Balance Family and Career

Now, career opportunities for women outside the home have become more open. But does not mean women can’t just abandon its role as regulator of the household. If not addressed very carefully, this will break the concentration and forced the career woman banged on the two difficult choices: family or career.

Families can’t be excluded because it is a commitment to live a life, while a career that does not mean less important if compared with the family, because, without that support the career earnings, then the family would not be able to drive through everyday.

The best way out is to maintain a balance between the two, can take care of families with managing their household needs as well remains responsible to the work being given. There are a few tricks.

1. More observant
Analysis of your job back, see more jelly-leisure time you can steal to manage at home, such as contacting the house and asked if the children were home, so you can still monitor the family situation at home.

2. Remember responsibility
Problem of work, you can’t override the commitment and responsibility. Remember that this work does not come by it-self, your work has been achieved with difficulty and families dependent on the income you get, so encourage you to work harder, even with the burden of taking your mind to concentrate on other things.

3. Communication
Communicate your problems. When you feel the need to leave early cause a thing, for example, talk with your boss. This will make you more familiar with the employer and obtain a solution to your problem. But take care not to get too close, be aware of the foundation of your relationship should remain professional.

4. Keep a good relationship
Apart from superiors, of course do not forget co-workers. They were like neighbors at home, which always helps you when difficulties. When you encounter difficulties, they are ready to take over the thankless tasks while you solve family problems.

Determine Your Priorities

Women's work, always face the dilemma between career and family. Attention, time, energy, must be divided. Sometimes they are confused to set priorities, and consequently it is bad for both, stagnant career, family unkempt. Then, what should be done by working mothers? Balance, the point, May not devote 100 percent attention to your work and 100 percent for families. There should be a priority scale, career or family who became the main focus.

If you're forced to do two roles that are perfect, in fact you will suffer. Though now there are rules which family-friendly employment, working hours that can negotiable for example, but still you have to choose.

Shapiro, chairman of the department of Counseling Psychology at Santa Clara University, says you must be honest in determining priorities. "If you have chosen a career as number one priority and the children at the second position, you should not force children to become number one, you will actually hurt them."

You'll also be smart to position your priorities. Not a career or a child forever be a top priority at all times. At some point, you can shift the position of the two. According to Shapiro, this is the key to successful career women outside the home.

When children are young, my mother worked fine career slowed rhythm. Not that dismissed the obsession into a career peak, but a set of time management to achieve goals. Switch to the 'queen bee' instead of 'worker bees'. Delegate tasks or responsibilities can be delegated to small others. Conversely, prioritizing the important work that supports your career, by doing this, besides giving opportunity to others, can also reduce your expenses.

Get used to work on time. Not too late to work, and no work beyond office hours. Discipline in working to help lighten your workload. Do not forget to make time for yourself. Set aside some time for exercising, hanging out with friends or just a walk. Personal time is very important to refresh them-selves.


Child care
Mom works all day can’t take care of children, needed the help of others to this parenting business. Family assistance, child care, child care or services to be reliable, depending on your needs and budget you have. Quality child care a positive impact on emotional and intellectual development of children. Therefore, consider carefully before you deciding to entrust the child, that no less important, talk with your boss about the waivers in employment.

But if you place a career as a top priority, do not do compromise with the boss. Requested waivers of working hours, avoid overtime or travel, you will no longer send signals to focus on the job. As a result, will assess your boss can not be paralleled in the front row. Your career will be stuck there. Whatever your choice, make sure you are serious about living it.

Banish Boredom at Work

Boredom often comes when you've considered a job as a routine that is not challenging anymore. Work was so simple and quick finish. As a result, you feel like there is no work and getting stupid.

Contrary to this reality, not a few others as it considers a boring job because of being overloaded, Work so heavy and tiring. Check out Kate lorenz nurse advice column in www.careerBuilder.com career, when boredom starts to attack:

1. Set goals
Although you hate a job now, still there are things that make you pleasure. Make a weekly target, who knows from there you have a golden opportunity. Within a week, for example, you can make five resumes to companies that you seek, or attending a gathering to foster a network.

2. Make sure you are monitoring purposes
Do not just set goals without trying to make it happen. If you to create do list, make sure you meet them.

