Here's how you can balance work and life as a sales professional during peak sales periods.

So much time is wasted daily thinking about what you should do next. Who should I call? When should I text? A CRM with proper lead management not only will save you hours automating many of your repetitive tasks but will keep track of your entire pipeline of opportunities and put in front of you the most important opportunity to call at that moment. It should be as simple as logging into your CRM, opening your priority view screen and dial.

I always start each day with the ten most important tasks I then look at the ten and see which are the five most important. I deal with these then add 5 more to make ten I then prioritise these into the 5 most important I repeat this process till all tasks are complete. Any tasks not completed are immediately put on priority the next day. Clear desk policy at the end of each day. Whether that’s in the time allowed or if extra hours are needed I only stop work when the desk is cleared.

Balancing work and life as a sales professional during peak sales periods is quite a challenging habit, but achievable with strategic planning and discipline. I use 5 min daily to plan my day in a day-timer. I personally use "Must Do" and "Might Do" lists to keep things simple. Must do always needs to be done, but you should always leave small windows or openings in your day or calendar for personal life, family, spiritual, and emotional well being. "Fill your cup everyday!"

Focus especially on high-value sales that are close to the finish line. This method helps you concentrate on what truly moves the needle, allowing you to allocate time for personal activities and rest. You can achieve peak performance by mastering task prioritization while maintaining a healthy work-life balance.

Setting Boundaries is essential! In my experience the 9am to 5 pm working day is where i have my boundaries set. There's nothing more important than showing up and being present for both non-working and working times. A wise mentor of mine always reminded me "Happiness starts at the home" and it's 100% saved my life!

We had a training course which had a legendary reputation. Seasoned managers returned from it drained, gibbering about difficult tasks and long hours. A rite of passage managers aspired to but feared. When I had my turn at it , something quickly became apparent to me. Sessions were structured around team creation and the identification of leadership types , but that was it. The tasks, such as they were, were not designed to have specific results. There was plenty to debate , if you wanted to , and many did into the sleepless small hours… You could arrive at the same “conclusions” by setting healthy limits on the time for discussion and results for discussion the next day… which left my team with time for a drink at the bar before closing.

Self Care- Simple and straight forward. "if you can't take care of yourself how are you going take great care of anything? Get your barber shop cut once or twice a month, take your wife out on a date as much as possible- especially when you have kids like I do. Make sure you're doing the things that you love - for me playing my Fender Stratocaster right when i get home for about 5 minutes and a nice refreshing work out 3 times a week does the trick!