“Work life balance – Reinvent, rejuvenate and rediscover life through passions”

In order to live happily and support the family we have to work and earn money. For this we all go through the whole process of formal education and enhance our chances of getting better career opportunities. Eventually we enter the professional world, get married, and have children. And we shoulder more and more responsibilities leaving behind all the fun and carefree days of school and college.??

The passionate photographer, poet, theater lover, painter, and excursionist in us gradually turn so busy struggling between his professional and personal life that he hardly get any time to pursue his hobbies and passions. For becoming successful he sacrifices doing what he loved the most at one point of time.??Today, majority of working people secretly wish to quit their job and live the same care free life again, indeed it is not a wise idea. In most cases, the reason behind people wanting to quit the job is either they are not loving what they are doing or they are at the wrong place.??

Because of busy and stressful life we are being more prone to the lifestyle disease. One of the main reason behind this is our disconnectedness with nature and art. Hence, it is very important to revive our relationship with our hobbies, passions, nature and art. Being connected with what you love the most is the key to real happiness! Not getting enough time for recreation is a common excuse that most of us make. However, if we do some time and self-management, we can spare enough time for our hobbies and interests.?

From my own experience let me share how pursuing hobbies and passions can add more joy and happiness to our professional and personal life and also teach us invaluable lessons of life and work management.???

Photography:?Photography teaches us Patience, Perseverance, Preparedness, Perspective, Perception, and Passion. The most beautiful things which I found in photography that you starts looking things, people and subject differently and incisively. It makes you curious about the people, place and nature. You can find beauty in the every object, people you come across with which other may fail to see. Photography makes you fall in love with the earth so let’s have a company of your camera and let the world know the untold story which you want to tell through the Pictures you clicked.???

Maintaining work life balance requires conscious efforts with determination and perseverance which will certainly pay you off with sheer joy and happiness in life.????

Writing:?It helps you to define, communicate and express yourself clearly and effectively. It may be in any form like writing poems, articles, experiences, personal diary, blogs etc., but it is important to pen down our thoughts on paper. Writing poems helps us in increasing our sense of imagination, compassion and sensitivity. After the invention of social media it has become easy to share our written piece of art with the world by just one click. This habit will enhance our inquisitiveness and we will seek to acquire the knowledge and information to be updated with current affairs and trends in order to write good stuff. Having improved written communication skill may also get us an extra mileage in our professional life.?

Volunteering:?Joining any NGO as volunteer provides ample opportunities to meet people from diverse background working on common interest. Working together as a team helps us to learn group dynamics, problem resolving and team work. Fund raising activity can enhance our skills of organizing and managing events, resource mobilization and networking. It gives an immense satisfaction and a sense of deep accomplishment by giving back to the society. Volunteering allows us to experience different environments which make us more adaptive in any given situation so, go and be the change agent to make the difference in the lives of the needy and leave an impact on the fellow citizens by spreading love, compassion and empathy.???

Excursion/Traveling:??If you are passionate about traveling then you should spare time from your busy schedule for this hobby. Traveling is not only about going on a long vacation at some exotic foreign locations or hanging out on a beaches but it is more about letting yourself lost in the journey of adventure and exploration irrespective of any places. You can visit and explore the places surrounding the city, you will be surely surprised to find some unexplored beautiful locations nearby your city. Visiting new places, meeting new peoples and gaining experiences gives us a chance to reinvent ourselves; pushes us out of our comfort zone and mot importantly it teaches us gratitude. Amazing travel stories makes us more interesting person.???

Theater:?It’s not necessary to have acting skills in order to do theater, there are many armature theater groups running in the city, conducting 5-10 days theater workshops for any interested candidate. These days many corporate companies send their employees to attend the theater workshop as it teaches good management lessons. Attending theater workshop helps us to learn creative processes to solve the problem. Acting onstage teaches us how to be comfortable speaking in front of large audience and boosts our confidence to speak clearly, lucidly, and thoughtfully. Another most important lesson we may learn is coordination, cooperation and team building while working on some theater project. Our accomplishments in theatre shows us that we can handle a variety of jobs, pressures, difficulties and responsibilities. We can develop a "Yes, I can!" attitude.?

Workout:?Many of us finds the lives of Hollywood/Bollywood actors/actresses fascinating not only because of the glamour and fame but the way they maintain their physical fitness. If they can manage their time for daily work out then we cannot give an excuse for not having time. Spending 30 to 45 minutes, 3 or 5 days a week for our physical wellbeing can make us efficient, fit, energetic and cheerful compared to others who do not. We can follow any fitness regime - Yoga, Jogging, gym, swimming and cycling. It will not only keep us physically fit but also mentally fit.??

Our priority has been changed due to the pandemic and it made us rethink about our lifestyles and habits. Living healthy become more important than any other materialistic stuffs in life. To boost our immune system and to lead a healthy life we have to invest in the activities we love the most. Maintaining work life balance requires conscious efforts with determination and perseverance which will certainly pay you off with sheer joy and happiness in life.??????????

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Viral Das?

Lupin Ltd.??