Work-life balance is actually a separate term to me. Like walking a tightrope to "get work-life balance," when really you just want private to be a bigger part of your life than work.
So in that respect, the "balance" is way off.
The question really is, how do you make sure that your work doesn't cause you to get completely out of balance privately, which can get you into trouble with your relationships, with your partner, children, family and friends?
In this blog article, we take a closer look at what disrupts work-life balance now, what you can do to improve it, and how hypnosis helps.
What is good to know is that it is important to employers that you work 50-50 and have time for your personal life, as this says something about how committed you are to the company. If you also feel good about your work and are committed, this may even cause you to be more long-term employable than usual[1]. You may even continue to work after you are allowed to retire.
If your work-life balance is off, it often causes stress , which in turn causes health problems. Research also shows that people who have poor work-life balance are more likely to have health problems[2].
Influences on your work-life balance.
There are all kinds of factors that affect your feelings of good balance. Negative influences are:
- Irregular working hours
- Unsure of your role
- Roles that conflict
- Insecurity at work
- Workload too high or too low
- Unreasonable compensation (pay too low)
One of the benefits the corona period has given us is that working from home has become more normal and employers are now required to allow it. In fact, working from home does help improve your work-life balance, at least if you don't also have to homeschool your children because of corona. So in normal times it can help, because at least you are already not in traffic jams to get to work.
Also, with working from home, you have to be careful not to work evenings or weekends. Therefore, be strict with yourself to keep a good work-life balance.
In Germany, it is even illegal for an executive to call you after work hours for one thing or another. That's how important this is!
Self-image and work-life balance
Your self-image has a positive effect on your work-life balance.
If you feel that you are good at your work, it is good for your energy and therefore you have a good work-life balance. Your work then does not gobble up all your energy.
Having more control over when you work (such as being able to set your own hours) also helps improve balance(source 1).
Having colleagues, or a supervisor, to help you at stressful times in your life also helps you experience a good work-life balance and therefore be happier[3].
So there are many factors that affect your work-life balance. In addition, there is also much you can do yourself to experience a better work-life balance.
Mindfulness for your work-life balance
One way you may notice that your work-life balance is off is that at work you think about home all the time, and when you're at home you think about what you need to do at work.
This is very inconvenient and does not allow you to properly focus on your work or family.
Training in mindfulness can then do much to help you keep your focus where you are. Focus on your work when you are at work, and focus on your family (or other private matter) when you are at home.
Research shows that this helps you avoid conflict and be more satisfied with your work-life balance[4].
A hypnotherapist can help people who find this difficult to be more aware of their thoughts and apply mindfulness when needed.
Hypnosis for your work-life balance
And with that, we also come to hypnosis for your work-life balance. Research shows that hypnotherapy at work helps change emotional exhaustion and improve people's adaptability[5].
It helps reduce stress and anxiety and therefore improves your well-being.
How does hypnosis actually do this?
Initially, it is good to know that the hypnotic state in itself brings much relaxation. Relaxation is necessary to enter the hypnotic state. For this reason, a hypnotherapist should always create a safe environment so that a person feels safe enough to relax.
One way this is done is through a comfortable temperature and comfortable chairs or couches on which people can completely relax. Even the neck muscles then no longer need to hold a person's head in the air.
Then a conversation can be had about why there is no good work-life balance right now, for example. Why are you always working overtime? Why are you always thinking about your partner or children when you are at work?
This gives a hypnotherapist tools about underlying beliefs that cause you to have a hard time finding balance.
If you are still preoccupied with your home situation a lot while at work, for example, this may be due to finding it difficult to choose for yourself. Especially if your work is something you really enjoy doing.
If you're still doing this and that at home all the time before work, you may find it difficult to set your boundaries professionally. That, too, lies somewhere.
Finding the cause of imbalance
After this "preliminary conversation," a hypnotherapist can help you find the cause of the imbalance. Usually people are then suggested to go back to the first moment when a particular feeling was there, such as the feeling that...
- You can't say "no".
- Your family is the most important thing of all.
- You must always be ready for everyone.
- Work is the most important thing of all.
- Etc. etc.
The suggestion depends on your work-life balance problem. You then do a regression.
Most people then come to a memory from childhood. Perhaps homework MUST be completed despite the fact that your sibling's birthday was the next day and you were eager to help with the presents.
Maybe you were bullied and just let it wash over you.
It can be anything. It is different for everyone.
Then a hypnotherapist helps you do something with that memory to "fix" the belief, so that you can, for example, set your boundaries at work or in your private life, so that you can choose for yourself, so that you can live your life the way you really want deep down inside.
Changing behavior to restore your balance
That repair, in turn, can consist of other techniques that influence you to change your behavior. This then happens naturally.
If a fearful event has caused the conviction, the Fast-phobia technique can be used.
In this technique, you encourage the realization that that situation is over and that your stress reaction is no longer necessary to overcome certain problems. Instead, you can react calmly and communicate more from your own need to get what you want to get done.
Is the problem more in the relational sphere? Then a social panorama, or a conversation between your inner child and that other person can help to resolve the problem.
You then ensure that people get the right position in your life. If people are too close to you, you move them further away.
If you haven't yet expressed something between you and your parents or other family members, you can do so in a visualization in your mind. Even if that person has already passed away.
The technique then still works.
After all, for processing certain feelings, it doesn't matter whether you actually discuss something with the other person, or whether you do it in your mind. And especially with the guidance of a hypnotherapist, you make sure you get everything you need out of it.
As a matter of course, your behavior will then change, making it easier for you to keep your work-life balance in check and in order.
Learn Hypnosis
Are you coaching for better work-life balance or job satisfaction, or just want to do more to improve your work-life balance yourself? Then knowledge of hypnosis is indispensable.
With these techniques, you help yourself and others find the potential in yourself and get out of life what you want to get out of it.
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