Striking a balance between work and home

Finding a work-life balance should not be centered around festivals, holidays, or vacations. Make it a daily approach to managing and balancing the time you spend at work with the time you spend at home, time you spend with your family and friends, and time you spend by yourself.{{more}} Here are five things you can do to begin to strike a balance:

1. Cut back on leaving the office late or arriving early, especially if it’s interfering with your quality of life.

2. Ask friends if they think you successfully manage your work life and your personal life. Listen to what they tell you, as oftentimes we think we are fine because our judgment deceives us into thinking and believing what we want to see.

3. Spend one day without your cell phone, your calendar and just meditate on what is important to you. Pray if you are a believer or read or walk silently on the beach.

4. Make an effort to socialize with people who are not connected to your job in any way.

5. Schedule time to spend with your significant other and/or children, just like you would schedule a lunch or a meeting-and keep the appointment.

And remember, too, a vacation does not always have to be days or weeks long. Indulge in a day of pampering yourself – maybe sleep a little later than usual or maybe buy yourself a favorite meal. It could be as simple as spending the day enjoying your favorite location or surrounding yourself with those you love. Take what you can, when you can – just get away!

Karen Hinds is “The Workplace Success Expert.” For a FREE SPECIAL REPORT on Avoiding Career Killers in the Workplace, send an email to info@workplacesuccess.com

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