We all hear about getting the work life balance right in your life, but what does that really mean and do you ever achieve it? If you have completed the life satisfaction assessment and scored low in some areas it may be because your life is not as balanced as it could be.
Balance in anyone's life is a very individual thing. It is based on your personal values, principles and what your priorities are at any specific point in your life. That balance is not fixed, it will change throughout your life as your priorities change.
Balance is often described as a dance. You will aim to maintain balance throughout your life on a daily basis. Sometimes you will get it right, other times you will veer off course.
Balance in anyone's life is a very individual thing. It is based on your personal values, principles and what your priorities are at any specific point in your life. That balance is not fixed, it will change throughout your life as your priorities change.
Balance is often described as a dance. You will aim to maintain balance throughout your life on a daily basis. Sometimes you will get it right, other times you will veer off course.
What is Work Life Balance All About?
You can quickly assess how balanced your life is with this free life balance test but to get a better, more balanced life follow the steps below.
Firstly, if you have not already, you need to work on setting your priorities. This is the basis that you will use to work out if your life is balanced or not.
Once you have worked out your priorities spend some time considering how you normally allocate your time over a week.
Try this now. Write down or just think about your most important priorities in your life and for each one make a rough note of the percentage of your waking time that has been devoted to it.
If you struggle to work this out or want a more accurate answer, consider creating a time log and tracking your time for a week. A simple sheet with four columns showing start and finish time, description and priority area addressed is all you need for this. When your log is complete add up all the time spent for each area and consider it in relation to the total hours available to you.
Now analyse where you have spent your time. Obviously some things are difficult to control, you have to work to earn money to look after your family. However, perhaps the spare time you have could be used more wisely? What spare time you may ask? I challenge you to consider the timewasters in your life such as TV and the internet. Even if you are extremely efficient with your time maybe you need to reconsider how you do things or what you do.
Now that you have a good, but brief, understanding of your work life balance you can consider how to improve it through better time management, personal organisation skills or your life in general.
Ready for the next step? Learn how to deal with change either on your own or with the help of a life coach, and improve your life!
Firstly, if you have not already, you need to work on setting your priorities. This is the basis that you will use to work out if your life is balanced or not.
Once you have worked out your priorities spend some time considering how you normally allocate your time over a week.
Try this now. Write down or just think about your most important priorities in your life and for each one make a rough note of the percentage of your waking time that has been devoted to it.
If you struggle to work this out or want a more accurate answer, consider creating a time log and tracking your time for a week. A simple sheet with four columns showing start and finish time, description and priority area addressed is all you need for this. When your log is complete add up all the time spent for each area and consider it in relation to the total hours available to you.
Now analyse where you have spent your time. Obviously some things are difficult to control, you have to work to earn money to look after your family. However, perhaps the spare time you have could be used more wisely? What spare time you may ask? I challenge you to consider the timewasters in your life such as TV and the internet. Even if you are extremely efficient with your time maybe you need to reconsider how you do things or what you do.
Now that you have a good, but brief, understanding of your work life balance you can consider how to improve it through better time management, personal organisation skills or your life in general.
Ready for the next step? Learn how to deal with change either on your own or with the help of a life coach, and improve your life!
What is Your Work Life Balance Like?
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The important thing is understanding what that balance is for you, right now. Learning to understand what you truly value. What your real priorities are at present; being totally honest with yourself.
All this can take time and a lot of personal exploration as well as staying aware of your priorities and how you are spending your time. So what can you do to improve your life balance?
All this can take time and a lot of personal exploration as well as staying aware of your priorities and how you are spending your time. So what can you do to improve your life balance?