Balancing Work And Life Through Effective Time Management

Submitted by: Vasantha C

We see many people regretting that they worked hard all their lives but had never been able to pay enough attention to the other side of their lives and feel guilty, sad and unfulfilled. Why?

It is because they did not manage their time effectively to pay attention to other areas of their lives and focused only on their profession or business. Effective time management is essential to strike a balance between work and life. You will have enough time for doing all the things that you need to enjoy fulfillment in every aspect of your life.

What is Effective Time Management?

You can divide your time through proper planning and allocation for each area of your life. This will enhance your quality of life and leave no room for complaint or regrets later on. This process of managing your time in the best way to achieve a well rounded life is known as Effective Time Management.

I. Do not Mix Work and Personal Life

It is dangerous to mix work with the personal life as it can create problems in both areas. You should be able to divide and prioritize your time to keep your sanity and enjoy a satisfied life. Nurturing relationships is equally important to enjoy the quality of life and avoid regrets in future. You can also avoid complaints from your family and friends while equally contributing to your career or business.

II. Spend weekends for private life

Many of them bring their office work to home or work on the weekends and spoil their family life. If you realize this, you are one step closer to achieving work and life balance. The best way is to spend the weekends only for your interests other than work. Weekends are meant for the family, to spend quality time with your children, for playing indoor games or golf, tennis, or going for a long trek.

III. Do not over Work

What will happen, when you over work, the answer is you will get tired and you will need rest. There will also be no energy left for doing anything else even if you want to. If you spend most of your hours working even the little time that you could spend at home will be lost. So if you want to maintain a good work life balance you should never over work.

IV. Maintain a Diary or Organizer

Maintaining some kind of a record for listing your goals and priorities is essential to complete your activities in an organized manner without fail. So you can maintain a diary to note down the things you want to do and the time frame to do it. Technology is so advanced that you can carry your electronic organizer with you anywhere so that you never miss out on any of your commitments.

V. Effective Time Management

Effective time management is nothing but setting up goals and the time frame for achieving each goal and stick to the plan. Once you set up the goals and time lines and following them up strictly and draw boundaries accordingly you will be easily able to balance both work and life.

Family and Personal Goals Fulfilling your family s aspirations and your goals (such as a vacation tour, higher education in a prestigious institution and so on)

Business and Career Goals (Fixing the limitation on the Turnover or Aiming for the position that you dreaming for)

Personal Development Goals (Increasing your wealth and social status)

By following these simple steps you will soon begin to realize that balancing work and family life is indeed possible through effective time management.

About the Author: Vasanta has been writing inspirational and self improvement/development articles since a long time. Her writings are immensely popular and well read. She presently manages the website “Your Personal Guide to Self Improvement”(

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