Work-Life Balance or Management of time?

One of the high level objectives we have in our live today is to give time to all the things that we want to do. How well we justify each responsibility defines us in each role we play. How significant is to manage your time so that you can justify all the roles? And what if some responsibilities are more demanding, how will you manage them yet justifying others?

Work-life balance is a term which is so much in fashion that every other person even if related or not want to talk about it. As managing your work and life in the given 24 hours is tricky thing for sure. But, why has it become so tricky? That is because we have become more ambitious and have higher aspirations in life with the same quantity of time.

In many articles, seminars and lectures I have known that successful people manage their time in a way that they are able to justify everything. But, are they really able to justify or they are just giving time as that is the need. Or they are saying it as they are the role models to the world of humans. Not doubting anyone just a thought to dwell upon is what is the definition of justification.

I recently read a interview in newspaper where a renowned successful Indian Business Family spends a set time to have dinner and then a conversation as well as they keep their gadgets of external communications asides. A excellent practice to maintain work-life balance. But, how many are justifying that relationship. Is just spending time slot with each other is enough in a relationship or being available when emotions call is significant.

I am sure many will say something is better then nothing. But, isn't it important to be available for relationships you care for. Family definitely tops the list and then non-professional relationships should, followed by all the other commitments. We have made ourselves so exposed to the outer world that we actually miss to spend time with people whom we really want to spend time with. We miss the bus of life here.

To get on that bus, what we need to do? Manage our time or manage our emotions or manage our work or manage our life. How will you do it? Do you think managing time will manage your life considering 24 hours, or setting right expectations will make it possible. Or doing what you feel like doing will get you happiness and justification to your role. You manage your time for tasks not relationships and emotions.


Think about it!