Balancing Business and Lifestyle

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This article will save you time by providing you with ideas on how to achieve balance.

What does balance mean to you?  Before you work at creating balance make sure you are clear what it will ‘look like’ in your life.  Picking the kids up from school, playing golf one afternoon a week, not working on the weekends.

Start with setting goals – ‘what’ do you want to achieve and ‘by when’.  Be specific and realistic.  Eg: “By March I want to be at home by 4pm on a Monday and Friday”.

Now look at what you need to organise to make your goals a reality.  Using the example above you might need to……

-  Use a diary to note down the days and times and manage your work and appointments around them

-  Let the people around you know what it is that you are doing so they can support you reach your goals.  Make them public & put them on the wall at home and work. Why not invite others to set similar goals so you are surrounded by balanced people?!

-  Organise yourself to prevent dramas.  If the business is dependant on you, be responsible about the impact leaving early might have.

-  Check the business is still financially viable if you leave early.  Can you afford to take on more staff?   Talk to your accountant or bookkeeper and make sure it is

-  Review your systems so that you can be relaxed when you get home at 4pm and be confident that your team are doing a good job.

Are you left with a ‘busy’ head at the end of the day?.  Try these to create a ‘clear headspace’ to enjoy your lifestyle….

-  Schedule ‘thought provoking’ or stimulating meetings in the morning and not just before you try and switch off.

-  Before leaving the office spend 5 mins jotting down what is in your head.  Organise your desk and prepare for the next day.

-  Make sure you have both your ‘life’ and ‘work’ activities organised.  Arrange a specific time to meet friends/have a date with your partner/exercise and then put the energy into making it work.

I strongly believe that being organised both personally and professionally is a key element to achieving balance in all areas of your life….being efficient and effective creates time to live a life you love!

Enjoy setting some awesome goals and remember you will need energy and passion to make them happen, so schedule some time in to recharge your batteries!

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