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Tips To Strike The Right Cord Between Work And Recreation
Von admin | 4.Juli 2009
Today, we are all a part of a mad race exploiting ourselves to the hilt to reach for the skies. We nurture a desire to accomplish everything that seems beyond our reach. In our attempts to satiate our desires, we work hard, sometimes beyond our capacity and tend to blur the equilibrium maintained between our personal and professional lives. In our efforts to reach the top of the ladder, we neglect our friends and family that are our perennial source of happiness and pleasure for us. A flourishing career is indeed an achievement, but,one cannot discount the importance of maintaining a balance between work and life to live a self-disciplined life. One needs to strike the correct chord between the two impertinent aspects to live a healthy, disciplined life. Here’s how you can strike a balance between your professional and personal lives.
Limit your working hours:
This is one of the most important steps that lead to a balanced life. Regardless of how career oriented you are, it is imperative to set your limits to enjoy other pleasures of life, else, you will end up completely ruining your life. You ought to learn to set time restrictions and respectfully say no to working for extra bucks.
Give utmost importance to your personal commitments:
We often end up neglecting promises or words given to your relatives. This will gradually lead to losing your importance in their lives. So, learn to value your personal commitments at par with your professional commitments. It would be a blunder if you missed an important meeting with your client! Give the same importance your daughter’s / son’s soccer match as well. Set alarms, set google reminders, just the way you do it to keep yourself updated on happenings on professional front.
Give your 100 percent:
Often people tend to be offer their physical presence to their families on a vacation with their mind and heart still at work. This is the biggest mistake one could commit! It is important to note that when you are on a vacation, do not let your work distract you. If not with your family, learn to compartmentalize your mind and involve in some recreational activities after putting some set hours of time in your work. Same holds true, vise-versa as well. When at work, do not let personal calls or recreational activities distract you.
Analyze your priorities:
Whenever you feel that the balance between work and life is blurring, take some time out to set your priorities straight. It is quite probable for a person to get sidetracked by things coming on your way just because they demand your time and presence. This is similar to wasting your time and energy for unimportant reasons. Learn to simplify your life by prioritizing both your recreational / personal activities as well as professional activities.
Striking the right chord between work and life is not an easy task that can happen overnight. The key to a healthy and self-disciplined life is to keep practicing to maintain a balance.
Topics: Freelancer | 1 Comment »
5.Juli 2009 at 1:25 pm
Really a complete article on how to get started with your freelance work. The spice of motivation is impressive.