work to live, not live to work

It is all too easy to get caught up in the habit of working loads as the work pile never shrinks and those around you do the same. I have decided that I will be the first to break the bad habit and concentrate on what needs to be done – mini goals and then allow myself to live as surely a healthy happy worker is better than a stressed exhausted and ill worker.

I don’t really work any fewer hours than I used to; however, I’ve found myself a job that jives more with my personal values and makes me feel (comparatively) good about the time I do spend at the office.

So, while I still need to work long-term on true work/life balance in terms of hours worked, I feel like my work-life and my life-life are no longer diametrically opposed. That’s a good feeling.

I’m going to mark this goal as “done”, because as a temp I think I can claim to be taking this approach – for the time being, at least.

Maybe I’ll lapse back into my habit of treating work far too seriously and giving it too much of my attention if and when I have another proper job. I don’t know when the next proper job is likely to show up though…

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I don’t mind putting in overtime every now and then, but not to the extreme of others I know. Just the other day, a co-worker commented how we see more of each other than we do our own families. Family is very important to me. I don’t want to look back in 10 or 20 years, and regret time not spent with family.

the summer is not over and i’m defiantly not done living to this, but for the past few weeks i have been living by this motto and at times even forgetting i have a job.
i love it

I think I can mark this goal as an accomplishment. For a while, I’ve been working for a company that appreciates the fact that work is not the be-all and end-all of life, that people should have sufficient time everyday to be with family and friends. I’m disappointed that in the recent past I’ve worked for companies that did not believe in that with regards to their non-executive employees.

wouldn’t that be wonderful? Sometimes, however, I just feel as though I ‘exist’ when I’m not in work as I have very little time left to ‘live’ once the working day is over, and I’m often too tired to do anything anyway.

I’m back to my old ways. Started a job a few weeks ago, and I’m stressing about knowing everything now. I must be a control freak of some sort, because I’m so scared of making mistakes. I have to refocus on this goal because it’s affecting me outside of work….

i just left my last job where i had been for 10 years. i loved the job and i gave it 110%. not that it made much difference once i decided to leave they took it very personally and didn’t even get me so much as a card on my last day.
i have decided to