Saima Ikram
When you work from home and have no one to answer to, maintaining a work life balance is a bit easy. Unfortunately, that is not always the case and many people struggle to strike a healthy work-life balance because for them, the lines are very blurred between the two. Gone are the days when leaving the office meant leaving behind your work, today the portable electronic devices have obliterated the line between professional and personal life. The constant connection, however, has made an increasing number of workers overwhelmed, depressed, discouraged, as well as depleted. Achieving work life balance has become the most important attributes in today’s workplaces. It keeps your energy flowing, your mind and body healthy, and your own self happy and satisfied.
If you are also struggling to find balance between your professional lives then following are the ways with which you can achieve that:
Keep a time log:
You can achieve a balance in your life if you keep a time log of everything that you. That time log should include all your work-related and personal activities. Once you keep track of your time, it will help you understand how effectively you can use your time for all the activities.
Determine what is most important:
In order to achieve balance, you have to determine your priorities. Ask yourself that what you need to start doing? Stop doing? Continue to do or do something differently? These are the questions that will help you determine the priorities in your life and you will begin to allocate your time and energy towards them.
Set measurable goals:
Once you know your priorities, convert them into specific goals, and start working for them. Make specific time for working on those goals and consider most important.
Plan your work:
Just by scheduling your work, you can turn your dreams and goals into a reality. Set aside few minutes every morning of each day to plan your tasks for the next day. In this way, it will save you time to think what you need to do next.
Set boundaries:
Without setting limits to your work, you get nothing done. Create boundaries for your professional and personal work and communicate them to your manager, coworkers, family etc. once you tell them what your limitations are for office and home, they will be bound to respect them.
Schedule time for your own self:
As much as you struggle to give proper time to your family and work, also schedule time for your own self. Then use this time, for a pleasurable activity, reflect, and to connect with your spiritual source.
The sooner you embrace these strategies, the better it would be for your overall well-being. You have to understand that once certain techniques a part of your daily routine, they will come naturally to you without making any major effort. Once you strike an ideal work-life balance, it will subsequently become your way of life.
