CHAPTER SEVENTEEN
Balancing
It All
Tips for Balancing Work & Family
Develop
a schedule that allows you focused work time. Hire someone to come in during
the week if you have small children at home full time. Do not allow work to
interfere with your children’s needs.
Ask
your spouse and children to help out with household chores and simple
business tasks. Have a meeting to discuss who can help with what. Delegate
tasks and work together as a family.
Spend
time each day with your children and spend time each evening just with your
spouse. Don't continually sacrifice time with your spouse or your children
to work on your business.
Periodically
review how you are spending your time. Make sure each aspect of your life is
getting the attention it needs. That includes: taking good care of yourself,
your health, your faith, your spouse, your children, your business, your
home etc.
Know what you want from your home life and business life. Decide what is truly important to you and work towards that goal. If you begin a work-at-home career and realize you aren't spending much time with your children and/or your spouse, it's time to make adjustments. Maybe hire part-time help, sub out some work, find a partner, hire someone to clean your home, etc.
Eliminate time wasters and things that constantly prevent you from those people and things that are truly most important.
For
me, I find that making prayer and Bible study a part of my life each day,
gets my day started off right and puts things in proper perspective and
priority. My favorite Scripture
for finding balance is:
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