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The Truth About Work-Life Balance!
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Nov 25, 2024
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are you struggling to balance it all
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this is a question that many of us
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grapple with daily how do we balance
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career family and personal health I did
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a survey online and shared it all over
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my various social media platforms this
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survey targeted women 30 years and older
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to gain insights on their health and
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wellness choices well I got a total of a
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whooping 20
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responses hey don't be disappointed
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there's still a lot of value there I
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admit that the sample size is really
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small but I actually found some of these
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responses to be quite shocking I asked a
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straight forward question how do you
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balance career family and personal
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health the options were priortize career
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priortize family priorize personal
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health struggle to balance it all or
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other before I reveal the results ask
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yourself the same question how do you
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balance these three critical aspects of
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life out of the 20 respondents most were
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between the ages of 30 and 39 years with
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one to two children a few didn't have
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any children at all now here's the
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result that really stood out 65% of
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these women admitted that they struggled
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to balance it all surprised maybe not
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this is the reality for so many of us
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and even though none of these women
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selected priorize career I suspect that
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in reality career often takes Center
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Stage whether we aware of it or not so
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why didn't anyone select career as their
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top priority it's likely because we
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don't want to admit that our jobs often
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take precedence over our families and
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our health but let's be real our careers
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can easily consume so much of our time
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energy and attention many of us
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priortize work even if it often happens
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unconsciously without without even
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realizing it we start to sacrifice our
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well-being and family time in the name
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of job security or career advancement
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think about it how many hours a day do
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you dedicate to your job including
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commuting preparation and extra hours at
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the office for many of us that's the
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majority of our waking hours by the time
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we get home we've already given so much
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to our work that there's little left for
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family or self-care research highlights
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that work family conflict is
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particularly High among women in their
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30s and 40s a stage when career demands
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Peak while family responsibilities such
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as raising children are also most
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intense this confirms what so many women
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know firsthand balancing it all is often
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an impossible task this is an emotional
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burden that can take a real physical
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toll on our bodies in fact chronic
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stress from trying to meet conflicting
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demands can lead to increased risk of
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hypertension anxiety and depression no
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wonder 65% of the women in this survey
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said that they struggled and like them
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I've often found myself in the same
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position feeling torn between work
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commitments family obligations and a
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need for self-care so why is it so hard
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to achieve balance well there are
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several factors at play cultural
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expectations Society often places high
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expectations on women to excel in
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careers while also being the primary
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caregivers at home workplace demands
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many jobs especially in the corporate
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settings demand long hours making it
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difficult to set boundaries between work
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and personal life internal pressure many
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of us feel the Relentless need to do it
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all we're constantly striving for
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perfection in each and every area of
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life unfortunately sometimes this drive
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can lead to burnout as we often
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underestimate the toll it takes to
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juggle multiple roles each and every day
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the price we pay however is often self-
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neglect as we push ourselves so hard
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that we don't even take the time to
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pause and process our own thoughts and
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emotions instead we keep going until the
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pressure build up and we either explode
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or quietly implode the cost of trying to
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maintain this level of perfection is
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often far greater than we realize as it
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often comes at the expense of our own
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well-being the good news it is possible
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to find a healthy balance here are some
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strategies backed by science and expert
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advice priortize what truly matters you
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should start by listing out your top
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priorities and then aligning your
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schedule to match these priorities
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whether it's spending more quality time
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with family or setting aside moments for
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self-care having a clear sense of what
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truly matters to you will help you make
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better decisions you know we don't need
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to do everything we just need to do the
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things that truly add value to our lives
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when you recognize that you won't
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accomplish everything on your list it
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becomes easier to let go of the
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nonessential tasks or those items that
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were at the bottom of your priority list
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knowing that those unfinished tasks
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weren't your top priorities in the first
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place can bring peace of mind the real
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Comfort comes from knowing that the most
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important things the ones that truly
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matter were taken care of set clear
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boundaries one of the most powerful
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steps in regaining control over your
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life is learning to set firm bound
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between work and personal life studies
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show that employees who can detach from
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work outside of their working hours
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report lower levels of stress and higher
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overall satisfaction with life the key
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is to establish a fixed stop time for
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work each day for those of us who work
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from home like me this can feel nearly
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impossible the lines between work and
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home blurs so easily when your office is
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just a few steps away I've had to force
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myself to create create a hard stop time
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for my workday and let me tell you it's
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not easy I constantly have to remind
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myself to honor that boundary if I say
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that my family is my top priority my
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actions need to reflect that those few
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hours in the evenings are dedicated to
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them if something truly urgent comes up
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I'll tackle it later when they're tued
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away in bed setting these limits isn't
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just about improving your own work life
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balance it's about showing the people
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you care about that they matter most
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practice small acts of self-care rather
