What are the best strategies for maintaining work-life balance during peak business periods?

I have been working for the past 5-6 years and I have always maintained a healthy work-life balance. I understand that there is a lot of pressure on employees to achieve targets . Make sure you are not accepting any unrealistic target because that builds a lot of pressure on us. This generally affects our mental & physical health.

I believe there are (short) periods in certain situations where work/life balance may need to look differently than what your typical ideal balance is. This doesn't mean that it should not exist in those times at all, just that one side may not always be able to be perfectly balanced with the other, and that is okay. There are times our professional lives and career will need more attention. One the other hand, times our personal life will need more attention. We need to acknowledge that work/life will not always be perfectly balanced and give ourselves permission to allow that balance to fluctuate as needed.

Take short breaks and make time for zero screen time. Set a small target and allot work accordingly clear one set of work and take a short break . Once you are back with energy start doing some other task.

I find time blocking extremely effect in managing both time and energy. There are great time block tools out there that allow you to list your tasks with time restraints, priorities, and deadlines. Then, set specific time guidelines wherein certain tasks can be completed (ie work tasks, personal tasks, etc) The amazing things is the task will rearrange if you have a important meeting pop up and you need to plug into your calendar and will continue to be include until marked complete - which allows for flexibility in your task schedule. We have also seen the benefit of time blocking to focus in multiple studies that have came out.

My experience as team leader has been that I used to make and attend calls even at 11 P.M. after coming from office at 7 PM , I was not getting any time for dinner for other work. This took a toll on my health and started getting sick. This was my wake up call to set boundaries, one’s you are out from office or you have logged off please don’t entertain any office calls & mails. If you find this hard you can separate phones for office and personal use. If not you are always put Focus assist or DND mode on your phone.

Pamper yourself every now and then , and shower yourself with positive thoughts. Make sure that you are not accusing yourself for anything which is not important. Why work-life balance is important? Because once you leave an office they can replace you in a few days . So loosing your mind and not giving time for your personal affairs can leave a void in you.

TALK , when ever you feel like there is a burden on your mind or you can’t handle the pressure make sure you talk to someone who is trust worthy. Talk and take a different perspective.