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If you are a working parent, you may find yourself struggling with the many hats you wear. Balance is experienced differently by everyone and can be identified by some or all of the following feelings:
You have enough time for family and work
Life "flows" and feels relatively effortless
When something in your life breaks down (baby sitter gets sick, the car breaks) you have the resources to cope
Balance has some characteristics:
It is not a constant, it comes and goes as things change in life
It has to be worked at
The process of seeking balance can be stimulating and a true learning experience about what is important to you
How do you get balance?
There are many components to finding balance, many that you know consciously and unconsciously. Here are my "top ten" components to finding balance. Add your own and put this list in the back of your mind to help guide you in this difficult process.
Recognize that balancing roles as parent and business person is truly work in itself, it requires appreciation of your work
Take time to think about balance and how to get it this week
Apply your best analytical and creative thinking to problem-solve this task
Remember yourself, your needs, your wants, your happiness this is the ultimate barometer of balance
Have faith there is a way don't put barriers in front of possibilities, you can make it work
Flexibility is important what works this week may be out of whack next week stay open to new solutions
Know the signs of imbalance, including resentment, fatigue, overwhelm, depression, unhappy family members, dissatisfaction with work
Revisit your core values and live them, know what is most important to you today
Remove, delegate the things that interfere with the important stuff
Find the joy in the process
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