A balancing act

I know that it has been a while since I have blogged. Somehow it has turned into an extremely busy week! I am hit with the realization that I have been trying to find “my balance”.

Earlier in the week I decided that I needed to spend some time working on my coaching practise. As with any business there are the things that are “client facing” and then there are the “nuts and bolts” behind the scenes, needed to make the business a success. If all I could do was coach and not worry about all the other bits of running a business, life would be so much easier!

I have always been proud of the fact that ever since having work-life balance was one of my goals all those years ago, that it has been something that I have managed to maintain. Yes, some days bringing work home could not be helped, but even then I still managed to separate work from home life. When I was being coached, I was given very specific tools to help me with this. These are tools that have stayed with me, all these years later.

(Photo credit to Media from Wix)

Since lock-down things have been turned up side down. Suddenly work and home are intertwined. I am being domesticated whilst at the same time working, opposite my husband, in our home office which we now share. Prior to lock-down I was in a great routine! I had time dedicated to exercise, work, coaching and everything else in between. I had great balance! Now, no matter how hard I try, I just cannot get back into my “work-life balance groove”. It is as if I have “amnesia”!

I know that I am not alone in this and that so many of you can relate. As I am writing this I have gained clarity. I know how I need to start changing my now new routine so that I get control back of my now chaotic life. There is no need for it, especially since I do not have traffic, time or other disruptors to blame for my lack of discipline.

Taking lock-down out of the equation, what would your “ideal day” look like? What would it taste like, feel like? What emotion does it evoke in you?

I know that I am probably being extremely hard on myself, as there are things that I have put off for so long, that I have managed to “tick off”. Earlier in the week I told a client to remember to be kind to herself. So whilst I try and get my balance back, I will remember to be kind to myself. It is OK to have a “wobble”. We are allowed a “wobble”, as long as we do not stay there! It is what makes us human and relate-able. It is how we come out at the other side that matters!

Take the time to reflect on how you got there. If there are lessons to be learnt, do not let it go to waste!

Until next time.

Love, light and positive change

Ophelia