What are the ways to improve your work-life balance

1. Pause and evaluate.

Take the time to understand how the various parts of your life are impacting one another. Pause and consider your current work-life situation; ask yourself how you feel. Some questions you might reflect on include:

• Am I spending enough quality time doing what I really want? 
• Am I committing enough time and energy to people or things that are meaningful to me? 
• Do I still feel aligned with my professional or personal goals? Why or why not?
• Where do I feel the most stuck? What is it about this situation that makes me feel that way?

As you think through these complex personal questions, journaling your thoughts and feelings can be a good way to identify the areas you feel need the biggest adjustments. Ultimately, these questions should help you gain greater clarity on your current situation. 

2. Assess your priorities.

Once you have a better sense of what you’d like to adjust, you’ll want to begin identifying what you want to prioritize. Some questions you might ask yourself include: 

• What really matters to me and am I doing enough of it? 
• Where can I make compromises? Where have I been making too many compromises?
• What can I do to ensure I am devoting enough time to my goals and relationships?
• Where can I integrate my responsibilities so I honor more than one at the same time?

3. Manage your time.

Now that you know what your priorities are—whether that’s spending more time at work to aim for a promotion or cutting back on after-hours emails by establishing boundaries—it’s important to figure out how to better manage your time.

Review how you currently spend your time and look for ways to adjust your schedule where possible. You can “block” your time as a way to focus on one area at a time or use a matrix system to establish your priorities when new tasks pop up unexpectedly. Learn more about how to manage your time to boost your productivity and well-being.