How to maintain the balance between your family and your job

Successfully balancing work and family commitments can feel like an impossible task, can’t it?

And with the long school summer holidays just around the corner, I’m sure many of us working parents are already starting to feel the pressure of juggling annual leave, holiday clubs, childcare scheduling… the list goes on.

But the great news is there are plenty of steps you can take to help redress the balance and create some structure, so you can enjoy your summer!

One of the first things you can do to regain that much-needed balance is get back to basics and re-evaluate your purpose and goals.

Try asking yourself these three questions about your personal, family and work life:

“What’s important to me?”

“What do I want to achieve?”

“How do I want to feel?”

For example, if spending 30 minutes playing games or exercising with your children is important, schedule that into your day.

Another practical step you can take is to be firm with your boundaries and communicate them with those around you. If you’ve got periods of annual leave coming up, be realistic about what you can and can’t achieve in the time you have available at work and home. Knowing what’s realistic and what isn’t allows them to prioritise what they ask of you.

Above all, remember life isn’t perfect! It never was, and it never will be.

There will always be setbacks and challenges to deal with (and hopefully overcome). So, if you sway towards perfectionist tendencies, such as constantly striving to produce ‘perfect’ work or ‘perfect’ activities for the kids, allowing these standards to drop can be truly liberating!

For more information about how to successfully balance work and family commitments, head over to my latest blog: “How to maintain the balance between your family and your job.”

Are you able to switch off at the end of the day or do you find it hard to leave work behind?

If you're finding work stressful and aren't able to relax in your down time then take a look at a blog I wrote that provides useful tips on letting go at the end of the work day.

How to let go at the end of the workday

If you're struggling to achieve balance in your life remember, you don't have to do it alone. Get in touch to book a phone consultation and let's find the perfect balance together!