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Maheep was planning for a dream vacation for a very long time. He had been saving and aspiring for the vacation. When he went ahead and booked his tickets and did the bookings it was 6 months in advance as he got a good deal of discount in the holiday package. He was planning for his vacation and was also working at office to finish the areas where his presence was a necessity. He didn’t want to take any new projects before his vacation. However, he had a take up a new project as it was very promising and fulfilling. This project had lot of growth. He simply could not say “NO” to this kind of project. He started working on it in full zest. His vacation days also started coming closer. His friends and family started questioning him on his balancing abilities to his work and his lifetime vacation. He took the help of technology and ensured his team that he will do the needful as and when the situation arose. He started off with his holiday and his virtual presence at work during the holiday ensured that work did not get hampered. He in-fact enjoyed both his work and his holiday to the fullest. He integrated his work and life so well that nobody had a complaint towards him. He had also never expected that his holiday would flow so smoothly. His career health and his emotional health blended seamlessly.

Only when the mind is fresh and healthy, the productivity levels can be high. When life becomes a celebration of integration, we can start experiencing the mirth of harmony in our lives. It all depends on how each individual looks at bringing sense of incorporation into their work and life.

Work-life balance is a myth

The thought that enters the mind is that there is a strong demarcation of professional work and personal life. Few of them decide that this work time and family time. They start feeling guilty whenever there is an overlap. They are under tremendous stress and tension as they begin stretching themselves in either work or in their life. The quality of work also starts getting affected as at work they are thinking about the promise which they have broken for the family. When spending time with family they are constantly worried about work piling up and they appear lost and distracted. Such kind of people are neither happy with themselves or with the people around them. They are the ones who are irritated and frustrated from within.

Be aware if you are also one among them, bring in flexibility within your frame of work-life. Make your family understand that there are times where you will be required to be away from them. At work, ensure that top priorities are taken care and you are there in critical situations. This way you will be appreciated at both the sides. Most importantly, you will be at peace with yourself. This will help you to give your best wherever you are. One will ensure that both the sides are happy including yourself.



Enjoy your work

It is very important that one enjoys the work and love what they do. We may not love every aspect of work that we are doing. However, it should be not be the case where we are dragging ourselves to work everyday for the sake of money. We should not dread getting out of bed and going to the workplace. If this is the case, we would never be happy with what we are doing. This will have its own impact on the productivity levels. We are digging our own grave if we continue in this state. When we notice that we are not enjoying what we are doing, then it is a sure sign for us to find out for ourselves what we enjoy to do. 

When you find that you are totally drained at work and there is no energy left to do anything that you love you to do. It is a sure sign of a toxic workplace environment. Get away from such place and find something that you enjoy doing.


Health is Wealth
This saying holds good to date. Do take care of your physical, mental, emotional and social well being. Prioritizing your health first and foremost will make you a better employee and person. Take time out for your health. A healthy person is a happy person. Identify your health issues and work towards healing those issues, be it anxiety, depression or anger. Some of them have chronic illness and neglect it due to the fact that they recurring. There are so many ways of healing and dealing with the issues. Do not neglect them, however small or big. If you are fighting a chronic illness, don't be afraid to call in sick on rough days. Do not overwork and push yourself unnecessarily.
All of the above factors should help you to move towards your health, career and relationship goals eventually. Identify your time wasters and the time when you are productive. During the day, there are times when you work the best. Planning your day can increase productivity at work. It can also result in more free time to relax outside of work. Follow your to-do list and start cutting out things that are of little or no value to you.
we all have different life commitments and priorities. It is vital for us to understand that work-life integration will mean differently to different people. It is up to us to bring a sense of harmony and well-being creatively into our work-life.


Comment below with your thoughts. Watch this space for more insights on healthy mindset for self-leadership. Want to bring about the culture of progress, performance and productivity for maximizing your profits, attend our Turning Point– Turn in and Tune in workshop. Mail us at turningpoint@hasovan.com for more details. Our team would be happy to get in touch. Catch the work-place philosophy of various companies in the book “Erupt with Joy” by Savitha Hosamane. 



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