Feeling burned out, exhausted or perhaps a little extra grumpy lately? Perhaps it time to check in with yourself.
If you’re working too hard and not dedicating time to focus on you, creating a healthy work-life balance for yourself is probably one of the most important things you can do for yourself in 2021 and beyond.
Creating and maintaining a healthy work-life balance helps reduce stress and helps prevent burnout at work and in your personal life.
Stress is one of the most common health issues today, and it can take a major toll on our immune systems, which we all know is incredibly important right now. Stress can lead to physical, mental and emotional issues including hypertension, digestive troubles, chronic aches and pains, weight gain, heart problems, increases our chances for cancer, and can make us more susceptible to viral attacks and disease. Stress can also negatively impact our mental health leading to anxiety, depression and insomnia. Too much stress over a long period of time leads to burnout which can cause fatigue, mood swings, irritability, a decrease in work performance and can can negatively impact relationships.
Work-life balance is the idea that a fulfilling life outside of work helps improve work performance while reducing stress. The time a person spends working should be balanced by time spent with friends and family, keeping fit, traveling, and doing other fulfilling hobbies.
At its core, the work-life balance concept exists solely to bring attention to the fact that being a workaholic is detrimental to a person's physical, mental and emotional well-being. Socializing, physical activity and hobbies all contribute to being happier, healthier you.
Learn to say “NO,” get off the computer, put down the phone and do yourself a solid. MAKE time for you and get back to the things that feel good and make you happy!