Is Your Work-Life Balance Balanced?

Online, February 21, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Most managers, like most working people, struggle to adequately balance work and life. Failing to do this leads to all kinds of disastrous results (e.g. divorce, poor health etc...), so it's something that's worth rectifying. However, that's often easier said than done.

The following short article and video offer great, easy-to-implement advice about how to strike a good work-life balance.

Leo Babauta - Finding The Elusive Work-Life Balance:

How do you find a balanced life when you're overloaded with work?

How do you switch off work when you're away from the office?

The answers to these very common questions are elusive. It's never an easy thing. But once you do find this balance you'll find enormous benefits: more enjoyment of life and better relationships and less stress and a better quality of life overall.

I have a few key tips that should help no matter what your work situation:

1. Set a time to shut off work. Working all day and night means you are nothing but your job. Your life belongs to your employer (or if you're the employer then your life belongs to your employees or customers). Take ownership of your life - find variety and ways to burn off stress and find enjoyment in life! Start by setting a time each day when you shut off work. Whether that's 5 p.m. or 5:30 or 6 or 7 or 9 p.m. Some of you can set it even earlier if you start earlier - say 4 p.m. or something like that. Set that time and make it happen. After that shut-off time you will not do work or check email or think about work.

Read Leo's full article here ...

Nigel Marsh - How To Make Work-Life Balance Work:

In this 10 minute video Nigel Marsh will make you laugh, but more importantly, he will make you think!

Watch Nigel's video here ...

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