Editor’s Note

‘All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy’. 

An unhealthy work-life balance will not just put you at the risk of being ‘dull’ but can also affect your health severely. With the many balls that you have to juggle, it can sometimes be hard to keep every area of life in perfect harmony.

Setting time aside for self-care, nourishing your mind and body, setting priorities, and having a positive attitude can lessen regular imbalances. Ready to bring some balance back into your life? This month’s cover article 29 Ways To Find Your Healthiest Life Balance by Seraine Page, discusses ways to live a healthier, more balanced life. 

In today’s tech-driven work environments, achieving work-life balance is one of the easiest most challenging things to pull off. It is easy because the concept of “balance” is intuitive and because there is an abundance of scientific research data demonstrating that a lack of balance can lead to employees experiencing an increase in stress, which in turn, is linked to illness, days off, health insurance claims, burnout and increased turnover. 

So we all get it; humans need balance in their lives or they will get sick, and in the world of work, that can lead to a myriad of other unwanted outcomes. However, even the most well-intentioned leaders will be unable to work-life balance (WLB) policies without a set of strong, clear boundaries. To this end, P. Carlisle, in her article, Creating Work-Life Balance Policies That Can Really Work, shares few ideas to consider when working out on the details of implementable WLB policies.

We have experienced more change in the past 20 years than the world encountered in the previous 2,000 years. Never before in our history has our lives changed so rapidly. As a result, daily stress builds up like steam in a pressure cooker. It needs consistent release in order to prevent mental and physical health problems. Catch up with Jeff Gero’s article, How To Successfully Survive The Stressful Times, to know the 10-step prescription for healthy survival. 

Also, read Haley Foutch’s article, How To Maintain Balance For Working Adults Going Back-To-School, to for five tips to help maintain your balance (and your sanity) while juggling school and the rest of life’s responsibilities. 

This is not all! We have a variety of other interesting articles on work-life balance in this issue.We hope you enjoy reading all the articles and get back to us with your valuable feedback.