Creating a strategy for work life balance is similar to creating New Year's Resolutions. It is easy to write out the plan and even start working on the plan, but maintaining it becomes difficult. Work Life Balance is more like a fantasy for most working professionals than a reality. Oftentimes after repeated failed attemps it is merely something that is considered to be only for a chosen few and not something that everyone should aim for. In this week's Paralegal Power Break you will discover ways to create and maintain a work life balance.

1. SHOULD
YOU STILL
AIM FOR
WORK-LIFE
BALANCE?
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2. THIS IS THE IDEAL WAY
TO LIVE LIFE

3. UNFORTUNATELY,
NOT ALL WORKERS
GET TO EXPERIENCE IT.
Source: Wikipedia
National Health Interview Survey
Occupational Health Supplement data has
revealed that 16% of U.S. workers
have difficulty balancing work and family
in 2010.

4. There is no such thing as work-life balance.
Everything worth fighting for unbalances your life.
―
Alain de Botton
NEVER OCCURS
BECAUSE IT ALMOST
IS A MYTH
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
SOME THINK

5. “If you’re interested in work-life
balance in the first 36 months
of starting your own business,
you will lose.”
―
Gary Vaynerchuk
AT CERTAIN STAGES
IS IMPOSSIBLE
WORK-LIFE BALANCE
SOME THINK

6. HERE ARE FIVE TIPS.
SHOULD YOU STILL STRIVE
TO ACHIEVE WORK-LIFE
BALANCE ?
YES, AS MUCH AS YOU CAN.

7. • Do you want to join a weekly cooking class?
• Do you need to pick up your kids at 5:00 p.m.?
• Do you want to visit a different country each year?
YOU MAY BENEFIT FROM HAVING
AN OPEN CONVERSATION.
1
COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR SUPERVISOR ABOUT
WHAT YOU WANT OR NEED TO DO FOR YOURSELF

8. • Prioritize urgent and important tasks
• Delegate tasks and errands where possible
• Cut activities that waste your time and energy
MANAGE TIME TO MAKE TIME
LEARN TO MANAGE YOUR TIME WELL
2

9. • Dinner with friends on Wednesdays
• 20-minute jog every morning
• Family time every Sunday afternoon
ACTIVITIES THAT HELP YOU
RECHARGE CAN MAKE A
POSITIVE CHANGE
3
INTEGRATE DOWNTIME INTO YOUR
WEEKLY SCHEDULE

10. • Eat the right food
• Get enough sleep
• Get regular exercise
YOUR EFFORT TO KEEP YOURSELF
HEALTHY WILL GO A LONG WAY
4
PAY ATTENTION TO YOUR PHYSICAL
NEEDS

11. • Explain your reasons briefly
• Explain your reasons honestly
• Explain your reasons tactfully
SAYING NO CAN BE AN EFFECTIVE
WAY TO SIMPLIFY YOUR LIFE
5
LEARN TO SAY “NO”
NO

12. YOU DON’T HAVE TO CHOOSE BETWEEN
MAKING A LIVING AND MAKING A LIFE.

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