How to achieve work-life balance through mindfulness while working from home

Humans are designed to be in rhythm. We feel ‘off’ when our rhythms are disrupted. The reality is that Covid disrupted, and continues to disrupt, the rhythms that not only keep us well, but create the foundations for us to BE and FEEL successful. With the disruption came lots of new rhythms that you’ve probably experienced. Two additional meetings in the place of your previous commute. Back-to-back Zoom calls. Virtual catch-ups that meant we spent more time formally engaging with colleagues and clients, making a key point to ensure they knew we were online working hard and available, losing the boundaries between home and work. Many of these new rhythms were created mindlessly and, left unchecked, opened the door to unhealthy habits, chronic stress, overwhelm, burnout and worse. It’s no wonder that LEGO research found 7 in 10 adults regularly search for stress reducing habits. So where should you start? It’s time to reflect and reset. After all, we can only achieve what we have energy for. Make a list of the rhythms you have in your life. The behaviours that are recurring – whether that’s hourly, daily or weekly. If those rhythms energise you in a healthy sustainable way, keep them. If they deplete you, lose them and mindfully replace them with energising rhythms. So here’s seven energising performance rhythms to try in the next seven days: Sleep. Every day you wake up tired, you start the day behind. And we know that sleep is a mental health superpower. The sleep science tells us… Read More