Work Life Balance: Stop Burnout in 5 Easy Steps

Do you struggle with work life balance? Would you want to succeed yet be happy in all areas if your life?

If yes, you are in the right place.

When I started out first in business, I was so occupied that my life was failing apart right in my eyes.

I worked many hours to scale up my business with no regard for the engine I was using; my body.

I wanted to be the successful entrepreneur everyone would love. Misplaced priorities!

Soon later, I met a mentor who instilled in me values of freedom, time, and love. I realised that wisdom is choosing ‘better’ over ‘more’.

Today, all I could say is, I am grateful. The journey is worth every step.

In this article, you learn practical tips to help you achieve true work-life balance without burning out.

Let’s get started.

What is Work Life Balance?

Work Life balance is winning at business and succeeding in life. It questions the traditional beliefs of life about success.

It is the moment where you achieve stability with equal rise in all areas of your life.

In 2014, I was at a business seminar listening to one of the successful entrepreneurs in the country. He made mentioned of how his staff insisted he open new branches in other states.

And his response to the staff, “Do we have to do more to become better?” Meditate on that reply.

Do you have to open more businesses to make more money? Do you have to work all day to prove your worth to your boss?

When we are young, we lose our health to gain wealth. When we are old, we are ready to lose our wealth to regain our health.

Those with a balanced life understand that there is more to life than making a profit. The center of life is purpose.

They know you don’t make more by pursuing more. That the game of more is not the smartest solutions to the challenges of life.

Here are the reasons you should embrace my work life balance principles.

• You become more self-reliant in your decisions.
• You don’t trade time for money.
• In business, you save energy with automations and systems.
• You become more creative in solving problems.
• You build your business around your life and not your life around your business.
• People celebrate your difference and uniqueness.

5 Steps to Balance Your Work and Life

1. Do Nothing: Win Everything

We are always in motion, our actions become mechanical, and our life full of stress. We have become friends with technology as an escape to not vetting our thought.

The best of my ideas don’t come when I am working in front of my laptop. These inspirations come most times when I am doing nothing related to work.

In our crazy busy world, doing nothing isn’t lazy, it’s rebellious!

• Clear your mind.

When you totally unplug from work, your brain gets to relax and reboot. Taking a break helps you chill out, think straight, and focus better afterward.

• Helps you not feel burnt out.

Being busy all the time wears you out emotionally. Taking breaks prevents burnout; it keeps your energy, creativity, and drive up.

• Gets you into mindful thinking.

When you do nothing, you’re really there. It gives you time for self-reflection, gratitude, and mindfulness; important for your long-term happiness.

• Helps you think outside the box.

Sometimes, your greatest ideas hit you when you’re not working on them. Give your brain a break; let it wander. You might get some cool ideas.

• Take back your time.

It’s good to say no to work sometimes; it helps you remember life’s more than just your job. It helps you focus on what truly matters: rest, friends, and fun hobbies.

• You become healthier

Working too much can lead to sleep problems, headaches, and heart trouble. Give your body a break; step away from screens and relax!

• Helps you set firmer boundaries.

When you disconnect from work, you’re saying your well-being is just as important as your job. If you want to keep winning, you need to set limits.

2. Take it Online: Manage Anywhere

I stopped using any of the Microsoft PC software. Now, I carry out all my content tasks on Google. Using AI tools makes my research work fast.

I am no longer tied to a particular laptop. Thus, I can manage tasks anywhere; home, café, on the go. So therefore, I have more say over my time.

Working from home help you balance work and life in the following ways:

• Less time on the road, more time for you.

Skip the daily drive and get hours back weekly to pursue your passions and relax. Plus, less stress and less to spend!

What’s also nice about working from home is the flexible hours. You work when you have the most energy, balance family stuff, and create a happy home.

• Improve your focus, cut out distractions.

If you set up in the right way, you can make your online work environment perfect for you. You control the noise, lights, and setup, helping you work better and cuts down on stress.

And, working online makes it easier to have a good work-life balance. You take breaks whenever you need to and don’t feel guilty about it.

• Lets you make money in lots of ways.

It becomes easy to freelance, consult, and own many streams of income like I do. It’s one of the perfect way to achieve financial freedom, which improves work life balance.

Work with anyone, anywhere, from your own home! You don’t have to give up your simple life for global opportunities.

In my business, I paid more to rent my office than the cost to design our ecommerce website.

With a contact me page, clients reach out for my products and services. This is peace of mind for me.

3. Automate to Breathe: A Smarter Path to Work-Life Balance

Three days ago, I went to the guy I buy pepper from but I noticed something different. He now has them packaged in nylon.

What that means, once you mention how much pepper you want, he already has it tied up. All he does was to stretch and give it to you.

No more manual fetches every time someone wants to buy. That is work life balance at play.

You can automate most of that boring, repetitive stuff. Plus, it frees up your time for relaxing, family, hobbies, and everything else.

Here’s how automation gives you work-life balance, without sacrificing quality.

