How to Balance - Work & Personal Life

There is a substantial increase in work due to intense and competitive work environment. There is a lot of pressure built up on individuals leading to a number of problems. One should be able to create a balance between one’s Work life and Personal life which is the core part in achieving a work-life balance.

Work-life balance has come out to be such an important area that there is a lot of research going on. Organizations are also giving utmost importance to work-life balance to get the best out of their employees.

?? As far as possible, there should be an inclusive and integrated approach to affecting a work-life balance, not sacrificing any essential facet of happiness and growth. There are a number of areas and a number of ways to achieve a work-life balance.

?? Time Management : Time management is the crux of work-life balance. It is all about learning to put first things first and not last. The better one organizes oneself, the better one will be able to pack in. Spending more time in prioritizing and planning things help.

?? Important: the most important things, the first things, activities that contribute to one’s mission and goals.

?? Urgent: pressing things, activities that demand immediate attention.

Effective time management requires procrastinating less, saying no to unimportant things and cutting down on slacker activities.

??Networking : Building good network of people helps in work-life balance. Chatting with colleagues during the small breaks and with friends or close ones after work helps in relaxing.

?? But care need to be taken that there is a value addition in these small talks. This should not turn into gossiping which again has its negative effects.

??Yoga & Meditation : Regular physical exercise helps in maintaining a good health. Yoga, aerobics can help in a good mind and body co-ordination. Good physical health helps in working for long hours and not wearing out easily. Meditation gives a strong mind and a mental balance. It gives one the ability to think better, act faster. It improves the thinking process along with concentration.

?? Breathing helps bringing down the stress levels.

?? Reading Books: Reading books relaxes and takes one into an entirely new world. It helps in deviating from the work loads and worries. Books on personality development, browsing on the internet or non-fiction may work.

?? Note that Books are our Best friends to gain knowledge from.

?? Lock your Mind: Work is work and family is family. Carrying one to the other is a major stressor.

?? Lock the family when at work and lock the office when in the home.

?? Prayer: Prayer has a soothing effect on the mind. Regular prayer keeps the mind calm. Calmness is a very good de-stressor.

?? Always remember nothing in this world function without consent of the Creator . So trust him in every situation

#Bharathspeaks : Follow P D C A Principle in life

??Plan : Effective planning of the things in life

??Do : Do the things in right way as per the plan

??Check : Monitor the outcome results based on action

??Act : Fix the issues if any and Act finally to accomplish task successfully.