Work life balance
Although working in your own business often comes with more flexibility and freedom than working under a boss, managing work life balance as a soloist has a whole new set of challenges. In this section you will discover tips for finding the right balance between your personal life and your work including practical advice on setting priorities, dealing with information overload, how to maintain professional boundaries and avoid burnout. It is also hugely important as part of managing work life balance for soloists to schedule time out each year, so find out whether you are taking enough annual leave. Check out our step-by-step course to solo success.
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Work life balance
Me time for soloists
As a soloist and mother to two children, finding me time is a task as difficult as it is necessary.
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Work life balance
How to sustain the holiday feeling
Even as January ends, my street is still dotted with discarded Christmas trees, drooping fairy lights and half-deflated Santas. I know how he feels. With the tan faded and toys broken, how can you sustain that holiday feeling?
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How to take extended leave from your business
A recent challenge as a soloist has been preparing to go on maternity leave. This involves taking extended leave from a majority of my business for a minimum of four months which brings many challenges.
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Work life balance
Everybody runs their own solo business
Whether you’re leading a team from the corner office, crafting clothes from the kitchen table, working in a shop or bringing up children, I hereby declare you a solo business owner. You are the CEO of You Inc.
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Are you taking enough annual leave?
Often soloists don’t plan their annual leave well enough and, unfortunately for many, they haven’t taken a real holiday for years. Yet it is hugely important for soloists to take meaningful chunks of time out from their business.
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Work life balance
Yin, yang and work life balance
The typical soloist is a master of Yang, i.e hard work, striving and making things happen. But what about Yin, and the magic, ease, flow and balance it offers?
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Setting priorities: Your money or your life
Being a soloist means there's always work that can be done to grow your business, so setting priorities and achieving the right work life balance can be difficult.
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Work life balance: Tips for enjoying summer
I certainly love the summer months and I am always trying to find ways to get out and about to enjoy myself on the weekends. But what about during the week? It is important to have a good work life balance.
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Work life balance
Workaholic alert! In praise of powering off
All solopreneurs, most especially those starting out, seem to have an over eager sense of responsibility. Read on to see if you are in danger of becoming a workaholic.
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Work life balance
Setting priorities: Looking after our ecosystems
It's our duty as soloists to turn our back on today's work-obsessed culture. When setting priorities, we must ensure our work takes its rightful place alongside other priorities. When we suffer due to lack of balance, so of course does our business.
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Work life balance
Information overload! Achieving a work life balance
Us Australians are losing our laidback, carefree reputation, as we continue to work longer hours, exercise less and neglect our leisure and family time. Information overload makes achieving a work life balance increasingly difficult.
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Work life balance
Business and personal life balance
Working in your own business and having a personal life is all about balance and education. Not just educating yourself, but educating your friends and family that what you do is just as important as any other job.
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Managing work life balance: Avoid the ‘always available’ trap
Modern gizmos and gadgets means soloists can be permanently available to their clients. A good thing? Maybe not. Managing work life balance is an important lesson to learn.
