GHCL Digest JULY 2018

Feature Story : Work Life Balance
Today we are so busy in coping up with the challenges in our personal and professional life that we o en
forget to bring balance between work and good health habits. In today's fast pace world, we are not able
to take out desired me for finding that balance. Maintaining a work/life balance is not just important for
personal health and rela onships; it can also improve efficiency and performance at work.
Lack of balance between work-life can have great
implica ons on oneself. Long work hours and a
stressful work environment can not only affect an
employee's ability to be compa ble at work and
private life but is also associated with health
problems including both physical and mental.
Crea ng and maintaining a posi ve work/life
balance is essen al to leading a happy and fulfilling
life. Successfully applying it every day is beneficial to
both you and your place of employment.
Benefits to you:
Your overall health and well-being will improve.
You will be more produc ve both in and out of the office.
You will start to enjoy your work more.
You'll have more me for yourself!
Benefits for organisa on:
Happy and healthy employees can be er handle adversity and customer demands.
Happy and healthy employees are more produc ve.
Happy and healthy employees provide be er service and boost your compe veness.
Happy and healthy employees stay.
Technology that we greatly rely on today has undeniably blurred the boundaries between work and home,
making the need for a healthy work/life balance more imminent than ever. It's important that we as an
organisa on understand, respect and help where needed their employee's needs for a healthy lifestyle both
inside and outside of work. It becomes very essen al for an individual to recognise this and self-manage
accordingly.
If we understand the ways to priori sing the health along with our work, it will help us to be be er in our
approach as a worker as well as a person. Work/life balance will make us happier and more produc ve.
Today, work-life balance is an evolving concept but, put simply, it's about achieving the mix of business and
personal life that's right for you. We're all unique, and the term "personal life" means something different to
everyone: it can include spending me with your friends and family; res ng; par cipa ng in hobbies; engaging
in personal, spiritual or educa onal development; exercising; or care giving. It can even include our work!
It is very essen al that we dedicate some me for our own self being. Set aside me every day for exercise ,
meals, sleep, and quiet me for contempla on, brainstorming or just being in one's own imagina on world.
This will help us to connect more effec vely with the people and the work we are associated with. Be er result
can only be delivered when we are staying healthy and looking a er our self.
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