Saima Ikram
There are many people who find it hard to juggle the demands of their jobs and the rest of their life. The cutbacks and layoff where people usually work make it a lot difficult for them to find balance in their lives. Putting more hours into work for making life easier but the more responsibilities fall on their plate, the harder it becomes to achieve a sense of balance.
But it is not an impossible feat although it may look different for everyone. You can certainly realize your own definition of work-life balance if you find the proper ways to bring a little more balance to your daily routine. Following are the few to keep in mind:
Rethink your errands:
In order to bring everything in balance, you will have to first consider whether you could outsource any of the errands that consume most of your time. Begin by doing tasks that you enjoy and the best way is to trade services with friends. It is easy, if you like to do certain types of work then offer that to your friend and they will do them something you don’t like to do much. Exchanging work will help you a lot in saving your time.
Don’t get overwhelmed:
When you get overwhelmed by thinking of the tasks ahead, you start to panic. At this point you need to develop a schedule that includes activities that are important. Try to do all the activities that are important by managing them in your week days. If you feel you have less time, then once a week leave your office early to work on them in this way, you will streamline the work of one week and there will be no pressure for the weeks coming ahead.
Stop making everything perfect:
When you begin your career, you think everything needs to be perfect. But as you age, your family grows and so does your responsibilities. At this time, perfectionism just becomes a wish because you don’t have enough time to make it happen. In trying to achieve perfectionism, you suffer from burnout and your personal life gets destroyed. Therefore, the healthier option is to let go of perfectionism and make it a habit of giving your best and stop caring much for the outcome.
Disconnect:
If you drag your work to holidays, the work days never seem to end. Your constant accessibility becomes destructive for your health and you start feeling things getting out of control. So keep your holidays just for yourself, family, and friends. Do not respond to emails and do not reach for update about your projects. Just disconnect from the work life and enjoy every moment you spend with your loved ones.
Get moving:
You cannot calm your senses until and unless you perform some physical activity on regular basis. In a jam-packed schedule it is no doubt hard to make time for exercise but experts say that it may ultimately help you to get more done and boost your energy level. For attaining better focus you can practice meditation which will make you more alert and will be a real boost in terms of how you feel for the rest of your day.
Via: Forbes
