Getting The Balance Right
Earlier in the week I spent some quality time with my son. Rocking the work life balance!!
Together we tried to build the biggest tower we could using all his bricks.
It took a while to work out but we did it. Getting the tower to balance was an ongoing struggle. We had to juggle bricks, moving them from here and putting them there. Then putting another brick on the edge to counter balance what was going on at the other side of the tower.
There were a few disagreements, but with a little encouragement my son kind of got the aim of the game – balance. Our play time was a little bit like getting the balance right between our work and home life.
Work life balance can often be difficult, especially when running your own business. We may not always feel in control but there are things we can do to help us manage that worry.
“I’ll Only Be A Minute” – Sound Familiar?
Being a parent, getting that work life balance right is the end goal, making changes so we can work more flexibly, and have valuable time to spend with our children.
To me this is the most important thing. Our days pass so quickly and before we know it our children will be grown up and all we will have is regret. All they will remember is that Daddy or Mummy were always at work. They couldn’t go to the park because Mummy had to finish that piece of work or Daddy had to send an email.
That one task, that “it’ll only take 5 minutes”, “I’ll be there in a minute” always turns into just one more task. That time has then gone and you’ve missed an opportunity to see your child in that moment. All you see is a sad face and sheer disappointment.
