Work/Life Balance – Make It Your Business!

More than ever before, Canadians play many different roles in their lives.  They are workers, parents, spouses, friends, caregivers of elderly relatives  and volunteers in their communities.  They must also make room in their lives for taking care of their own physical and mental well-being.  Not surprisingly, achieving balance among all these competing priorities can be difficult.  In fact, 58% of Canadians report “overload” associated with their many roles.

This overload can be heightened by new technologies that were actually intended to make our work lives easier – through email, cell phones and other electronic devices, many workers are expected to be available 24/7, making the achievement of a balance between work and the rest of our lives even more difficult.

Are You In Balance?

Achieving work/life balance means having equilibrium among all the priorities in your life – this state of balance is different for every person.  But, as difficult as work/life balance is to define, most of us know when we’re out of balance.  Take the Work/Life Balance Quiz to find out more about your own personal balance.

The next step, of course, is finding out what you can do to make your work/life balance better.  We’ve included tips and resources for both employers and employees to help make it easier to strike a balance!