The challenge of work life balance in today's frenetically paced world is without question, one of the most significant struggles faced by most of us. We are overwhelmed by the day-to-day demands of our careers, families, constant tugging from cell phones, internet, a sluggish economy etc.. We often feel there is not enough time in our lives to do the things we need to do, let alone to do the things we want to do! This concept of Work Life Balance is gaining popularity world wide. The expression was first used in the late 1970s to describe the balance between an individual's work and personal life. In recent times, countries like Ire land and Hong Kong have earmarked a day to raise awareness about this idea. The meaning of work life balance may vary for each individual, but one aspect most people agree on is that work life balance revolves around time.
Living a balanced life is about integrating components of your life that are truly important to you and realizing that sometimes you need to make choices about what has to come first. Often, there is a myriad of excuses, the common one being, "I am not disciplined enough." Perhaps it's not a discipline problem at all. The problem is more often that the person has not yet sufficiency paid the price to get very clear about what matters most to them. By choosing what comes first, sometimes there are sacrifices. There will be times when personal/family life and work collides but by knowing what's really most important to you and making choices based on this criterion, you'll be better able to balance your decisions.
Stay close to the shore with your commitments
Faced with too many options and too much pressure, we respond with too many "yes"s. Recognize that you don't have to agree to everything and with everyone. Use your priority criteria to identify requests that simply aren't worth your time. Faced with too many options and too much pressure, we respond with too many "yes"s. Recognize that you don't have to agree to everything and with everyone. Use your priority criteria to identify requests that simply aren't worth your time. yourself the time to regularly reassess the direction in which you are heading. Are you on track, or have you temporarily derailed?
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