Work Life Balance Articles

Business » Work Life Balance | By Cash Miller @ Friday, 25th July 2008 @ 4:15 AM

We often forget about ourselves because of how hectic our lives have become. So many things need to be accomplished each day and there never seems to be enough time to do it all. Eventually you find yourself working later and later. Then you start putting in time on the weekends. Eventually you are at work more than you are at home. Your business has become your life. It doesn\'t need to be this way though. Not if you lay down some ground rules for yourself. If you have a family the... more...

Business » Work Life Balance | By Matt Chang @ Thursday, 24th July 2008 @ 2:18 AM

Are you the person that can never get anything done? Do you feel like your work day is always moving faster than you can? Or are you the eternal procrastinator? Whatever the reason, there\'s never seems to be enough time in the day to get everything done. But, here\'s the good thing. There\'s tons of things you can do to improve your efficiency and gain back some of that lost time. Let\'s take a look at eight solid things you can do today to improve your work and time e... more...

Business » Work Life Balance | By Matt Chang @ Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 @ 6:37 PM

Working long hours can take it\'s toll on your back. They say that it is important to get a good bed as you spend a large portion of time in that piece of furniture, but it is the same with a work chair. This is a common scenario for everyone--we are often too engrossed in doing our work that we oftentimes forget that it is very important for us to be seated comfortably as possible. Before you know it, neglecting your back can create future problems. While more costly, it is often worth th... more...

Business » Work Life Balance | By Steve Driver @ Tuesday, 22nd July 2008 @ 12:29 PM

A home based business is just as much work as any other business and takes extreme amount of dedication and determination. Working hard each and everyday in the beginning is going to be something that you will need to do. You will need to invest time and money into your home business to keep it running. After all of that hard work you put in you are going to have a business that you are in control of. This means that you will have more freedom then you ever experienced working for anyone ... more...

Business » Work Life Balance | By Patrick Omari @ Saturday, 12th July 2008 @ 6:30 PM

The United Kingdom has embraced the return of the \'long hours culture\'. Over 3 million people have begun working over a 48 hour week. The number of people working long hours increased at a faster rate over the last year than the decline in excessive working between 1998 and 2006. The recent increase in working hours could be the result of the challenging economic climate, which has made employers more reluctant to recruit new staff, leading to existing employees having to work harder... more...

Business » Work Life Balance | By Ted Hebert @ Sunday, 6th July 2008 @ 10:06 PM

Technology today makes it possible to easily connect to your work computer from anywhere over the internet. Smart phones make it easy to send and receive email from just about anywhere. And of course, having that cell phone makes it possible to reach, or be reached by, anyone, anytime of day or night. All this technology should make us more productive, but in many cases it can lead to less productivity. In the old days you went to work for 8-10 hours a day, then went home to rest up for t... more...

Business » Work Life Balance | By Lana Hawkins @ Saturday, 28th June 2008 @ 8:50 AM

Regarding work and life most people fit into one of these four categories: (1) No time, and no money. If you are an employee, chances are this describes the way you feel. You can\'t go shopping on a Tuesday afternoon or tell your boss to take a hike. How will you even be able to afford to send your kids to college, save for retirement or even think of having a life today with no time and no money? (2) No time, lots of money. Some so called successful self-employ... more...

Business » Work Life Balance | By Matt Duke @ Monday, 19th May 2008 @ 6:02 AM

There is an inner urge in many of us to succeed and do well in life. For some people this may be measured by their income, their family or by material possessions in their care. How do you measure success? Your salary? The car you drive? A happy marriage? Children? In order to have a happy and full life you need to define what is important to you, so that you can achieve it. For the purposes of our lesson here, lets assume that you want to find happiness in your life. For ... more...

Business » Work Life Balance | By Ron Richardson @ Tuesday, 6th May 2008 @ 4:02 PM

Parents are often plagued by more work at home pitfalls than those without kids, just because kids bring a new element into the mix that stirs up more opportunity for interruptions and sometimes means less space is available for the work area. The first thing you want to do when trying to balance your home life with your Internet marketing business is carve out a space that is dedicated to your internet marketing endeavors. It doesn\'t have to be a lot of space - as long as you have... more...

Business » Work Life Balance | By Piercarla Garusi @ Monday, 28th April 2008 @ 6:43 AM

I am sure you would agree that the most important resource of a business is not really the product or service, nor in the customers; it is actually in the employees, without whom the business would not exist. And if the employees are not well then the performance decreases, and with it the productivity. In fact, our performance and personal productivity is strictly linked to the way we feel, to our emotional state. There are so many reasons for which we might temporarily feel stressed or... more...