How to have good work/life balance

Your job could be killing you

I’ve always fought, with pretty good success, to have a good work/life balance and to fight for it for others. Here’s some advice I’ve gathered over the years to help improve your good work/life balance.

1. Have children or pets. Your priorities will be forced to change. You can make the world a better place at work and also make it a better place for your “kids” by being home.

2. Develop a passion that has nothing to do with your job that you look forward to finding the time to work on

3. Use your vacation days and never cash them out. Many companies have a cash out program that sounds great, but it’s really a benefit to them. You’re gone less and they have less liabilities on the books.

4. See a doctor regularly to make sure work isn’t causing your health to suffer. I know more than a few people that were told to slow down or die of a heart attack

5. If mandatory work hours are imposed on you, fight it. Defy it. Forcing more hours has been proven to be a recipe for a projec…