Work Life Balance

WHAT IS WORK LIFE BALANCE

Work-life balance is a term used to describe the balance between workplace obligations and personal responsibilities.

It was coined to address the unhealthy life choices that many people were making and when they were choosing to neglect other important areas of life such as family, friends and hobbies in favor of work-related tasks and goals.

LEARN THE SKILL- BALANCE

ACTIVITY - LET’S CHECK

1. I am not in Need

2. I am in Real

3. I have lot of Energy in me

4. I am in Love

5. I am always in good Health

6. I have no Stress

7. I am always Happy

8. I am living a Social life

9. I have Freedom

10. I have free Time

OUR LIFE AT WORK

Punctuality Long Work Hours Rotational Shifts Business Travel Deliverables SLAs Appraisals Customer Relationship

Productivity Quality Communication Management

Demands Resources and Need Leave/Vacation Awards Leisure

LET’S CHANGE OUR STATEMENT

Rather than saying “I have a stressful life” change it to “I will learn how to come back on track and live a

balanced life and leave no place for stress”.

A STORY – FATHER AND DAUGHTER

ACTIVITY – LEMON SPOON RACE

THE MATHEMATECIAN’S VIEW

SELF-CARE

Spiritual PhysicalIntellectualEmotionalHealthWellnessExercise

RELATIONSHIP

PersonalFriendshipsPartnersSpousesChildren

What we do Careers

HouseworkWORK

DAILY (ACTIVITY)- TIME MANAGEMENT GRID

QUARTER (ACTIVITY)- TIME MANAGEMENT GRID

Glass

GlassGlass

Glass

Rubber

The ball of rubber will come back when thrown.

The ball of glass would never come back when thrown as it would break, shatter and gone.

FIVE BALLS OF LIFE

TEN KIM (Keep In Mind) - TIPS FOR WORK LIFE BALANCE

10. Set SMART Goals:Plan and Prioritize your goals [S.M.A.R.T Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic and Timely]

9. Plan a Structure: Work life balance is all about Flexibility which can be achieved by a Structure in place as it brings certainty (You know what’s going to happen and why). It also includes TOOLS / RESOURCES to have flexibility. This includes you being able to work from variety of places in different times of a day effectively. For this you would need mobile phones, laptops, remote access and flexible hours are important.


8. Practice Good Time Management: It means to do the right things in a right way at the right time. For this you need to focus on your priorities and focus on those tasks that advance important goals; those goals that will bring in high pay off results. Activities that involve too much time should be simplified, delegated or eliminated. Good time management means focusing on results. It’s important to aim for excellence but not necessarily for perfection. Cause when you aim for excellence you might get excellent results but when you aim for perfection you might never quite get there.

ACTIVITY - LET’S FIND THE PEN WITH THE TICKING CLOCK


7. Undertake Training in Techniques Required: There are many books available on effective time management, goal setting, prioritizing activity, increasing effectiveness, negotiation, relaxation and stress management. Also, there are providers of these trainings.

6. Take Holidays and Long Weekends: If you have got good Structure in place and good support system you can find a time off.


5. Reward Yourself: They are important because they are something extra that you have been working towards. So, after you have set your goals and achieved them take the reward. You can choose to reward yourself be it at work or home. By doing this everything will become more enjoyable. Take the small and big rewards. You deserve it.

4. Stay Healthy: It’s important to eat well, sleep well and exercise. You need good office desk, good chair, good lighting, no fall over cables and at home it is just as valid. At home a good bed is also important as one spends most of the time there. Medical check ups are important. When working hard any of the therapies and check ups are cost effective.


3. Be Passionate and Enthusiastic: Mix with positive people and don’t accept negativity either privately or professionally. See the Opportunity and not the obstacle. Always try to see the positive situation of any thing. Look harder look longer and look at it differently. Two techniques to attain these is 1. Positive self talk and 2. Visualization. Positive Self-TalkingInstead of telling “you can’t do something”, tell yourself “you can do it” Say these “I am a great person; I am valuable, I am good at what I do, I am excited about my work, my goals and my life”. Visualization includes:Determining your end goal (actually seeing, touching, feeling and experiencing the emotion of the goal). In this way you feel that you have already achieved your goal as you are already experiencing it.


2. Love Your Job: Career development is a journey and every journey is more enjoyable if you enjoy every step, enjoy the tasks, the people, the environment and the opportunities. You can also undergo professional training courses and this will help you enhance knowledge and understanding and this in return will increase your control and lastly you achieve a better balance. So it’s very important to enjoy what you do or change what you do.


1. Love Your Life: Enjoy your journey. Take control of your life. Be true to yourself and never accept less than you want. Enrich yourself socially, culturally, intellectually, constantly focus on your personal development achieve your goals and enjoy the journey.

YOU HAVE IDENTIFIED WHAT IS IMPORTANTYOU ARE MAKING IT HAPPEN

YOU ARE IN CONTROL YOU ARE ENJOYING EVERY STEP OF YOUR LIFE

ACTIVITY – SAVE THE EGG

Finish First – Fly Your Success Flight

OUTCOME OF WORK LIFE BALANCING MECHANISM

Go for a walk Spend time in nature Call your good friend Sweat out tension with a good workout Write in your journal Take a long bath Listen to music Watch a comedy

OUTCOME OF WORK LIFE BALANCING MECHANISM

Light scented candles Savor a warm cup of coffee or tea Play with your child Get a massage/ pamper yourself Curl up with a good look Meet friends for get together Go shopping with family Sit and plan your finance Help family in household work

For all these activities ensure you involve your family or friend to balance caring about others with caring for ourselves

OUR PERSONAL LIFE

Work Life Balance

Career

balanced life

stressful life

social life

important areas of life

important goals

practice good time management

good structure

right time