6 Tips to Find YOUR Life Work Balance Foundations for a Happy and Healthy Life
Written By: Gail Clifford | Published By: Life By Design| June 20, 2019
Face it, most of us have to work for a living. We need to pay for the lives we lead outside work… Our mortgage, car payment, utilities, child care, health care, groceries, entertainment, travel… you name it; we pay for it. So how do we find our best life when we spend our days running from caring for family needs to pleasing the boss.
1. Put yourself first.
Yes, I said it. The flight attendants are right. Put on your oxygen first. If you don’t take care of yourself first, you really won’t be able to be the best for your children, your spouse, your job or your community.
2. Live on less than you make.
This provides freedom for your best life. If you genuinely “pay yourself first” – whether 5 %, 10% or 28% – whatever you can put away now will use compounding interest to make it worth dramatically later. Did you know if you put away just $5K each year for ten years in your ROTH IRA before you turn 30, it can be worth $1M by the time you turn 65? If you’re already past 30, don’t fret, still put away as much as you can. If you think you can’t achieve this goal, get help with your budget – trim costs when you can, ask for advice from friends you see doing well and NEVER assume someone is living a great life – they could be drowning in debt. If we never discuss it, we’ll never learn. Let’s take the mystique away and be honest with each other – and ourselves.
3. Stay active.
Plenty of studies show the connection between the body and brain health. The more active you can be, and the more healthily you eat, the better the chances you’ll have the energy to accomplish all of your other goals.
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