\u201cLife is what happens when your busy making other plans\u201d \u2013 John Lennon<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019m busy.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cWork\u2019s good thanks, it\u2019s busy at the moment.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cSorry, we\u2019re busy.\u201d<\/p>\n
As human beings we seem to be busy with our busyness and often, if it\u2019s not managed properly, we get out of balance. We\u2019re working too hard. We\u2019re not seeing friends and family as much as we would like. We\u2019re not enjoying the activities that give our lives fulfilment and energise us. We have no time to think – to think about what really matters most.<\/p>\n
Achieving balance is a constant push and pull, and deep down you can feel when it is out of kilter. We must constantly reevaluate whether we have the right balance, if we\u2019ve moved too far in one direction, or if we\u2019ve given up on an element completely.<\/p>\n
Every single person has a different definition of what they would consider balance. This evolves over different stages of life and as it evolves, so must the individual. My balance will not be the same as anyone else\u2019s, although it may be similar. What constitutes as balance to me may be boredom to you. What I consider a balanced weekend \u2013 seeing friends, going to the gym, swimming with the kids, walking to a cafe, popping into my sister\u2019s may be perceived as \u201ctoo much going on\u201d to someone else.<\/p>\n
Friends, pastimes, family, work \u2013 when we get them in balance, we enjoy life. It is said that when you\u2019re having fun in life, then you have struck some kind of balance. How many people do you know that have worked so hard for retirement that when they get there they don\u2019t know what to do because working is all they\u2019ve ever done? How many people do you know that are so busy supporting their family that they never actually see them?<\/p>\n
Society has got better at addressing these issues and employers and employees are far more aware of work life balance than they were even 10 years ago.<\/p>\n
At Buckingham Gate we\u2019re in the business of having our clients reach the right balance.<\/p>\n
We hope you have a lovely balanced week.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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