Maintain work-life balance
If trying to maintain balance in your life makes you feel like a tightrope walker, you’re not alone.
Most of Entrepreneurs have so many demands on our time and energy because life can feel like a three-ring circus. Do you want to know if you are good at maintaining a balance between work and life?
Then take this quiz to see how well you are meeting responsibilities, while also recognizing and fulfilling your personal needs and wants?
Select True or False
T F 1. The only way I can successfully manage my life is to take care of myself physically and emotionally.
T F 2. Nurturing myself enlarges my capacity to help others.
T F 3. I eat healthfully and exercise regularly.
T F 4. I get check-ups, go to the dentist, and take preventative precautions.
T F 5. I set aside personal, quiet time for myself, whether I’m meditating or simply letting my thoughts drift.
T F 6. I experience the gifts of each season: ice skating, cycling, walks, gardening, more time outside; camping, swimming, barbeques; harvesting the reward, gathering wood, spending more time inside.
T F 7. Creativity nurtures me, too. I do what I love, whether that’s cooking, drawing, painting, writing, dancing, singing or another creative pursuit.
T F 8. Reaching out to others enriches my life. I spend quality time with family and friends.
T F 9. Contributing to the world provides connection and purpose, so I give my time, energy and experience where it is most useful.
T F 10. I notice and pay attention to the emotional signals that tell me I’m out of balance: irritability, overwhelm, resentment.
T F 11. If I feel that I’m catching a cold, I realize I may have stressed my immune system with overactivity, so I stop and take care of myself.
T F 12. When I need or want to, I say no to requests for my time.
T F 13. I listen to and honour the requests my body makes for such things as a nap, a walk, green vegetables, hot soup.
T F 14. If I have something planned for myself, I don’t just toss that aside when someone makes a request of me.
T F 15. I’m busy, but I find time to do the things I want to do.
T F 16. I’m happy. I regularly experience well-being, contentment, even joy.
If you answered false more often than true, you may want to take a look at the questions to which you answered false and see if you can incorporate something of its message into your life. Please don’t hesitate to contact me if you’d like to explore this issue further
