It is not new news to announce that the majority if not all people these days live in a fast paced lifestyle.
We are all trying to have a piece of every pie in life (metaphorically speaking) and trying to jam it all into 24 hours in a day and then wondering why we are so tired, so stressed, so frazzled and why it doesn’t all get done.
There are many ways that you can try to balance all that life throws at you and you try to take on. The important thing is that even though you have the information there on how to handle it, it is also to remind yourself to do it.
And that is where I come in. Every month I hope to help you (and me) balance our life so things can work better which will make us more content and love life more. My post every month will be a reminder to you (and me) to stop and take note on tipping the balance back in our life. Even if you only manage to take on one new tip a week that is still more than you did before and eventually you will feel in control again!
You are the most important person in your life. If you do not look after you and your life then who will? So don’t take too much on, don’t feel that you need to do it all and please everyone, do only enough till you feel not full, not overwhelmed but content.
Every month I will provide 4 tips (One for each week till the next post) on how we can tip the balance back so you are more in control of your life. Here are the tips from today. Try taking them on and come back next month and let me know how you went.
A piece of cake
Write down all your roles in life. You might be a parent, partner, boss, friend, daughter, book club member, P&C member — not forgetting to include the role ‘me’.
Now think of a cake, when you cut it up you typically cut it into 8 nice sized equal pieces. So eight is going to be the maximum you can juggle. If you have more, it’s a sign your work-life balance is out of kilter.
Ask yourself: ‘What can I do to reduce my roles?’ That may mean delegating and reducing commitments.
Don’t control the clock
You can’t manage time — ever. You can, however, prioritise it. Every morning, ask: “What are the three most important things I need to achieve today?”
Capture golden moments
Studies show we can become happier simply by appreciating tiny fortunes. Keep a gratitude diary. Every evening, write down ten things from that day you are grateful for. It could be your first sip of fresh coffee or a blue sky. It might sound cliché but it works. Try it for a week.
Enjoy
Take time every day to do one thing that you just love. If that means singing along to a favourite song, dancing around the house, calling your best friend, having a glass of wine or a piece of chocolate. Even if the moment only lasts 5 minutes it was 5 minutes of you time. You are here for you, experiencing life for you. So do not not forget to make time for you so you can enjoy, revive and smile. Lots of smiling.
Look forward to hearing from you in a month to see how you went and for us to work on some new tips to working out our life balance.
Lucy xx
