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Conquering the Real World:
A Guide for Achieving Success After College

 

Strive for a Healthy Work-Life Balance

 

Achieving Balance: Strategies for a Healthy Work and Personal Lifestyle

 

As a new worker, you often have a lot of pressure to work long hours to prove you deserve your job, but working long days can lead to burnout -- so strive for some sort of balance.

 

Tips for achieving work-life balance:

• Negotiate a change with your current employer.
• Find a new career.
• Find a new job.
• Slow down.
• Learn to better manage your time. Avoid procrastination.
• Share the load.
• Let things go. (Don't sweat the small stuff.)
• Explore your options. Get help.
• Take charge. Set priorities.
• Simplify.

 

Learn more about these tips in this article: 10 Tips for Getting Your Work/Life in Balance.

 

See also the Empowering Work-Life Balance Resources published on our sister site, EmpoweringRetreat.com.

 

 

 

Lost? Go to the Map of the Real World Tutorial: A Guide for Achieving Success After College.

 

 

Have you checked out the rest of the great free career and job-related tutorials offered on Quintessential Careers?

 

Maximize your career and job-search knowledge and skills! Take advantage of The Quintessential Careers Content Index, which enables site visitors to locate articles, tutorials, quizzes, and worksheets in 35 career, college, job-search topic areas.

 

 

 

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