You're struggling to keep up with work and personal life. How can you find a balance?

It's important to determine what truly matters to you, what is indispensable and otherwise. Once you have the clarity of what's important to you, not only in the short-term but also longer term, then it's simple to set your priorities.

Balance isn't easy to find. However, I recommend "unplugging" on a day off or a week off. See what happens. Did the company burn down? Doubtful. Did you get fired for not being reachable? Unlikely. Work will pile up but, hopefully are are recharged from the break and can tackle the tasks with tenacity. If you are luckily enough to work within a strong team, you may find all the issues were handled already. The more you realize the world won't end because you aren't there, the easier it becomes to have balance.

Make a to-do list and focus on important tasks first. Set clear boundaries between work and personal time. Take regular breaks to relax and recharge. Delegate tasks when possible. Use time management techniques to stay organized. Take care of yourself through exercise and hobbies. Talk to your manager if you're feeling overwhelmed. Learn to say no to extra tasks if needed. Establish routines to transition between work and personal life. Review and adjust your balance regularly.

When trying to achieve balance it can be helpful to think of your life like a collection of batteries where each battery represents a dimension of your being (ie. physical wellness, occupational wellness, social, etc). Our job as an individual then is to recognize when one of those batteries are running low and practice a "recharging" activity or something that invigorates us, to ensure we don't exhaust our battery, which is called burnout. Keeping your batteries charged increases your stress window of tolerance and allows you to better tackle life's challenges when they're thrown at you.

One way I help clients find balance is to assess how they use the 168 hours in the week. Doing the exercise reveals where you spend your time. Your calendar reveals priorities. To dig deeper, do the same exercise for your work week. Where are you spending your 40 hours? If 30 of them are spent in meetings, there's no way you can implement action items in the remaining 10.

It’s one of the most important task to settle boundaries and save your mental health. Previously, I used to check emails and messages, answer any time trying to improve services, help colleagues/customers that actually leads to non stop working processes and professional burning out. After a while you’ll not be able to perform well, results will drop and you will always feel exhausted. It never leads to success at work, moreover in personal life. Set the boundaries and respect the time with your family, friends and especially with yourself.

Setting boundaries and expectations are really important when it comes to balancing your personal life and work. Let’s be honest, this is hard especially when your work environment isn’t exactly friendly. For me, keeping your emails and slack notifications away after work hours would help you have your own space outside work and learning how to say NO when a task is a lot for you, especially when it’s not exactly in your job description and you’re already overwhelmed. Work-life balance is essential, please take care of you.

Learning to say 'no' can be as powerful as it is liberating, preventing you from overcommitting and allowing you to reserve your energy for the things that truly matter. And remember, rest is not a reward but a vital ingredient in your garden’s growth, ensuring you have the vitality to enjoy the fruits of your labour. By giving yourself permission to pause, you recharge your batteries and cultivate a more harmonious balance between work and play, ultimately leading to a richer, more vibrant life.

First thing to do is set clear boundaries. Define specific work hours and stick to them. Make sure to communicate these boundaries to your colleagues, friends, and family. In addition to this you need to learn to say No. You can't do everything, so it's ok to decline additional responsibilities if you feel overwhelmed.

Striking the perfect balance between work and life is not just a personal goal but a necessity for sustained success. In today’s fast-paced world, setting clear boundaries is vital. Here are three tips to achieve that balance: 1. Unplug: Designate tech-free hours to disconnect from work completely. 2. Prioritize: Recognize what truly matters, focusing on quality over quantity in both work and personal activities. 3. Communicate: Openly discuss your boundaries with colleagues and family to ensure mutual respect and understanding. Remember, setting boundaries is not about limiting success but about creating a sustainable path to achieve it. #WorkLifeBalance #Productivity #SelfCare

Get personal time on your calendar first. Choose to view that time as can't-miss appointments with yourself or whoever else is involved. Schedule more time than you think you'll need for tasks. This extra cushion time can help ensure tasks get done, account for interruptions, and prevent overscheduling. Leave some blank space between items on your calendar (10-15 minutes is great). You'll have time to decompress, take a break, and prepare for what's next.

