Work Life Balance

Coaching Tips For Work Life Balance

Hi everyone. In my second blog post I would like to delve into one of the topics that is most commonly brought up by new clients when I first meet them for a free consultation: How can I achieve work life balance?

Having spent my professional career in the NHS, coaching and working with colleagues in this environment, I am highly experienced in helping clients work towards solutions in this area. Whether you yourself are from an NHS background, or in another career, undertaking coaching can be the first step into achieving a fulfilling work life balance.

One of the main areas I find clients seeking help for is in setting boundaries. If you are working very hard all the time, then burnout is inevitable. Perfection is unattainable, and not having a rest does not make you a failure. On occasion, we need to focus a little more on our self-care. Often the balance in work life balance can be skewed due to our boundary setting. Perhaps you take your work home with you, work at the weekends, or do not take a proper lunch break? All of these little factors can build up over time, with burnout the end result.

So how can we reassess our boundaries whilst still remaining committed to our career? Choose or decide upon one non-negotiable boundary setting. This could entail, for example, making sure that you take a lunch break every day. Alternatively, set aside one evening a week that is for you, with no external commitments or expectations. Remember, as I explained in my previous blog post LINK/HERE that we are starting with small changes; we are not trying to overhaul your whole life in one go. 

After looking at balance, we can go on to look at rest. Some people view rest as a reward, but you need to be making sure that rest is an essential and non-negotiable part of your day. Rest