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Work-life balance seems like a far-fetched dream. There are millions of people on social media who confess that it is impossible to do it. But as you already know, nothing is impossible if you try enough.

Below are some ways to introduce some work-life balance. The best part is that you do not need to compromise. With a little strategy, you can live through both completely.

Live in each moment.

Are you among those waiting for the next big thing to be happy? You feel that you will start enjoying your life when success comes. So, until that, you keep hustling and put life on standby.

If any of the above scenarios are true, you are going to end up with an unfulfilled life. Your life will become a long list of milestones until you hop on to the next big achievement. You will barely get the time to feel everything you always wished for.

Therefore, you mustn’t wait for success to be happy. Instead, you live through the process as well. The journey is more important than the destination. So, you start living in each moment and don’t keep yourself devoid of fulfillment.

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Create your happiness.

Are you also in search of happiness? You must feel that if you achieve a certain thing in life, you will be happy. Then you are associating your happiness with something that is yet out of your reach. However, you can still create it right now.

All you need is to be grateful in each moment, and your heart will be full. Even though you have not achieved what you are still striving for. Work on your mindset about happiness. You need to believe that it is still in the moment that is passing by.

According to Maslow’s hierarchy of needs, you will always have something to achieve. You will start from the bottom of the pyramid, and you will keep hustling till you reach the self-actualization stage. And if you associate your happiness with external factors, you will always be devoid of it.

So, live in the moment and create your happiness.

Keep working on your passion.

Work is not everything in a person’s life. You realize it once you have hustled enough in your life. Once you have enough bank balance and all your necessities are easily met, you will realize all the effort was for nothing, and now you need a new challenge and a new milestone.

The healthiest and happiest people in the world are the ones who never give up on what they are passionate about. They keep pursuing it on the side because that is what gives them motivation and the drive to live.

The best part about being passionate about something is that you realize the state of flow. You get to know the moments when you get so lost in your world that you barely realize the time passing.

So, no matter what happens, you keep pursuing your passion. You may do a little here and there, leave it for months, and then start again after a few months. But, doing it will fill you with life and you will enjoy life more.

Create a schedule, you have enough time.

The biggest complaint among people who admit they have no work-life balance is that they barely get time for anything else in their schedule. For some, this can stand true. For example, Chinese employees follow a 996 schedule in their work.

However, most European and Western countries do not follow the same schedule. Some people even perform various gigs on the side to earn some extra cash. And you can do it too. All you need to do is create your schedule and see where you can squeeze in some time to live and not hustle.

You can create a schedule and block some time to spend at your favorite place in town. Go and visit the nearest exhibition, flea market or, the new café that’s just opened. You need to make some time for your living. Do not delay living life anymore.

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Don’t fall out of your community.

Most people live more fulfilling lives in a community as compared to those who live a lonely life. So, when you’re trying to make a work-life balance, try to live in your community. Try to give back and be happy in your community.

There is a different kind of joy in giving back. It makes you more empathetic, kind, and grounded and makes you see life through different eyes.

But the community does not mean friends and close members. It must include people with whom you can be completely yourself. You can be free and express yourself freely. This community cannot be built in an instant.

But with constant effort and socialization, you can make a stronger connection that lasts a lifetime.

Prioritize your life goals.

In almost every interview, you are asked, “Where do you see yourself in 5 years?” Your HR presumes that you must have your life goals cleared. But almost all the time, a candidate always gives the answer that an HR wants to hear. And those answers go parallel with the company goals.

However, when you think about life and personal development, your goals cannot be the same as your company’s. Therefore, firstly, you need to be clear about your life goals. And revise them again. Next, you need to constantly keep working toward it.

Your goals can vary depending on your personality, but as you keep achieving the smaller goals, it will be a source of endless energy for you. You also need to prioritize your life goals as compared to anything else. Your life goals will give you fulfillment as you see the twilight of your life.

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Take care of yourself. (physically, mentally, and emotionally)

A great way to maintain a work-life balance is to take care of yourself physically, mentally, and emotionally. You might have heard about burnout, exhaustion, depression, and numbness due to overwork or having no spare time for personal life.

With the correct strategy, prioritizing yourself and maintaining a complete lifestyle will give you that perfect balance that you see through your busy schedule. Once you start paying attention to your basic needs, you will become self-aware of when your battery is going low and you need a break.

This can help you sustain longer in your work and can bring excellence and quality to your work. This alone may require a lot of energy and attention from your end. However, your body, mind, and soul need servicing now and again, and you should prioritize that.

Have strict boundaries.

Another clever way to maintain a work-life balance is to have healthy and strict boundaries in your life. As mentioned above, you need to prioritize yourself and your life goals instead of catering to someone else’s needs and desires.

You may need to learn how to say “No” instead of being a “yes” person. You may have to stop letting people take advantage of you. You also have to win over your need for validation and being liked by other people. However, once you do it, you will have an easier life.

You should also be aware that you deserve some space and respect in your life. So, you can’t always put someone else’s needs first. Make sure that you communicate your boundaries clearly to others.

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Work smart, not just hard.

Everyone on the internet will tell you to work hard and hustle day after day. However, that is not the only key to being successful and having a fulfilled life in the modern world. You need to know how to work smarter as well.

With the help of AI and some other tools, you can delegate some of your work to live a little every day and make some time for yourself. Only the thought of working smarter will send you on a quest to search for the tools that not only help you elevate the quality of your work but also know different means a task can be done efficiently.

Working harder can take you to better places, but working smarter will not only make you stand out in the crowd but will also give you a work-life balance that everyone will envy.

Practice mindfulness all the time.

Live in the moment. This is not just an advertisement tagline for a product or campaign. But these few words hold deep meaning. Mindfulness is the art of living in the moment. You can also call it the art of being in the flow, as described above.

Mindfulness will not only make you more resilient and less anxious. It will help you feel the realization of the present moment and the joy of being in it. You will know how beautiful it is to glide from one living moment to another. Instead of regretting the past or worrying about the future.

Mindfulness can be achieved through breathing techniques, meditation, and practicing concentration or focus. It may take some effort to practice mindfulness, but once you achieve the joy of it, you will experience effortless living.

Conclusion.

You need to believe that you can maintain that work-life balance that everyone talks about. Being busy or being a hustler is not something to brag about if you can’t live a life for which you are hustling so much.

There is no value in life that is spent in vain. You need to experience life to live it fully and completely.

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