From 2004 to 2008, she served on the Tennessee Court of Appeals. Prior to her appointment to the bench, Justice Lee practiced law in her hometown of Madisonville from 1978 until 2004. She also served as the Madisonville municipal judge from 2002 to 2004.
Justice Lee received her undergraduate and her law degree from the University of Tennessee. She has served on the Knoxville Bar Association Board of Governors, as President of East Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women, and as a Board member for the Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women. She’s a member of the American, Tennessee, and Knoxville Bar Foundations. Lee also serves as a board member of the Boys and Girls Club of Monroe County and the Knoxville YWCA.
Lee was a 2010 recipient of the Webb School of Knoxville Distinguished Alumni Award; a 2010 YWCA of Knoxville Tribute to Women honoree; a 2010 recipient of the Woman of Achievement Award from the Girl Scouts Council of the Southern Appalachians; a 2010 recipient of the Spirit of Justice Award, given annually by the East Tennessee Lawyers’ Association for Women; a 2005 recipient of the Spotlight Award from the National Association of Women Judges; and a 2011 recipient of the University of Tennessee Alumni Professional Achievement Award.
Source: Chattanooga Bar Association