You are walking in your front door and your blackberry is buzzing, your children are hungry, your partner needs to chat and what do you do? Run to the computer to finish up one more thing at work. Learn how to leave work and work from Suzi Milovanovic of sheknows.com and create a balanced life. Work will be there tomorrow. You, INC…needs attention!
Change your route homeOn bad or overly stressful days at work, take a different route, preferably longer, way home. Turn the radio off and think about what you have to accomplish at work and how you will go about it. Once you feel comfortable with your gameplan, turn on your favorite tunes and think about things not related to work for the rest of the ride home.
Vent it out Lose your top, blow your lid, whatever term you like to use, just give warning to the members of the house that you would like the time to do that with them. Tell them you only need them to listen, they probably wont know who or what you are talking about anyway, and then stop! No more work talk after 15 minutes.
Big boss at home Being the boss at work does not mean that you get to make demands at home. Your family is not paid to listen to commands. Imagine your little 9 year old making a spreadsheet detailing their allowance expenditures — frightening. Treat the ones you love better even than those who report to you.
Power off There will inevitably be occasions that work needs to be completed at home. Ensure that your project is actually important enough for this to happen. Otherwise, keep the electronics (blackberries, laptops, etc) off when you are at home. Regarding email; sure you may be tempted to check, but reserve this “special” time with your inbox for the office, otherwise you may end up completing tasks at home.
Get up earlier Rise and shine, go-getter! While it may be difficult to fall into this routine at first, getting up earlier and starting to accomplish some small tasks can lead to more free time for the family later.
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