3. Allocate time for the self
Imagine, how lazy arrived early to the office if you're feeling bored. Do not add the burden it with pressure, such as bad moods. Spend your precious morning with a positive activity. Drinking coffee while reading the newspaper and put on some music preferences also could not hurt. Good mood in the morning, will carry over until the afternoon.

4. Create diversification
Occasional replace computer screensaver with funny animal pictures, browse a funny joke that can make you laugh out loud, or play your favorite music while working. If it had been bought for lunch was always asking, eat outside. Not bad for refreshing.

5. Develop expertise
Bored with work that does not mean you can’t learn new skills. Use the time to 'enrich' them-selves. If the company offers courses for employees, take advantage of this opportunity. If the evening is still roomy enough, why not take foreign language courses after work?

6. Search activity
After work confusion there is no activity? Join a gym or swimming could be an option. Body shape, can add friends and network. You never know, from here comes the new employment opportunities.

7. Pamper your-self
'Suffering' while in office can be your 'back' to buy something valuable for yourself, like an interesting new book. Enjoy your favorite movies, clothes shopping for interview preparation. Plan a vacation, everything for your inner happiness.

8. Maintain performance
It is important to maintain performance. Though bored in the office, not to wear a professional attitude, Specify the parameters to measure individual performance, Use this as a 'weapon' during an interview call.

9. Do not break up
The world is narrow. Who knows if it turns out you will be working with former colleagues at the old office? Do not throw away business cards. Keep them in contact with less positive flow.

10. All will change
Perhaps now you are stuck on the job less attractive, but it's not forever. Remember, only you can change the 'destiny' of this. Do not be discouraged to continue hunting and hunting!

Eliminate the Feeling of Weariness in the Outbound Work

Working all day will make you feel tired, even if the job is fun. Feeling tired and tired you'll feel afterward. To avoid excessive feeling tired, it helps companies conduct activities that will increase employee morale.

From various studies revealed that the employee actually kind of liked the training activities, seminars, workshops, or outbound. Moreover, if such activities are held outside the office, say like in the mountains, places of recreation, the hotel, outside the city or even overseas.

The reason of course vary, Maybe there is because they want to increase knowledge, improve skills, obtain certification of skills, expand networks, wants a new friend, want a vacation, or just because they want to enjoy a budget that has provided human resource development organization.

In addition, the company is actually humanly or leadership will be more proud, be happier and more pleased if able to send his people into a place of training, seminars or workshops. Why? Normally, people would be happier if I could give what it takes others. Especially others who were given it is a person who has been helped or worked with him.

Only, in practice only a few companies or organizations who can afford to send his men into such training, the reason for this variety, especially, the problem of funding. As a result, only certain companies or organizations are willing and able.

In addition to funds, time also becomes a problem. For some organizations or companies, virtually no time to send the men to where the training takes more than one day because of the many works in an office that must be resolved. We certainly agree that improving the skills of employees (in a broad sense) is important. How is Problem, this is needed adjustments based on our respective circumstances.

Become Successful Freelancers

Today many people choose to become a freelancer or freelance worker because of lifestyle factors. By working as a freelance, you are free to determine their own working hours, no need to stare at hours determined by the company.

Although freely determine their own working hours, you still have to be disciplined. If not, companies will not hire you, as a freelancer hired based on their results. To become a productive freelancer, note the following:

1. Deepen skills and educational background you have. Also specify which types of services you offer and uniqueness. Think also how to apply the skills you have in an area that is now popular.

2. Prove you are the expert in your own skills by writing articles about your field in newspapers, magazines, internet, or presentations to professional foundations. Do not forget publish the names of people or companies who have worked with you in the list of literature.

3. Keep and maintain good relations with everybody. Attend meetings with people in the same field. Join a variety of organizations. Do not forget to continue to add insight to follow the changes, especially in your field.

4. Always give the best in every project you tackle. Be sure to make a bond with customers. Trust that the recommendation is an easiest and most effective ways to promote and build a career.

5. You can ask for help from others if they feel overwhelmed with work that you handle. Make sure the person you are asking your help to have the same background expertise. Keep good relations with them.

6. Promote yourself to the internet, via email or mailing lists.