Master Work-Life Balance as a Hungry Howie’s Franchise Owner

Friday, August 25, 2017

You hear a lot about finding a work-life balance. You should work to live not live to work, right? Moreover, you need to allocate time away from the office to enjoy life. However, at the same time, you need to be fully committed to your business. Are you confused now? We sure are.

Regardless of all the things you hear and read, managing a work-life balance depends on your real life, and so it requires “real life” solutions. The base solution is to determine how you can integrate work and life instead of looking them as two different subjects.

Try these tips to master work-life balance for real.

Do What You Love

“Do what you love, and you will never work a day in your life” – you have likely heard this over and over again. However, what you need to focus on is how you work. If you let your job stress you out every day, odds are your attitude after work is not the best. Hence it affects different aspects of your life outside of work. On the contrary, if you enjoy your job, when you go back home you feel invigorated, challenged, creative, and more importantly, happy.

Stretch Your Schedule

One of the great advantages of owning a Hungry Howie’s franchise is that you can create your schedule. Manage your weekly schedule so you can allocate an extended lunch on Friday or plan everything so you can have a weekend off. Anything that can help you become more productive and happier works.

Share Your Career

The big problem with work-life balance is that most people think of them as two separate things instead of one complementing the other. There is nothing fun about talking about work all day long with friends and family. However, chit chatting about work with friends can help you look at work differently and release stress from the day.

Stop Striving for Perfection

Everyone is unique. What seems like the perfect work-life balance for one, may be completely different for someone else. Think about what is working for you, and what makes you feel at ease. Stop stressing about having everything figured out right now; these things take time and deep thinking.

Finding the right balance is subjective, and it can change from time to time. The ideal situation is to find a place where your work and your life can coexist together and complement each other.

What’s your strategy to balance work and life?