Your work and life, how to balance?
Do you feel like you’re constantly spinning plates? Are you occasionally dropping a plate or two because of your commitments at work and home? Are you tired of cleaning up smashed crockery?
How to Manage Work Life Balance
In Life
- Decide what is important.
- Eliminate the unnecessary. Learn to say no!
- Protect Your Goals and Priorities.
- Don’t go it alone.
At Work
- Schedule brief breaks for yourself throughout the day.
- At the end of each day, set your priorities for the following day.
- Only respond to email once or twice a day.
- Make a distinction between work and the rest of your life.
- Address concerns about deadlines and deliverables early.
- Take all of your allotted vacation time.
- Learn to say no!
At Home
- Create a buffer between work and home.
- Decide what chores can be shared or let go.
- Exercise.
- Create and implement a household budget.
- Make healthy food choices.
- Pursue a hobby.
- Learn to say no!
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20 Work-Life Balance Tips for the Overworked Entrepreneur
Set up a “busy schedule” and stick to it
Schedule down time
Squeeze in walks
Ask for help
Say NO
Avoid overwhelm by making lists
Focus on your outcome, not current problems
Put your perfectionism on the shelf
Get support
Eat at least one meal a day with family or friends
Set up accountability
Build in consequences
Eat right
Set up email filters
Turn off email and the phone for set hours
Play hard
Know your own “Relax” buttons
Watch your estimations
Get a coach!
Lay down the law
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