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In life, everyone wants to be a success and be able to enjoy every little thing which the world has to offer. Our time on this earth is so fleeting and we really have to work in order to enjoy every scrap of experience we can get. When it comes to work and life balance, a lot of people get it drastically wrong. We either work ourselves into the ground or we never manage to reach where we want in our career, and it can seem impossible to make the two work in harmony. However, there are ways of effectively balancing your working life and your hobbies, and here they are.
Enjoy your career
It is so important for your happiness and your well-being that you choose a career which you actually enjoy doing. There is no point spending years studying for a msc marketing online if you don’t enjoy the subject! Put your heart and soul into the career you choose and you will be able to get much further with our career on the simple fact that you like to do it. It doesn’t fill you with dread, it fills you with excitement and this is what we all need in our lives.
Schedule your time
When you are trying to balance your work life alongside your favourite hobbies, we often neglect to add those hobbies into our little schedule. If you have something which you want to be doing more often and which you enjoy every single day, you need to make time for it in your life. Take a chunk out of your week where you can focus on doing the things you enjoy because this is what will keep you sane and allow you to work hard the rest of the time. If we never make the time to do what we love, what is the point in trying in the first place? Your life should be fun and it should be full of love, so take time to love what you do and do what you love.
Switch off
Work can be a stressful thing, and when you work in certain industries it can feel as if you have to stay online 24/7 just in case you are needed for something. But stop right there, this is not the way to live your life! You cannot simply stay by the computer or the phone waiting for someone to need a project completing because you will never give yourself the time to relax and refresh. Switch off at the end of the week at 5 pm sharp and do NOT check your emails again. The weekend is time for your hobbies, so make that the only ‘job’ you need to do. When you learn to do this in your life you will start to notice that you are a happier and less stressed soul overall, which is exactly what you need in your life.
Hi Dequiana, I love this article you post. So many good ideas i could apply on my life at home and at work. Balancing all the things to achieve successful life. Thank you for sharing.