Juggling professional and personal life doesn’t come without challenges. It’s always been a struggle to be successful professionally and have a happy family life. And today, that struggle is present more than ever with most of us working remotely.
So, what’s the secret? How can we be happy at home and successful at work at the same time? Many would say that the secret is in creating a good life-work balance. What does that imply and how can we create that balance, you’ll find out if you just keep scrolling down.
Successful career
A successful career represents different things to different people. Generally speaking, a successful career is a combination of financial stability and doing the work you enjoy.
Of course, many individual factors can affect your professional career. Factors such as working conditions, development opportunities, employee benefits, and professional relationships, to name a few. So, even if you are satisfied with how much you earn, if the working conditions are bad, they will negatively affect your personal life as well.
Productive work
In large, a successful career depends on how valued and respected you are at work. It’s only natural that employees who are satisfied and motivated to do their job perform better and are more productive.
Being productive at work can also positively reflect on your private life. This means that enhanced employee experience can significantly contribute to the quality of your private life. If that’s the case, then why don’t we work more on being productive every day?
There are useful tools that can help us become more productive and create a productive environment at work. Tools that can help us enhance communication and collaboration, exchange of information and so much more. You can find out more here about these tools that can increase productivity.
Time management
Flexible working hours are often the key to a good work-life balance. However, if we take that more and more people are working from home and they still have trouble with working hours, then what’s the problem?
People have a lot of difficulties managing their time. You can’t effectively balance your work and life if you don’t know how to manage your time. And a busy schedule doesn’t help one bit.
When working from home, you need to create an effective work plan. If you need to, address your procrastination problems, admit that you can’t multitask, and don’t overbook yourself. Find a work balance that fits you and your work style, without taking up your free time.
Positive working environment
Relationships with your colleagues at work are a big part of your professional life. So, it’s no wonder that the environment we work in can have such an impact on both our professional and private lives.
Working in a positive work environment promotes growth and makes you feel comfortable at work. In such an environment you won’t have trouble collaborating and communicating with your fellow team members. Positive environment at work can also help you be more engaged and motivated.
And as already mentioned, your satisfaction at work positively reflects on your private life.
Private and family life
Your private and family life is on the opposite side of the scale. If your professional life is out of balance, that means that your private life will be, too. This indicates that if you have troubles with relationships in your life, they will, in one way or another, have an impact on your professional life.
Relationships
Relationships in our lives can have a huge impact on our private and professional lives. That’s why it’s important to keep your family and friends close and to always keep in touch. Don’t let yourself be so busy that you don’t have time to check in on your loved ones.
Also, try to stay away from negative relationships as they can be detrimental to your mental health, your other relationships, and your professional life as well.
Health
Health plays a great role in every person’s life, both professional and private. If we don’t nurture our physical and mental health, we can’t expect to have a good work-life balance.
Work can cause much stress and that stress can lead to many different health complications. To protect our mental health, we should take enough breaks, meditate and learn how to relax. Relaxed and energized people are happy with their lives and motivated at work.
Similarly, taking care of your physical health can contribute a lot to productivity at work and the overall quality of your life. So, make sure you exercise at least twice a week, eat healthy foods and get enough sleep.
Interests
There’s more to life than just work and earning money. No matter how satisfied with your job you are and how good the pay is, that’s not enough to keep you happy.
Pursuing your interests and finding hobbies that make you happy and relaxed is also a big part of a healthy work-life balance. If you don’t yet know what makes you happy, keep searching for it.
Fun activities and hobbies outside work can help people relax, meet new people, and fulfill their lives in many different ways. That’s why you shouldn’t be afraid to find time to do what you like and have fun – it will also positively reflect on your professional life!
All in all, keeping a balance between your professional and private life is difficult. It takes a lot of time and patience to find that balance and foster it. Finding a perfect balance is all about trial and error.
If you’re not satisfied with your job, change it – don’t let it affect your private life. Similarly, if you’re struggling with something in your private life, find ways to change that. Don’t let your private problems affect your professional life
Morgan Rose Elliott is an aromatherapist, yoga instructor, animal lover, a happily married mother of three. She enjoys reading biographies and writing poems, sunny days on the beach and any shape and form of vanilla. Crazy about the ’80s, her favorite band is Duran Duran (although kids prefer Franz Ferdinand, and the husband Blink182) and she is obsessed with Netflix original Stranger things.