5 ways to Balance Today

  Whether you are working mom, entrepreneur, or student, we are all working on that thing called balance.  We are juggling relationships, work, family, community outreach i.e. volunteering, household maintenance and maybe, just, maybe a little self in there.

So if you are juggling and more balls are dropping than stating in the air, here's 5 quick tips for getting it all done with less stress:

1. 10 minutes a day - do something totally for yourself 10 minutes a day. Whether it is 10 minutes of sun salutations, reading a book, sitting in the fresh air, whatever.  Take 10 minutes just for you with no obligation to anyone or anything else (and no doing laundry or something else on your to-do list doesn't count.)

2. Get organized - set up a weekly task list, make it manageable and for a week. Less than a week makes you crazy setting up lists, and more than a week is overwhelming. If you must do more than a week, set tasks for next week or the week after in a different list so you don't see so many items at the same time.

3. Enlist help - the most successful people know how to delegate. They trust others to be able to accomplish things.  Ask others to share the load in tasks such as household items. Or if it is something you must or want to do yourself and need time, ask someone else to wash the dishes, play with the kids, etc.

4. Drop the guilt - we always have more to do than can easily get done, so stop feeling guilty about what you are not doing this moment.  Sure you could be working on that sales report instead of sitting at lunch with friends, but where is the fun in that.  The sales report will be there when you get back.  Instead, sit back and enjoy the moment your in.

5. Avoid the multitasking.