Manage Time Effectively: Use time management techniques such as prioritization, scheduling, and batching similar tasks together to maximize productivity and minimize time spent on less important activities.

Leaving some extra 10 to 15 minutes between two consecutive tasks is important. This will allow you to make adjustments when one task takes extra time. You should avoid using the time slot of one task for another.

Schedule the things that are important but not urgent. Too often we tell ourselves 'yes this is important but I've got plenty of time. I 'll do that when I have some time.' but we rarely do. Scheduling health focused activities such as exercise, massage, or health check-ups is the one we'll sacrifice the most. Schedule travel time and prep/pack-up time so that you don't run your time to the edge and potentially sabotage or sacrifice those wellbeing appointments.

Personal and professional life balance is an important part for that you need to plan your time accordingly. Start saying no if anything regularly coming in between you personal time. Plan you personal keeping in loop your team members. Coach your juniors, so that in contigent situation they can help you.

Being able to delegate tasks or outsource to other resources bring a more cohesive approach toward the goal. It becomes more important as you obtain higher levels in supervisory or management roles.

Good delegation is what sets the great teams apart from the poor ones. You must first understand the strengths and weaknesses of each member of your team. The communication between you and your team must be clear and accurate, for achieving good results. You must support your team and provide them with the necessary resources to succeed. It will empower your team members, whilst having them be accountable for the tasks they've taken on. Good delegation will vastly improve your operating efficiency and the results will speak for themselves.

I definitely agree with this. By me starting my own business I did not expect the urgency in the service my clients would need. I tried outsourcing and VA. It was a game changer. I love that these services are available. It was a game changer for me considering I still work a full time job. I love the services so much when I retire in August after 25 years, I will still use these services as my business continues to grow.

Building a team that I can count on and delegate any task to has been the cornerstone of my management style. Knowing that I can plan being away and still be confident that the work goes on makes it so I can take that personal time. There would be no personal time if I could not delegate.

Delegation is a skill, and being humble enough to know that someone else will do the task successfully in order for you both to proceed is a power. It is easy to overwhlem yourself and sink, it is wiser to step back and take a wider look on the team and the tasks and which ones get done by who. It is also very easy to be manipulative whilst delegating and doing nothing yourself, watch that line as it is fine

You are under no obligation to be the same person that you were five minutes ago. What has worked in the past may not work in the future. External circumstances that we control are going to change, and we probably will need to change as a result. History is filled with countless examples of mistakes being made because people continued on their same path even when it should’ve been clear it was no longer the optimal one. It should be a part of our periodic routines to self reflect on what is not working as well as it used to, and how we need to adjust in order to move closer to our goals as effectively as possible.

First, there is no such thing as work/life balance. So many people stay trapped or find this so impossible because this mindset implies that we have multiple lives. We don't. We have one life, and we are living it every minute of every day with every choice we make or don't make. Adopting this perspective helps people see their one wild precious life (thank you, Mary Oliver) and see the choices they are making in how they live it. Stepping into greater awareness of the macro and micro choices we make is a powerful way to take greater ownership of our days. Sometimes we can make a bunch of micro choices that add up and create greater happiness and fulfillment such that we can tolerate macro choices we can't or won't make.

Whenever I review my work-life balance, I always start with the personal stuff (not work). Did I go on a date with my wife this week? Did I finish that book? Did I get that ski day in with a friend? Starting with my life outside of work allows me to better evaluate if I have my priorities in order.

“Work your job, and live your life.” It’s vital to consistently assess how our work is bleeding into our home life - mostly because it’s easy to talk ourselves into exceptions that we convince ourselves are short-term. Then, you look up and you’ve been bending your boundaries for months to the point that they’re no longer in place. That’s common, and there’s a learning curve to recognizing this earlier in the process, but it becomes problematic if we let it impact our priorities and habits over time. At that point, we’ve lost sight of the fact that those boundaries are what allow us to be more effective and efficient when it’s time to press-in at work.

