The Female Entrepreneur’s Guide to Maintain Work-Life Balance

“Everything in life has to have a balance; that’s what makes it beautiful.”

One of the most critical balances to maintain in life is work-life balance, especially for working women.

Being a mother, wife, and team leader at Apna Writer, I have maintained a healthy work-life balance while working on my startup, managing my family, and taking care of myself.

Usually, young, enthusiastic female entrepreneurs in the country either get too attached to their work that they compromise on their personal life or get too involved in their personal life and lose focus on their work.

Funnily, I’m often asked how to ensure a work-life balance for women?

With my 5 years of experience in the business world, one thing that helped me walk the path of success is that you should never be towards the extreme in different spectrums of life. Maintaining a balance is very important for leading a peaceful and satisfactory life, and so it’s important to manage your life judiciously.

Beyond successfully running Apna Writer, I’m also a caring homemaker. But again, so many of my friends and industry peers ask me how to manage work-life balance for homemakers?

Don’t worry. I got all those questions covered here.

I’ll share all my experience and foolproof insights that helped me succeed and maintain a work-life balance as a working woman, and I know these can help you achieve the same.

So, without further ado, let’s dive deep into some of my secrets about work-life balance.

Plan Your Schedule

To maintain a work-life balance for working women, you need to plan your schedule for work & personal time. You can’t achieve your maximum efficiency level without proper management of your time.

If you boil it down, maintaining a work-life balance means giving a sufficient amount of your time and energy to both sides of the coin. You can’t just give your time to work and stop thinking about your family at the back of your mind, or you can’t spend quality time with your family and forget about your work deadlines.

Create a balanced schedule and approach your day wisely. It will help you be completely present in one situation, both physically and mentally. Proper scheduling is your golden nugget for achieving a great work-life balance juggling between family and business.

Always Try To Stick To A Schedule

Once you plan a schedule, don’t just follow it for just a few days and then jump back to your usual work-life approach.

You might not notice a drastic impact following a proper schedule, but it will have a long-lasting effect on your work performance.

If you create a schedule with a balanced diversification of your time for work and your family, stick to it consistently for at least a month and just experience the magic it brings. 

Manage Your Stress Levels

You need to understand that having a bad phase is just a part of life. You need to tackle the situation well and come out of an undesirable situation courageously with more wisdom.

Never get yourself stressed about anything; it will only have a bad effect on your work-life balance.

Having higher stress levels will also harm your health, both physically and mentally. All this will pile up into more difficulties.

So, try to manage your stress levels and try to solve the problem rather than just winning.

? Pro Tip: Regular meditation & physical exercise can help train your body to manage stressful situations better and achieve desired outcomes. Also, plan some personal time with your family every day. Taking a break from your hectic schedule and having normal quality conversations with your peers can release enormous amounts of stress.

But remember to avoid work-related conversations; you don’t want to get trapped by the stress hormones in your body.

Look For Best Possible Solutions

Though I am sharing my experience first-hand, I know there isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution to maintaining a work-life balance for every woman. But if you keep trying and experimenting patiently to find what works the best for you, one day you’ll be able to build the balanced life you want.

Always try to find the best possible ways to complete your work. But don’t use shortcuts to save time and compromise on the quality of work; it will only worsen the situation and might result in you making more effort than usual.

Make Technology Your Helping Hand

You can use technology to make things easier & save time. Having the luxury to surround yourself with technological miracles that allow you to save your time and energy is the best thing for you.

If needed, use advanced devices or software to manage your redundant and less important tasks of the day. It will help you focus on important elements in your daily schedule.

Use automation in your daily processes and see how technology can assist you in bringing a work-life balance in your life.

Breaks Are Important

Managing different life quadrants in a woman’s life can result in physical and mental drain outs.

You need to take some break from everyday life and rejuvenate your body, both physically and mentally. Take a vacation to the mountains or the beaches, organize a get-together with your close friends, or just visit your close relatives to bring back the drained energy.

Don’t hesitate to take a break if you are tired; if you don’t take a break, you’ll not be able to bring out the best version of yourself at your work as well as in your personal life.

Achieve A Work-Life Balance In Your Life Properly

Having a work-life balance in your life can transform your relationships and work. You’ll be surprised to witness drastic changes in your life, which you desire.

Being a woman, you have a certain set of responsibilities, and when you are working, it sometimes becomes hard to keep a balance in your life.

With all the tips and secrets I have shared with you, you’ll step on the path to achieve a pleasurable work-life balance in your life. You just need to schedule your daily proceedings and prioritize what’s important. Adhering to all the tips, you’ll do wonders. You’ll be surprised when you’ll look back.

So what are you waiting for?

Don’t you want to achieve your work goals and maintain a healthy and loving relationship with your loved ones?

Get on with tweaking a few aspects of life, then.