This is a great question and one that we would all answer a little differently. Balance means something different for each and every one of us, and to find out what it means for us is the first step to achieving it.
For some people it means no stress at all, having everything in perfect order, living a perfectly healthy life, feeling energised, calm and under control.
For others - it is cutting back the workday from 18 hours to 14 hours, the number of coffees from 10am to 5 pm. . . You get the picture.
This is not an article with scientific approach about spiritual enlightenment, but a practical advice (step-by-step tips) to help you find your own balance between your business and other aspects of your life. As you work through it you will form your own mental picture of how you would ideally love your life to look and feel.
The following list identifies the ten reasons for getting out of Work & Life balance. Of course, there are many more, but these are the biggest most common culprits:
- Overwork — simply putting in too many hours and being a slave to your business.
- Financial problems — struggling to make ends meet in the business and worrying about how you will pay your bills.
- Overcommitment — agreeing to do giant work for too many people and not leaving enough time or energy for yourself.
- Poor stress management — not knowing how to manage your own stress or not being able to admit that it is a problem.
- Relationship — with partners, family and friends, co-workers and customers.
- Poor lifestyle — eating badly, lack of physical exercises, and alcohol and drug abuse.
- Lack of direction — feeling trapped and isolated in the business and uncertain about your future direction or goals.
- Lack of bounds — being too accessible to too many human-beings.
- No space and time to rejuvenate — no holidays, time outs, hobbies or amusements to remind you why you do what you do.
- Negative environment or negative people around you every day.
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