Busy day, every day. How do you get yourself out of bed and into the right mood to face the day? Make more team for the activities and people that are important in your life. Our work life has been become more challenging, we work extra hours, we set up our email accounts so that we can stay on top of things, effectively are on call 24/7, even when you are not physically at work.

Book yourself into your weekly schedule

The unbalance in our work life is because we feel we never take time out for ourselves or for our friends and family. We are all used to planning our week, how much work we have to get done, go to the doctor, feed the dog etc., By adding in some downtime into your routine you are prioritising yourself. Book some time in your week to have a date with your spouse, go to the gym, have dinner with your parents. If you don’t have the time to do this, wake up an hour earlier.

Make it a part of your daily or weekly routine, your mind and body will thank you for it.

Re-evaluate your current activities

You may find there is an activity in your life that you do but it doesn’t make you feel good, or make you happy it’s just something you do. Try switching that activity to fit in your new activity of downtime for you and see how it feels. You might just like it.

Get moving

Do you work lots of hours every week that makes you feel sluggish and tired all the time. You may work lots of hours but how productive are you. Take the time to add some exercise, walk up two flights of stairs instead of taking the elevator, get up from your computer every hour even if you are standing for a minute or two, every little bit helps. Exercise does make your more alerts so these small tips might get you moving and smiling more. This also helps to improve your state of mind.

Even a little bit of change, goes a long way.
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