D? ??u ?v?r feel as if your j?b ?? t?k?ng ?v?r ??ur whole l?f?? Th?ugh ?t ?? ??mm?n for j?b? t? ???????n?ll? spill ?nt? spare t?m?, ?t?? ?t?ll ?m??rt?nt t? tr? ?nd draw the l?n? between w?rk h?ur? ?nd time ???nt w?th f?m?l?, fr??nd?, ?r to relax and r???u?. Sometimes ?t ??n be h?rd t? ?t?? w?rk?ng – but ?n?? ??u find that b?l?n??, ??u w?ll b? h?????r, healthier and ?v?n enjoy your d??l? l?f? even more.

E???nt??ll?, it all comes d?wn t? better time management, so h?r? are ??m? ???nt?r? for improving ??ur work/life b?l?n??:

Establish Your ?r??r?t???

M?k? a l??t of ?v?r?th?ng ??u h?v? going on ?n ??ur life ?nd r?nk those t??k? ?nd responsibilities, ?n ?rd?r, fr?m most t? least ?m??rt?nt. Th?? will ?n?lud? your bu??n???, ??ur fr??nd? and f?m?l?, h?bb???, ?t?. — everything.

It?? important t? b? 100 percent h?n??t w?th yourself when r?nk?ng your ?r??r?t???. F?r example, if you ju?t ?t?rt?d ????ng ??m??n?, th?t br?nd n?w r?l?t??n?h??, wh?l? ?m??rt?nt, w?n’t be ?? high ?r??r?t? as ??ur bu??n???.

R?nk?ng ??ur priorities in ?rd?r fr?m h?gh??t to l?w??t makes ?t mu?h ?????r to ?n?ur? ??u ?r? ?ll???t?ng t?m? t? th? m??t ?m??rt?nt things in your bu??n???, ?? w?ll as your personal life.

Cr??t? D??dl?n?? f?r Y?ur??lf

Y?u ??n?t ?lw??? k??? to t?ght ??h?dul?? at work (?h?n? calls/meetings th?t ?v?rrun ?r? ??mm?n reasons for ?u?h?ng b??k other tasks), but g?v?ng ??ur??lf ??m? d??l?, w??kl? and m?nthl? d??dl?n?? ??n h?l? ??u b? more ?r?du?t?v? and l??v? on t?m? ???h d??. Use ??ur phone, ?m??l or calendar t? set ??ur??lf reminders; careful organization means l??? w??t?d t?m?.

St?? Procrastinating

There are certain things about any job th?t ?r? mund?n?. If ??u t?k? the t?m? to d? the t?d??u? parts ?f ??ur j?b, you ??n breathe a ??gh ?f r?l??f ???n?r.

• S?h?dul? ?n ?ft?rn??n t? finish th??? ???k? t??k? so you ??n move ?n to more interesting (or even fun!) th?ng?.
• liminate D??tr??t??n?. If ??ur ??r??n?l l?f? ?nt?rf?r?? with your j?b, ??t ??m? b?und?r???. B? firm wh?n ??u h?v? work t? f?n??h.
• L??v? ??ur ??ll ?h?n? ?n th? ??r or ?w?t?h ?t ?ff during w?rk h?ur?.
• D????ur?g? frequent personal ??ll? ?r v???t?.
• D?l?? socializing w?th co-workers unt?l your w?rk ?? done.

On?? you?ve l??rn?d t? ?tr??ml?n? ??ur w?rkd??, ??u?ll f?nd th?t ??u n? l?ng?r dr??d g??ng t? w?rk and br?ng?ng it ?ll h?m? (or closing th? d??r t? your h?m? office). Imagine kn?w?ng that ??u?r? r??d? to ?t?rt ??ur d?? ?n?t??d ?f playing ??t?h u? fr?m ???t?rd??. Try to use a room scheduler to manage your meetings instead.

Do Not Forget To St?? ????t?v?

Particularly dur?ng the ??rl? ?t?g?? ?f a ?t?rtu?, ?t ??n b? ???? t? focus ?n everything th?t needs t? b? d?n? ?nd ?ll of th? problems ??u ?r? f???ng. Negative m?nd??t? m?k? ?t h?rd?r to f??u? ?n th? work at h?nd ?nd decrease the dr?v? t? t??kl? ??ur j?b?.

Th?? is wh? ?lw??? r?m??n?ng ????t?v? is an ?m??rt?nt facet of b?l?n??ng work ?nd l?f?. St???ng positive boosts ?ff????n?? ?nd ?l?? ?r?v?nt? mental h??lth ?r?bl?m? th?t can h?rm ?ll ??rt? ?f ??ur l?f?. On? of the b??t ways t? ?lw??? ?t?? positive is ?l??rl? ?utl?n? what work ??u need t? g?t d?n? ?n b?th th? ?h?rt and long t?rm.

Al?gn?ng ??ur ?h?rt-t?rm w?rk w?th ??ur l?ng-t?rm g??l? can boost your ??nf?d?n?? th?t you are ?n the r?ght tr??k, ?v?n if ??u ?r? ?nl? m?k?ng b?b? steps each d??. Furth?rm?r?, dur?ng ??ur days you n??d t? f??u? on checking ?ff ?t?m? from your list, but n?t th?nk?ng ?b?ut the l??t ?t??lf. T?k?ng t??k? ?n? ?t a t?m? ?ff?r? a ??rt ?f tunn?l v????n t? prevent g?tt?ng d??tr??t?d. F?n?ll?, every ?? ?ft?n t?k? a moment t? congratulate yourself ?n ?v?r?th?ng ??u ????m?l??h, ?v?n ?f it m?? ???m m?n???ul?.

St?rt th?nk?ng about work l?f? b?l?n?? in your l?f? t?d??, balancing w?rk and l?f? ?? n?t so h?rd ?nd ?t ?? ??m?th?ng m??t ?f us n??d, you w?ll enjoy m?r? ?u?l?t? t?m? with ??ur family ?nd l??? personal stress if you start th?nk?ng about ??ur w?rk l?f? b?l?n??.