Lack of proper planning before entering into parenthood, financial instability and career uncertainty are some of the things that can affect the balancing of the equation bearing in mind that the three are vital elements in one’s life.
Here are some of the tips that can enable one to balance between their social lives, careers and their parenthood status.
- Create and organize
A family setup is a very important element in any career person. It is therefore important to create and organize an annual calendar for the family and strictly adhere to it. Create special family activities together to enhance good relationship between the members who in turn share their lives together. Lack of family organization distracts the whole idea of excelling in a career and social life.
- Time management
It is important to do things as scheduled. Idling and wasting of time brings about incompetency and non-achievement to the daily goals. This affects the careers, social life and parenting in that time wasted will not redeem. Proper parenting needs quality time and concentration in order to raise the generation which brings an impact to the society.
- Set Priorities right
It is vital to set the priorities right. This means taking responsibility for yourself, your decisions and the outcome thereof. Knowing the goals, you want to achieve eventually, one has to balance between the social life, career and the parenting life. It is amazing how the three can interjoin without any mishap when the set priorities are laid down well.
- Limit involvement and distractions
After work or school involvements open up gaps in the family. This are distractions that interfere with the normal schedule of the family. Normally with parenting, a one to one involvement is vital. Therefore, it is important to put a demarcation on things that can involve you the times when your family needs you around.
Therefore, as one juggles through the career, parenthood and social lives, one should be considerate that the three are crucial elements and has to be approached with cautiousness and determination.
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