A Career Woman's Guide to Maintaining A Healthy Work-Life Balance
Being a career woman can be demanding; you are expected to match male colleagues at everything and yet may not have some luxuries they have. It is not uncommon to find women who decide to focus entirely on their careers, missing out on other things that life has to offer in the process. Women, through their own industry, have begun to find ways to maintain a healthy work-life balance.
Usually, with the odds stacked against them, women find it hard to juggle their careers with family. More often than not, you will find women who have to give up on their promising careers or focus less on it to get some sort of balance. But a healthy work-life balance can be achieved with the following guidelines:
Prioritize
To be successful in any sphere of life, you must be able to prioritize at all times. Be it personal or professional, everything must be prioritized. Crossovers between private life and professional life must be minimal as it could make you lose focus on what needs to be done. You can make a list of the activities you want to embark on and make adjustments to fit your daily schedule. Ensure that this list is put together based on what is urgent and essential.
Take a timeout
Instead of spending all your time engrossed with work, try to take a breather. Allow yourself to catch some fresh air; take a timeout to treat yourself to a good meal, have some detox drinks, and reward yourself for the little wins. Once you are home, switch into a homely mood, relax, and let the body reinvigorate itself.
Family focus
Make time for family, as they are important, and your career success will not be celebrated in a vacuum. Find ways of spending quality time with them. The family will always be around depending on how sociable we are. So, be sure to connect with family and maintain good relationships with loved ones and friends.
Avoid distractions
To maintain a healthy work-life balance, you must avoid distractions since they make you spend more time completing a task. Distractions come in various forms, be it at work or home. At work, it may be in the form of overly chatty colleagues, just spending time on social media or surfing the net. At home, distractions may include watching too much TV while you can use part of that time to engage in bonding activities with your partner or children.
Find what works best for you
There is no ‘one-size fits all’ solution to maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Find what works best for you and stick to it. You will realize that it will take a lot of compromise, sacrifice, and continuous changes to achieve a healthy work-life balance. Do not base your actions on what other people do or what works for them.
Maintaining a healthy balance between work and life is possible; all it takes is knowing who you are and doing what works best for you.
