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How to create a greater work/life balance · Illinois Valley - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: How to create a greater work-life balance. Written by Women's
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  Speaker 1: Week 2026. This article is being read by an automated
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  Speaker 1: voice brought to you by Everlit. A more even balance
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  Speaker 1: between professional and personal life is a goal for many individuals.
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  Speaker 1: The demands of work too often extend beyond traditional working hours,
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  Speaker 1: leaving many professionals to confront work-related challenges long after they've
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  Speaker 1: left the office or left the desks in their home offices.
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  Speaker 1: With work never more than a smartphone notification away, it
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  Speaker 1: can be hard to create and maintain work-life balance. Work-life
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  Speaker 1: balance is rarely discussed in terms of individuals' overall health,
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  Speaker 1: but that could be a mistake. In fact, the organization
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  Speaker 1: Mental Health America registered trademark notes that when workers' lives
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  Speaker 1: are balanced and workers are happy, they are more productive,
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  Speaker 1: take fewer sick days, and are more likely to remain
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  Speaker 1: in their jobs. Each of those things benefits workers and
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  Speaker 1: employers equally. With so much to gain from creating a
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  Speaker 1: greater balance between work and life, professionals can consider these
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  Speaker 1: tips to do just that. Make a concerted effort to
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  Speaker 1: be an effective communicator. MHA notes the benefits of being
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  Speaker 1: honest with colleagues and superiors when challenges feel overwhelming. Open
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  Speaker 1: and effective communication can be a great way to solve
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  Speaker 1: work-related problems, but MHA urges professionals to remain calm and
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  Speaker 1: suggest practical alternatives when confronting such issues. Simply accepting more
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  Speaker 1: work or responsibilities when you already feel overwhelmed can tip
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  Speaker 1: the scales even further away from an even work-life balance.
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  Speaker 1: Establish manageable daily goals. MHA reports that research has found
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  Speaker 1: that individuals feel less stressed about work when they feel
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  Speaker 1: as though they have more control over it. Setting daily
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  Speaker 1: goals is a great way to achieve that sense of control,
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  Speaker 1: and this can be as simple as creating a daily
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  Speaker 1: to-do list. Seek alternatives to your working arrangements. Previously unthinkable
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  Speaker 1: working arrangements are now possible after companies were forced to
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  Speaker 1: confront pandemic-related changes to their operations. If you've found it
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  Speaker 1: impossible to create an equitable balance between work and life,
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  Speaker 1: speak with your supervisor about alternatives to your arrangement. Flex
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  Speaker 1: time and hybrid working are some measures that could ensure
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  Speaker 1: you have as much time for your personal life as
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  Speaker 1: your professional life. Unplug at the end of the workday.
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  Speaker 1: One of the simpler, though not necessarily easier, ways to
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  Speaker 1: create and maintain a greater work-life balance is to unplug
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  Speaker 1: at the end of the workday. Turn off work-related smartphone
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  Speaker 1: notifications at the end of the workday so you aren't
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  Speaker 1: tempted to work during those times of day that you've
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  Speaker 1: earmarked for your personal life. Smartphones can be addictive, so
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  Speaker 1: unplugging could test your resilience. If possible, block work-related notifications
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  Speaker 1: automatically after a certain time each day so you don't
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  Speaker 1: have to turn them off manually. Once the blocking is automated,
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  Speaker 1: you might not think twice about all those missed emails.
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  Speaker 1: There's no secret formula for establishing a healthy work-life balance,
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  Speaker 1: but various strategies can help professionals achieve greater balance between
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  Speaker 1: their professional and personal lives. WT235926