8 Simple Steps For Women To Achieve A Better Work-Life Balance
Originally published at www.lmt-lss.com.
Maintaining a good work-life balance is not easy for a woman, especially when she needs to prepare breakfast for the family, drop kids at school and head off to work herself. We all love to spend time and have fun with family and friends, but that is possible only when we can balance our work, life, love, career and family. It is a constant process of finding the right way to handle things and doing them with the least amount of stress. Every woman has her own way of balancing her life but following a few simple steps can help ease the process and lead to a better quality of life.
Here are 8 easy steps that women can follow to achieve better work-life balance:
1. Build boundaries between work and home.
Stay focused at work and make sure you complete all the important tasks for the day before you leave from work. That way, when you reach home, you can spend quality time with your family without worrying about important files, meetings and deadlines.
2. Establish a routine.
Every morning set aside a few minutes of your time to schedule your appointments, meetings and the most important works of the day, so that it gets easier for you to complete all your works within a limited period of time. Also, each week, create a routine for yourself, so that you can spend time regularly with your kids, husband and loved ones.
3. Prepare the night before.
For working moms, prioritizing every minute of their time in the morning is very important. Therefore, to avoid a rush in the morning one can set aside clothes for the next morning, pre-pack the lunch boxes and backpacks before going to bed the night before.
4. Identify and avoid your inefficiencies.
Write down all the things you need to to and try to figure out and limit the things that make you waste your precious time during the day at work. Also, when there is a tough decision to make, don’t panic and hang around, just gather the facts and take the decision without wasting time.
5. Cut out the not-so-necessary meetings.
Many women are not able to spend enough time with their family due to various meetings at work. While some meetings are necessary and can’t be avoided, try to keep the other ones short and precise. Try saving time by having a chat with your colleagues beforehand and finish it off within a few minutes without calling a meeting.
6. Estimate your time and make your to-do-list.
Instead of making your to-do-list longer, estimate the amount of time you have in hand for the day and limit your schedule to tasks that can be completed within that day. This ensures that you are not over-loaded with work and stress at the end of the day.
7. Prioritize and take out some ‘Me-time’ for yourself.
Women often complain of not being able to give time to themselves due to their over-packed schedule. Therefore, make sure to take some time out solely for yourself in your daily or weekly schedule for activities like physical exercise, meditation, beauty sessions and shopping. Taking out some ‘me-time’ will help you re-energize and refresh your mind and thus allow you to lead a more balanced life.
8. Get enough sleep.
It is usually seen that in order to manage work, family, kids and career, women often neglect sleep which is the most necessary requirement for a sound body and mind. For a woman seeking to lead a well-balanced life, getting enough sleep is a must. Sleep deprivation will lead to loss of focus and you will end up working longer with less efficiency.
