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OFF BALANCE 5 WAYS TO A BETTER WORK-LIFE BALANCE
Let’s be straight; Today’s work-life balance is so lopsided it’s basically teetering on an edge. We’re walking a tightrope trying to keep all our balls in the air. It’s exhausting and many of us find ourselves sinking into a mentality loop of I must be better, try harder, be successful, stay later, start earlier, finish this… but it’s no way to live our lives to the full. By Djacinta van der Meulen
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e’re falling into a life where our work takes precedent over everything else in our lives. With our desire to succeed professionally while being the best that we can be and always striving to fit more in and a culture where working hard is promoted as the best path to success…it can leave us forgetting about our own wellbeing. Creating a harmonious work-life balance is critical to improving not only our physical, emotional and mental health, but our career health too. The first thing to remember when finding your work-life balance is that there is no perfect balance. Many people think that a “work-life balance” consists of having a particularly productive day at work then leaving early to spend the other half of the day with friends and family. While this may seem ideal, it is not always, and most often, possible. Don’t strive for the perfect schedule; strive for a realistic one. Some days, you might focus more on work, while others you might have more time and energy to pursue your
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