20 Tips to Work-Life Balance
- Eliminate Morning Madness – Create a non-hurried routine – it's all in the planning
- Self-Care – Get enough sleep – Quality vs. Quantity, Exercise & Nutrition
- Stop confusing Work & Home Life – When at work be at work when at home be at home
- Unplug – Create virtual boundaries and stick to them (reduce internet, TV, Email, Smart Phone, IPad usage)
- Free your Weekends for your Family – Slowly adjust your schedule to allow more time for weekend fun
- Take time for yourself – You need time to recharge the batteries
- Simplify Household Routines – Have the kids help with responsibilities or if needed hire help
- Stop Trying to do it All – Prioritize what is important so you work on the items that get results
- Avoid Electronic Overload – Ask yourself, "Does this device make my life easier and not lower the quality of life?"
- Minimize the Interruptions – Schedule times to work on email, discuss staff needs prior to working on a project etc.
- Admit where you are procrastinating – 1st is recognition, 2nd name out your fear and 3rd ask what's the worst thing that can happen?
- Learn to say NO – You're not saying no to the person.. it’s NO to the task
- Revitalize your personal goals – Make sure to keep your personal goal in sight we tend to too often set them aside.
- Keep your Sense of Humor – Make chores fun and inject humor when you can
- Limit the Options – Too many choices can complicate things. Keep things as simple as possible
- Make Single Parenting Easier – Look for flexibility in committed hours to anything when possible
- Keep a Family Calendar – Large monthly calendar will help keep everyone's obligations in order.
- Don't Over schedule – Simplify yours and your kid's lives by not getting them involved in too much, it can be stressful for them and for you.
- Encourage Quiet Time – Teach your children to appreciate solitude and time for reflection, this will give you the opportunity to do the same
- Block out time on your schedule– time with staff, partner, children, spouse and personal time
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Many people today are too busy making a living that they don't have time to make a life. You cannot expect to continue down the same path and get the authentic changes you really want in your life. Where you go in life is up to you. Your work/life balance should be by choice not by chance. To help you get started. Answer these questions.
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