Vishal P. Rao
Administrator
Joined: 23 Jun 2005
Posts: 491
|
# Posted: 17 Nov 2005 05:26
Reply
Maintaining balance between your family and career when working from home can sometimes be easier said than done. In order to devote yourself to both your family and career you need to be aware of time. Therefore, if you wish to maintain an effective balance you need to focus on mastering time management skills, and determine for yourself where your priorities lie and what you deem to be truly important. Below are some tips to help you achieve this goal.
Decide What�s More Important
There will come times when you are faced with a dilemma, and will need to sacrifice time spent on your career or time spent with those you love. Essentially, only you can determine where your priorities lie; however, in order to truly obtain a good understanding of your top priorities, you need to learn how to say �no� to less important matters.
Sometimes, saying �no�, especially to those you love, can make you feel guilty about your decision. Nevertheless, if you truly feel that your priorities lay elsewhere, you will find that saying no will become easier in the future. After all, balance isn�t about making everyone happy; it�s about doing what you think is best for both you and your family�s well being.
Leave no Room for Procrastination
Almost everyone procrastinates, and the vast majority of people have been doing it for the better part of their lives�O.K. so we�re not perfect, and sometimes it�s easy to become bored and distracted from our work or household duties. Nonetheless, despite this fact, procrastination is something you will want to avoid like the plague if you ever hope to maintain balance between your family and career when working from home.
How can you avoid procrastination? For starters, you should avoid getting sucked into large career tasks that have comfortable deadlines, or a deadline that you have control over. Instead, turn your larger goals into smaller ones that your mind will accept as more achievable. You will find that the more goals you complete, the better you will feel about yourself, and will grow confidence because you are moving forward instead of putting things off.
Take Breaks
Everyone needs free time � and that includes you. You need to take the time to relax and get out of your home. It is essential that you have time for yourself to enjoy, because thinking non-stop about all of the goals you want to achieve can cause you to adopt obsessive behavior and stress. By only focusing on your career and your family, and forgetting about your own needs is unhealthy and will eventually wear you out, and destroy the balance you worked so hard to maintain. Therefore make sure you take care of yourself, and take time off.
Remaining flexible with your time, and knowing when to put your family before your career, is ultimately how you maintain harmony between your job and personal life. Just remember that it takes time to achieve; balance is not about perfection; and if you really want to, you can achieve anything you put your mind to.
|
Vishal P. Rao
Administrator
Joined: 23 Jun 2005
Posts: 491
|
# Posted: 21 Nov 2005 07:08 � Edited by: Vishal P. Rao
Reply
For those (especially moms) juggling between family and career, here's information on a handsfree headset that will help manage work and family at ease.
...Optimized to provide hands-free conversations in noisy, busy home environments, the new Plantronics M210C and M214C ensure that users are heard loud and clear, and offer simple compatibility with virtually all cordless phones.
The new headsets provide affordable voice communication tools and a productive work-at-home experience for America's growing number of home office workers...
Courtesy JD Bliss
|
