Is it absolutely possible to have this in real life? Why is this important? How can one achieve this? I will try to answer these questions the best way I can in this piece.

Is it absolutely possible to have this in real life?

The obvious answer is yes. The work system naturally makes allowance for work life balance by providing what they tagged, "Annual Leave". The annual leave period rages from10 to 40 days depending on organization and rank of the individual. This tag is not for decoration, it is for real! You are not expected to work throughout the year, you need to take a break that is the design. Whether you take your annual leave or not is a different ball game. The choice is actually yours to make.

Why is this important?

Taking your leave is your responsibility if you are serious about finding balance. You need to deliberately and consciously make that decision for a number of reasons. First off, your health! Your body is not a machine, even machines need breaks. You will run down without breaks and that is not what you want. You probably will end up broken and out of the office compulsorily when this happens and the deadline you are trying to meet will still be met, without you! Guess what? Nobody will die if you are not in the office. Deadlines may be missed but that is nothing compared to your health. It is unhealthy to run through the year without taking a break. Nuff said!

Secondly, you need the break to rejuvenate. To rejuvenate is to look or feel better, younger, or more vital. The break make you fresh, think clearly and outside the box, gives you a new perspective to the challenges of your job and ultimately makes you better at your job and life in general. Not taking a break makes you fuzzy (vague if you like), you make silly mistakes, and eventually makes you even doubt your competencies. Spot the difference.

Last but not the least, taking a break from work gives you time to focus on other important aspect of your life. Your family and loved ones need you, they are the most important part of your life not your job or colleagues. Guess who will be there for you when you are being admitted to the hospital? Your boss? Your CEO? Think again.

How can one achieve this?

I believe I have already answered this question. You are working to live and not the other way round. Also, remember that life is to be enjoyed, not all work work work!!! You are special, treat yourself that way. Take a break, travel outside your immediate environment if you cannot afford outside your state or country. You have earned it, you deserve it.

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nice write up

Holiday pay dey sweet na

I don't have work, I have only life

50% of work places in Nigeria do not Grant even 15days leave, yet you find people work from Monday to Saturday.

This only applies in the Corporate world.

I believe rest and play is good for a healthy body and mind to work and think effect efficiently.

Nice piece sir.

Nice article. However, "work-life balance" is a myth for certain industries...

Inside this recession abeg na who need leave? I pray make you come back still meet your job

let me leave this with you guys

Cool write up.

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Adesiji77:
Nice article. However, "work-life balance" is a myth for certain industries...

Financial services... Audit... It's a rat race

No be who get work fit complain about finding balance?
NYSC 17 ,are you hearing me?

whytediamond:
50% of work places in Nigeria do not Grant even 15days leave, yet you find people work from Monday to Saturday.

This only applies in the Corporate world.

I believe rest and play is good for a healthy body and mind to work and think effect efficiently.

Nice piece sir.

An employer can find less incentive in giving yearly leave where he believes his workers are expendable and replaceable

I love this quote from the action movie THE GOOD THE BAD AND THE UGLY '' if you work for a living then why do you kill yourself working''.

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Difficult to balance in some companies

#teamworkfromhome

Salary jobs are modern day slavery

JOB - Just Over Broke

Paulipopor:


...Guess what? Nobody will die if you are not in the office...

...Your family and loved ones need you, they are the most important part of your life not your job or colleagues...

...You are working to live and not the other way round. Also, remember that life is to be enjoyed, not all work work work!!!

Good points

It's important that we spend time on what we value. We need to get clear about what really matters to us and schedule our time to reflect that.

Yes, vacations are OK, but what about the time in between vacations? How busy are we to have some time with our families even during the work week?

Or do you think it's by accident that our kids tend to grow up to be strangers who we find hard to understand? Or that suddenly we feel our secretaries in the office will understand us better than our wives at home?

That's what happens when we pay lip service to values we say we cherish. Family is vital and we will do well to put them into our weekly plans, not just some vacation (that is, if Oga approves the vacation, abi?)

Thanks again for sharing

most 9ja self employed peep no dey rest...

an interesting piece...but sometimes WLB cannot be achieved with some organizations or industries... I did a research work on WLB among women

Most Nigerians...both embloyed and self employed are suffering 247 and 365....no rest at all. I see people colapsing in there shops. It is a decision to take vacation like Buhari and rest for a while. It is important as the work u are doing. Take care and make sure you put off ur phone during ur vacation.

whytediamond:
50% of work places in Nigeria do not Grant even 15days leave, yet you find people work from Monday to Saturday.

This only applies in the Corporate world.

I believe rest and play is good for a healthy body and mind to work and think effect efficiently.

Nice piece sir.

Thank you for the feedback. However are you sûre on 50%?

I'm sure you get the idea of the write up. .i.e. Taking out time off work. Just find the time anyhow.

Thanks again.

Adesiji77:
Nice article. However, "work-life balance" is a myth for certain industries...

Myth in this case is what you decide. The ultimate decision to take a break is the worker not the industry.

Great tips.

In this part, I will be highlighting some of the activities you can engage in outside work. If I may add, you can also choose to close early from work and do some of these activities.

Travelling/Vacation: Someone once said, traveling is a form of learning and I totally agree. However, that motivation is good for those who don’t like travelling for the fun of it. Just before you mention the financial constraints, note that you don’t need to travel far away. You can travel to the next street, just leave home and be away!

Do Sleepovers: Do you really need a breakdown of this? Okay, this means sleep anywhere other than your house. You could go visit a friend, family or hotel. This breaks the routine, helps you to interact with others outside your regular cycle.

Eat out – I know you do this sometimes at work. However, do this more regularly even when you are outside work. At least ones in a quarter, have dinner/lunch with that special somebody at a five star hotel (anyone you can afford), you won’t die! What are you earning the pay for?

See a movie – I know you can watch it online for free. I know you also have the latest home theatre in your house, but please, go to the cinema! The cinema is meant for people like you. Don’t forget to buy popcorn and a drink. It’s more fun to go with that special somebody but if there’s no “that special somebody”, select from any of your random acquaintances or even a colleague, you will be surprised at the outcome.

Learn a new skill – you can enroll in a vocational school. Learn cooking (I know you can cook, but can you cook all the foods in the world yet?), try a new recipe. Learn a (another) musical instrument, etc. You can also learn to do for yourself some of those services you pay for. If for nothing, just do it for the fun, life is short!

Others include; going to the spa, gym, beach, events (parties, karaoke, hangouts with friends, window shopping, sporting activities etc.). You will be shocked at the beneficial relationships you can build from such activities.

With these few points of mine, I believe I’ve been able to convince you and not confuse you that a life without balance is not worth living…

Shalom!

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