Saima Ikram
Everyday millions of people across the world give their time, labor, and brainpower to something called a job. In return, they get the money to use it to buy things to survive. Money brings financial security but in order to earn it most of the people waste their life away. They don’t even know what they are earning for because they don’t enjoy the time that they have. It is because they fail to achieve work-life balance and focus only towards work. But being always on-grind in your career does not take you anywhere ahead. The only way to achieve your goals is to strike the right work-life balance and following are the ways to do that:
Let go of the perfection:
Achieving perfection in work is not possible; you will have to get settled with some of the things that are not perfect. Do your best but do not waste time in making everything perfect. Instead free up your time for accomplishing other tasks.
Stick to boundaries at work:
Once you start your job, establish boundaries, and stick to them. Overwork may you give you an edge over other employees but it will deprive you of the fulfillment of your own life. Therefore, make it a rule not to be accessible 24 hours a day and work only in the time that has been already set.
Give importance to your time:
Every day, review your whole day’s activities. Assess which of the activities took most of your time and how you can manage. Look what things or people waste your time and remove their interruption from your life. Your time is precious so use it for the activities you think are the most important in you life.
Self-care:
There is no use of earning a lot of money until you spend it for your own happiness. Dedicate time to yourself by hitting the gym, going out with friends and family, and pursuing your hobby. Exercise with improve not only your physical but mental health as well. Spending time with loved ones will make you cherish the memories forever.
Strong support system:
When you are in trouble, there is no harm in asking for help from the people you trust. You can be more productive and happier in life if you have a strong support system of friends and family around you. You just need to realize that there are something’s that you cannot do alone and require someone‘s help. When you get stuck, ask them humbly, and remain thankful for their support and time forever.
Via: Forbes
