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Best Hacks for Work-Life Balance
Work-Life Balance is an elusive thing. Some argue that it does not exist. That it is, in fact, a constant calibration. Sometimes work requires more of you, sometimes your family requires more of you. Sometimes YOU require more of YOU. Here are 3 ways I’ve learned to “hack” this work-life balance thing: 1- BLOCK YOUR TIME. Don’t roll your eyes. I know it sounds simple. IT IS! And it works! If you haven’t tried it, please humor me. We all have 24 hours in day. 8 of those are or should be spent sleeping. (More on sleeping later) That leaves 16 hours to do everything else. Now here’s the trick. …
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Delegating is the Key
I’ve been told countless times, “ I don’t know how you do it.” I’m married with 3 kids, own my own company, have a side business, am involved in a number of boards and organizations and it seems like I am always adding something else to my plate. Before you start thinking I’m some sort of Superhero who probably runs on 3-4 hours of sleep a night, let me dispel this myth. The only way I can do half of the things I am involved in, is because I’ve learned to delegate. Delegating is a skill that needs to be practiced and perfected. I can remember a time, not so…
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The Magic Bullet
I am a self-help junkie. It’s always been my favorite section at any bookstore. I could spend the majority of my life learning and trying to become a better person and I’d be happy. If only I didn’t need to make a living, I would make self-improvement my full time profession. In my quest to find work-life balance, I needed to first find a way to be more efficient. Efficiency would mean accomplishing more in less time, and therefore, freeing up more time for friends, family, and myself. Sounded simple enough, but why was it that the days always seemed to run me, instead of the other way around? My…
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Start a Blog! DONE!
For years I’ve been saying I want to start a blog. I’m not sure why. I guess I want to connect with people. I want to share my pain. I know I’m not the only one struggling with work-life balance. I figure this can be a platform and a community that shares and helps each other. We’re all in this together and we can all use all the help we can get! So how did I finally get around to doing it, you ask? (Because I can think of several things that I’ve always wanted to do but I never get around to doing…) To answer that, I must first…
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