b'T A I L G A T E T A L KWork-Life BalanceWork-life balance gives you the ability to maintain symmetry among the people and activities that demand your time. Its like juggling. Youve got three objects (or more for some) and one or more things can be up in the air, while one is resting in your hand. Achieving equilibrium between a career and a personal life may seem hard to do, because for some, their career is their life. Career traffic control professionals will tell you that when construction season is in full swing, jobs are plentiful and its important to grab the work hours when theyre available. Many of our clients are under pressure to complete jobs according to tight deadlines and within a specific budget. As the traffic control professionals keeping our clients safe, we too take on those pressures to meet their needs.While dedication to work and padding the wallet drives many of us to keep performing at our best every day, we need to consistently commit to unwind, loaf, or kick back. Finding fulfillment in places and people outside of work is good for mental and physical health. Below are some popular ways that may help guide you to a healthy work-life balance. Which of these works best for you? Controlling the Work-Life BalanceAsk for help when you need it: Taking on too much or tryingVent: Let it out. Find a confidant, friend, or have a supportive to go it alone is unsafe and unproductive. Reach out to thosenetwork where its safe to let it out. This allows you to process you trust for assistance or advice. your feelings. Use the Water Break on ITZ as well, but please Live by to-do lists: Using tools like to-do lists will helpkeep it professional.you keep track of everyday tasks and frees your mind toDont give out your personal number: Keep a healthy concentrate on other things, like studying for the ACL classseparation from work by protecting your mobile number. ITZ or making sure your kids have everything ready for their classallows you to connect without sharing your number.project. Wake up early: Sure, maybe youre not a morning person, but Prioritize whats important: Make lists to decide the things yougetting out of bed early gives you that extra me time.must get done. Once taken care of, youll feel accomplishedGet a hobby: Hobbies offer many benefits, like meeting new and use your time for something else. people and learning new skills.Put down your phone: Lots of studies tell us that we need toGet sleep: We need more than 5 hours of sleep. Dont make up put down our mobile devices. Theres even a new acronym forfor gaps in your work-life balance by stealing time awayitJOMO, or the Joy Of Missing Out. from sleep.Eat a healthy diet: Foods rich in vitamins and minerals nourishMake family a priority: Give your family uninterrupted the body and mind. Some are shown to improve focus andattention. We show our worth on the job, but its just as help boost emotional states.important to work on our relationships. Family will stick with Do volunteer work: Giving back to others without expectingus long after the job is done.anything in return is a trick to improve wellbeing as oldas time.2|TAILGATE TALK'