Finding the right balance between your career and your personal life is essential. Failing to create a good balance can be detrimental to your physical and emotional health, as well as costing your relationships. While it may require making sacrifices, there are a few things you can do to help you create a more equal balance between your personal life and your career.
Develop a Strategy
You should begin by setting a goal for yourself as far as how you imagine the ideal work/life balance. In doing this, forget about your current limitations and simply set your ideal goal. Once you have that ideal balance set as your goal, you’ll be better prepared to develop a workable strategy. Your strategy and your goal will define your mission, giving you the means to attain that ideal work/life balance.
Develop a Weekly Rhythm
Each week, you should be setting smaller goals and objectives for yourself, which are challenging and yet attainable. Additionally, work out how you’ll approach each day, determining which tasks to tackle first. By developing a road map for yourself in this way, you’ll find that you can be more productive and get more done each day.
Keep Your Work Area Organized
By keeping your work area organized, you’ll be able to move from one task to the next more efficiently. This includes eliminating distracting items that may be cluttering your desk, such as plush toys, your candy dish, or your smartphone. If you can eliminate distractions and maintain a more orderly workspace, you’ll be surprised by how much more productive you will be each day. If work has been piling up on your desk, tackle that at the start of each day. Work away at that pile by either completing that task, delegating it to a co-worker, or eliminating it through some other means. Once you have eliminated that pile, don’t let your work pile up again. Take care of every item that comes your way as quickly and efficiently as possible.
Bringing greater balance into your life may mean going through a process of trial and error. It can take time and practice to achieve the right balance, but, if you’re determined to make it work, you will be successful. When you do find the right balance, you’ll enjoy the rewards of your efforts and that will have made the struggle worthwhile.
About The Author
Jack Nourafshan is a distinguished real estate development professional, entrepreneur, and President of Reliable Properties in Los Angeles, California. Reliable Properties, which Jack originally opened in 1975, is a real estate acquisition, development and management company. In addition to his accomplished career, Jack Nourafshan is also committed to philanthropy and spending time with his family.