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than waiting for the perfect time to
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prioritize your well-being begin with
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small manageable steps research shows
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that even brief daily habits such as a
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10-minute walk or five minutes of
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mindfulness can have long lasting
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positive effects on both your mental and
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physical health by incorporating these
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simple practices into your routine you
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avoid having to neglect your health due
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to the lack of time in instead you'll
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start reaping the benefits right away
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and over time your efforts will compound
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creating a meaningful impact on your
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overall wellbe the key is consistency
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not Perfection identify your toxic
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Tendencies we all need to take a moment
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to identify the toxic tendencies in our
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personal and work lives for example I
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can admit that I have a bit of a toxic
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workoholic streak it's not just about
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working while I'm at work I'm always
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doing something my du list never seems
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to end and even when I'm supposed to be
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relaxing like watching TV I'll still be
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writing or squeezing in some other task
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during my downtime over time I've come
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to realize how toxic this is I really
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don't need to be doing so much but I
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often struggle to just sit back and
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relax without feeling like I should be
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doing something more productive what's
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your toxic tendency let me know in the
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comments you can only start making
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changes after you you've identified the
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issue communicate with your family being
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open with your family about the
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struggles you're facing is key to
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finding balance when they understand
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that you're having a tough week at work
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they'll be more likely to offer you some
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Grace when you feel stressed at home
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more than that they can help keep you
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accountable for taking care of yourself
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I've asked my family to help me with
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this including my daughters and while I
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don't always follow their Naes to relax
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and take a break I often do as BR Brown
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reminds us vulnerability is not winning
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or losing it's Having the courage to
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show up and be seen when we have no
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control over the outcome transparent
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communication helps your family
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understand the challenges your
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experiencing and allows them to share
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the load both emotionally and physically
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embrace the power of no I don't know
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about you but I've never been a big fan
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of saying no it's something that hasn't
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come naturally to me and I'm not even
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comfortable with delegating but I've had
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to learn and trust me it gets easier
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with time while people often say no is a
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complete sentence I still find myself
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wanting to add some elaborate
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explanation behind it if we keep saying
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yes to extra work obligations or social
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commitments we're inevitably stealing
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time from something else it's crucial to
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be intentional with your commitments and
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let go of the guilt that comes with
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saying no at home share the load ask
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your partner to help with some of the
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housework or Outsource when possible in
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your professional life don't hesitate to
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ask for assistance or delegate task
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asking for help isn't a sign of failure
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it's a wise way to manage your energy
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and protect your mental and physical
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well-being check in with yourself
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regularly balancing it all isn't static
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it's a constant process that requires
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regular evaluation every few months
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check in with yourself are you giving
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enough attention to the things that
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matter most are you taking care of
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yourself if the answer is no adjust
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accordingly your health is even more
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important than any meeting or deadline
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set specific time for self-care whether
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it's exercise meditation or simply
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resting and treat it as an unbreakable
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appointment this makes it less likely
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that you'll push it aside when other
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things come up set a fix time and detach
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completely choose a specific time to end
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your work day whether it's at the office
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or working from home and fully detach
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once that time comes this clear boundary
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will allow you to transition into a
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family time or self-care without guilt
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and the same goes for when you're at
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work Focus fully on your task so that
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you'll be more efficient and productive
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by staying present and engage during
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work hours you'll get more done making
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it easier for you to step away when the
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day is over when you're off the clock
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truly disconnect that's no checking
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emails no taking calls and no worrying
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about tomorrow give yourself the grace
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to be fully present in your personal
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life ensuring a healthier balance and a
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chance to completely recharge
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re-evaluate your career if your work is
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constantly causing you stress or
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unhappiness it may be time to reassess
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your career path could a different role
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or a shift in responsibilities help
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create more balance sometimes tough
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decisions are necessary oh and ignoring
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the situation and hoping for it to
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resolve itself isn't the solution as I
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said in this video where I discuss the
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reasons why you remain stuck not making
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a decision is also a decision having a
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career is wonderful and an important
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part of life it provides fulfillment
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growth and financial stability however
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if your job becomes toxic and starts to
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take a toll on your health it's
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essential to make a choice and if that
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time comes when you need to choose
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between your job and your health always
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choose your health remember you can't
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pour out from an empty cup priorize your
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well-being is key to sustaining success
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in both your career and personal life
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the struggle to balance career family
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and personal health is real and you're
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not alone it's okay to admit that you're
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finding it hard to keep up the key is to
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take small actionable steps towards
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creating a healthier balance that works
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for you by being mindful of where your
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time and energy are going setting
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realistic expectations and prioritizing
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self-care you can start to regain
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control of your life so what's the very
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first thing that you should do the first
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step that you should take when you're
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feeling the pressure well the first step
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is to remember that you're not feeling
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you're simply human if you're feeling
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stuck in life you'd want to check out
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this video next
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