• Set Up a Strong FAQ Page

Answer the most common customer questions (shipping, what you do, how to pay, etc.) on your website.

Why repeat yourself always? Make quick videos showing people the basics. From how to place order, use your products, etc.

Instead of lots of WhatsApps, you can make a welcome video for first time clients..

• Display Clear Pricing on Your Website

Doing this, you reduce unnecessary bargaining and filter out people who aren’t a good fit.

Though that brings you fewer DMs, fewer negotiations, but more serious leads.

• Use Auto-Responders and Chatbots

You don’t need to stay online forever. Use auto-replies to welcome customers, give them the basics, and tell them when you’ll get back to them.

Save time! Plan your posts for the week and publish them using Buffer or Meta’s Business Suite.

When you’re not stuck doing the same old thing, you can be there, at work and in your life.

You attain work life balance not by doing less but by doing better.

4. FOCUS: Follow One Course Until Success

FOCUS means to Follow One Course Until Success.

I heard this phrase first from a friend in 2014. It is more true than ever.

With today’s “hustle culture”, it feels like you have to do everything. Start a YouTube channel, sell digital products, trade crypto, and bake on weekends.

Don’t do everything at once; you’ll burn out and get nothing done. Else, you will lose your work-life balance.

There’s a popular belief floating around that says: “You need 7 income streams to become a millionaire.”

While that’s not wrong, here’s what many people don’t tell you:

At your early stage, more income streams don’t mean more businesses.

You don’t need seven different businesses to generate seven income streams. You can generate them from one solid business, like this:

• Offer services

• Create a product

• Sell online courses

• Run a subscription or membership

• License your content or method

• Start an affiliate/referral program

• Add ads or sponsorships to your content

This approach gave me mental clarity and work life balance. I am not up at 2AM managing five Instagram accounts.

As a coach, you can make money via online coaching, meal plans, ebooks, affiliate, and more.

If your business isn’t working, don’t start another one; fix ir or pivot.

Stay with it. Learn more. Tweak your offer. Talk to your customers. Improve your messaging. Be consistent.

Real success takes time, and the people who win long term are those who stay the longest, not those who chase the most.

Work-life balance isn’t about doing less; it’s about doing what matters.

FOCUS gives you the power to grow your business without losing yourself in the process.

5. Be So Good at What You Do, Work-Life Balance Becomes Natural

Who doesn’t want to do well at their job? We’re after recognition, higher pay, exceptional clients, and freedom.

Truth is, only a few people get to that height.

What’s the reason? It’s not about luck or who you know. It’s about knowing your stuff.

When you are too good at what you do, people can’t ignore you.

Many people want the best, but aren’t willing to master it.

They jump around, do the least amount of work, and expect amazing results. It doesn’t work like that.

I was at one office some days back. You need to see the number of staff watching YouTube with the company’s Wi-Fi.

To have a work-life balance, you need to be good at what you do. Because when you are, things improve. Here’s how:

• You’ll get better clients.

If you’re good at what you do, people will recommend you. You don’t need to hunt for freelance gigs anymore.

You’ll work with clients who value your time, pay well, and trust your methods. I am done with dead-end, low-paying jobs.

• You work better and faster

Experts get straight to it. You’re good at this, meaning faster work, less stress, and fewer changes. Faster work means more free time.

• You make the rules

If you’re excellent, you’ll have more power. You deserve to set boundaries, adjust your schedule, and say “no”.

Believe me, the best way to stay calm is walking away from stressful work guilt-free

If you crave a less stressful work-life balance. If you want more family time, better sleep, travel, or to relax. Learn any of these high income skills and stop trying to do it all.

Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom.

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Conclusion on Living a Balanced Life

I will tell you the plain truth; work life balance doesn’t just happen. You build it.

You can’t win in life or succeed at work if you keep waiting for life to fix itself.

You won’t find peace, success, or freedom by blaming your boss, your upbringing, the economy, or your past.

At some point, I stopped saying,

• “I wish things were different…”

• “If only this or that would change…”

• “If only someone would help me…”

And start saying,

• “This is where I am. What can I do about it?”

The world owes you nothing. And nobody is coming to save you. I know that’s tough, but the truth.

You can’t just pray for a simple life and expect things to change. You do by growing tougher, wiser, and more responsible? That’ll make all the difference.

It wasn’t easy for me, and it won’t be for you either. I’ve been through hell and back.

At those times, I wasn’t sure how I’d pay the next bill. Times when business was slow, income was low, and doubt screamed louder than faith.

But I kept standing.

I could remember when I almost fell into depression. It was a terrible Saturday. I didn’t always know what to do, but I kept going. All glory to God.

You don’t just find balance in life; you work for it. And that responsibility starts with saying, “This is my life. I own it. I’ll do something about it.”

You’ll fall. You’ll cry and doubt your ability. But don’t stay down. Don’t give up, keep striving for the life you want.

You get your power back when you take responsibility. That power makes us free.