As Home Office Warriors, we often get caught up in the day to day trials and tribulations of running our business(es). But one thing that you must bring to the forefront is balance.

Balance is key to maintaining a strong mind, soul, and spirit.

If you are not balancing your workload, play time, and time with self, you will end up crashing and burning. While it may be something small, like catching a cold or getting a headache, it could be a major crash and burn such as a breakdown or an illness that puts you in the hospital for a undetermined period of time.

As we all feel, we cannot afford to take time off. We feel that we are the back bone (and we most likely are) of our business and that no one can do things as well as we can. While that may be true, the fact still remains that you have to balance your workload in order to achieve personal productivity. Taking a day off here and there (make it a weekly habit to take at least one day completely off) will allow you to rejuvenate yourself and keep you functioning at the top of your game. The consequences of crashing and burning are far greater than the consequences of taking one day off a week.

The body demands balance, and you, as its caretaker, must listen to what your body tells you! You know the signs in your own body that tell you when you need to rest or take a break. But I know that you sometimes turn a deaf ear to it. I realize how we feel that we must push on and through in order to Get Things Done. But when you have balance in your life, you are able to work at the top of your game, and you will be able to put forth a much better quantity and quality of work than if you are unbalanced.

Some things that I do for balance are:

• Play with the Wii
• Play with my dogs
• Take walks
• Meditate
• Escape for a day out of the office

Tell me, what do you do to retain the balance within your life? What are the little escapes that you take? Let’s chat in the comments!

Kris Rowlands is a Professional Productivity & Organization Coach. With over 20 years experience, she can most certainly help you to become all that you want to be! Please visit her blog, Fresh Focus...On Productivity! to view the GTD and Organization products that she has created, as well as scheduling one-on-one time with Kris. Your confidentiality is guaranteed. Let her know what you need and you can make it happen!