Don’t become obsessed with setting rules or ‘absolute’ structures for your work-life balance. Make the most of the time you have available for ‘down-time’ and that might just be having a sleep in, or going for a drive in the country. The best thing I can advise is turning your phone off (or at least on silent) when you get home from work. There are very few things in the workplace that can’t wait until tomorrow. Don’t let having a rigid structure of work-life balance take the fun out of life.

When you are struggling to balance work and home life you can benefit from asking someone for advice or help that seems to have a good handle on it in their lives. Have an open and honest conversation about what their struggles were/are and how they got to this point. Ask for advice, any books or resources that were helpful, and even if they might be willing to be your accountability partner. Change is difficult when doing it alone so when you have someone that can support you that has been in your shoes before it makes the journey easier.

Don’t hesitate to seek support from your employer, such as flexible working hours or mental health resources. Also, sharing your feelings and struggles with family and friends can provide you with emotional support and practical solutions.

Most times the reason why people find it hard to strike a balance between work and their normal lives is due to the pressure they experience coming from both sides of their life. And what people tend to underestimate is the presence of a person who helps by providing a little support or guidance. For example, Being a mom and a personal branding coach for founders can be so exhausting. The energy needed to sustain both aspects becomes so much which will end up causing a burn out if there is no form of support or guidance while doing this. But imagine having a husband who is supportive at home and offer guidance of how to handle tasks simultaneously. Of course, the burden is lessened and productivity is increased.

When I was new working in a skilled nursing facility as a CNA, it was super helpful to ask my senior colleagues what they did to be more efficient. As time went on, it became more natural to know which residents needed what tasks completed and the way to do so - especially if they were ones who would take a long time if not prompted to either do so or to see if they'd allow me to help them.

Seeking support and guidance is a sign of strength and a step towards personal and professional growth. Most people are more than willing to help if you reach out respectfully and clearly. Things to remember when seeking support and guidance- - Clearly understand what support and guidance you need. - Be specific and respectful.

Realize that quite a few of the things we want or believe should do are often driven by societal pressures. Marketing, friends, family - we all usually striving for more or aim to please others, that want more… mostly expressed materialistically. Slowing down life, spending more time appreciating fewer things often proves much more fulfilling.

Todo ser humano é possuidor de oito áreas: física, emocional, intelectual, profissional, financeira, lazer, relacionamentos (inclui a família) e espiritual. Eu,particularmente, detesto essa coloca??o entre vida pessoal e vida profissional. Isso parece que temos duas vidas, o que n?o é verdade. Temos,isso sim, que saber equilibrar essas oito áreas. E isso depende de cada um. Cada qual deve saber onde lhe dói o calo para fazer as escolhas corretas. Exemplo: de que adianta trabalhar 10 horas por dia e ter que tomar um medicamento tarja preta para dormir e combater o estresse? Nosso trabalho deve ser fonte de vida e n?o fonte de renda. Para isso, busque conhecer-se melhor; aumente seu autoconhecimento em cada uma daquelas áreas. Seja feliz

“Cram-it-all-in syndrome” is a common affliction in today’s busy world. No amount of re-shuffling priorities will provide a cure. What does? Fiercely focusing on what drives value, at work and in life, and subtracting what doesn’t. We call this Intentional Subtraction. It takes work to shift your habits, but it’s life-changing. Eliminating things that are marginal (meeting overload, getting to inbox zero) gives us time and energy to do what’s important to us.

Work life balance is a crucial element of maintaining your professionalism in addition to your own personal life , prioritization of your mental , social and emotional health would affect hugely in a many positive ways in your professional career. Taking your own time and space doing your favorite hobbies, sports or even listening to your favorite music will allow you to think differently about your own priorities in life. Balancing between work and personal life is realy recommended and it worth attention!

In addition to all that has been listed, take a break if possible (use your leave). During this break, - reflect on how you have managed your work and personal life in the past - see where adjustments need to be made - speak to family members around on how they can help you live a more balanced life and vice versa - put strategies in place to ensure you stay on track - now and then, keep checking.