• Firstly, take charge of your day and determine what balance would mean and look like to you, as it differs from person to person.

• Shelve the need to be perfect or you will burnout. The goal is to work smarter and more productively not harder.

• Unplug from the world. Reduce your level of accessibility as often as possible and live in the moment. Take breaks and celebrate your small and big wins.

• Exercise your mind and body. It helps you relax and focus for better output.

• Be deliberate about the people and activities you spend time on and make the time spent productive and memorable.

• Set healthy and clear boundaries for yourself, the people around you and your jobs.

• Delegate, ask for help or outsource everything you can so that you can focus on the people and things that especially need your attention.

• Find a hobby and make friends that you can spend your leisure with.

• Create a plan or a schedule for your activities. This way you know what you need to do per time and can thus work quicker and more efficiently.

• Start small. Do not take on so much too soon. Achieving work-life balance is important but even rushing that can lead to burn out so pace yourself.

• Rest. Sleep is an important part of your day and has an impact on how well you perform physically and mentally.

A quote from the 2020 season of Emily in Paris summarizes this quite well, “here, we work to live not live to work”. You cannot do a good job if all you do is your job. Balance is a must in everything you do, especially in work and life since these two take up most of your time. Either run the day or the day will run you.