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This Ebook serves as a guide to taking back control of our lives and live a life that we all deserve. While work is important to sustain our daily lives, we should strike a balance by taking all interested parties into account so that we can live a life that is meaningful and satisfying.
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Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2018
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CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION
DESIRE FOR WORK AND LIFE BALANCE
TAKE ACTION AND MAKE IT HAPPEN
CAREER VERSUS JOB
DISCUSS WITH YOUR FAMILY
BALANCING YOUR SOCIAL AND PERSONAL LIFE
SETTING YOUR EXPECTATIONS AND GOALS
COMMUNICATE TO SAVE TIME AND AVOID OBSTACLES
BALANCING YOUR WORK AND PERSONAL TIME
STRESS MANAGEMENT
BE FLEXIBLE
CONCLUSION
Introduction
In this modern world, the rat race is a common phrase that is applicable to most people.
Families were expected to give up everything in order to achieve financial security and freedom.
Those were the days when climbing the corporate ladder was a benchmark to gauge our success in life. Large companies moved employees from one city to another, and if you are lucky to succeed in climbing the ladder , you packed up with your family and moved on from one city to another, leaving your friends and closed ones behind.
Meanwhile, the divorce rate climbed, fathers lost touch with their families and died of heart attacks and strokes at an alarming rate. When these men retired, they felt useless and unproductive.
Over the years, the identity of these men had become inextricably tied to their success on the job. New retirees found themselves wondering who they were, and why they were living with women who were complete strangers to them. And, whatever happened to those darling kids who used to live in the house?
Then women entered the workforce in earnest and joined the rat race just to support the family.
Lest you think that this rat race has come to an end, just look to the evidence of stress related death and illness, an increase in the average number of hours worked by employees around the world and skyrocketing numbers of divorces and children ended up in single-parent families.
And, let us not forget those of us who are responsible for the care of our aging parents.
We live in a world of conveniences that were designed to give us more leisure time. But, it would seem that all the informational overload, whirring computers and media blitz have given us is more time for work.
It is not unusual for men and women to work long hours and we fool ourselves into thinking we have a life!
Most of us would have already come to the conclusion that giving up a social and family life is too great a price to pay for career success.
Maybe, you have stress related health problems, perhaps you are not eating right, and you are probably fighting with your spouse, boyfriend or best buddy because you spend too little time with the people you care about most.
In today’s chaotic world, it is a reality that you just don’t have enough time for work, family and friends. And, since your boss holds a tight rein on your paycheck, it is likely that your family and friends are the ones that suffer.
Desire For Work And Life Balance
While every generation of workers has a different set of work expectations, the desire for work/life balance has become one of the foremost goals of every generation in the workforce today.
Baby Boomers are reducing work hours and many people in their thirties are starting their own businesses in order to have more control over their lives and schedules.
A recent study done by the Families and Work Institute illustrates that young workers just starting out in the workforce are choosing to turn down promotional opportunities to achieve greater work/life balance.
Why do you suppose these apple-cheeked, enthusiastic job entrants might take this approach? In a study done with young employees by Families and Workplace, work/life balance was among the top for both genders.
Most of these young adults were raised in families where both parents worked and they experienced the sacrifice and demands placed upon their parents, firsthand.
Not surprisingly, of all the generations in the workforce today, these young adults are the most likely to consider job flexibility and schedules when they look for a job, and it is key to employee retention for companies that employ these young workforce.
The point of all of this background information is to let you know that you are not alone in your desire to find balance.
All generations in all types of jobs are today, looking for balance, less stress, and more time with family and friends. Like you, these people are willing to give it their all when they are at work and they expect to work hard, but in exchange, they want a life.
If you think that work and family life balance is a small problem, you may be interested to know that, in addition to the few companies that have recognized the issue and taken the lead in establishing life balance programs, there are numerous organizations, foundations, universities and groups doing research on this topic.
Organizations as diverse as religious groups, government agencies, human resource companies and behavioral scientists now study these issues and, not just because it is the right thing to do.
There are real economic advantages to companies that recognize the need for life balance and create a working environment to help their employees live their lives more fully.
Companies spend a lot of money training and keeping employees and happy employees will stay longer, live longer and contribute to the company longer.
But, we are just scratching the surface in understanding the true human toll that an unbalanced life takes. Many have studied the evolving societal issues and their roots in overwork and lost community connections.
If you WANT more balance in your life but you wonder whether it is all that important, let’s talk about the reasons you NEED this balance.
