This isn’t an either/or situation. The word “balance” in work/life is just that – a balancing of all the things you have to do and the things you want to do, and finding a way to feel complete, where all aspects of you have time to shine.
Creating the template
In order to create work/life balance, here are some questions to ask yourself:
1) What am I currently doing that I dislike?
2) What am I currently doing that I love?
3) What proportion of my time do I want to spend… a) At work? b) With friends/family? c) Engaged in self-care activities?
4) In looking at #3, how am I doing today compared to what I want to be doing?
5) What do I value? Write as many values as you can think of. Example: honesty, fun,
laughter, connection, self-love, freedom, peace, etc.
6) With what I’m currently doing that I dislike, are there ways I can… a) Stop doing the task? b) Get help doing the task? c) Do the task in less time? d) Be more creative and evolve this task to be more pleasant?
7) If I had no fear and commitments at all, what would I be doing today?
8) If being X (insert one of your values) is very important to me, what can I do to make X more of a priority?
9) When I’m 70, what do I want to be able to look back and say I accomplished?
10) If I knew I only had 15 more years on this earth, what would I do?