How to Find the Right Work-Life Balance

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Stop Seeking Perfection
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Stop Seeking Perfection

Perfectionism can be both a blessing and a curse. At its best, it inspires excellence. At its worst, it creates an obsession with meeting inhumane standards that can cause anxiety, low self-esteem, and the feeling of never living up to one's potential. The trick is to find a healthy balance.

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Be a Happy Worker
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Be a Happy Worker

Why let a bad situation at the office damper your spirits at home. Follow our work happiness tips.

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Hone Your Attention
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Hone Your Attention

Too frazzled to focus at work? Meditation may help hone your attention -- even if you're new to the practice.

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Learn To Say No
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Learn To Say No

Try our five-step plan so that you can start saying no -- and stop feeling guilty.

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Practice Daily Rituals
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Practice Daily Rituals

Good rituals are essential to our emotional, psychological, and spiritual health. To help reconnect us to the sacred aspects of our lives, we asked three experts on the subject to share everyday rituals they practice.

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Unplan Your Life
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Unplan Your Life

Although you probably can't just toss your calendar out the window, you can make room for the wide-open, could-be moments that an airtight agenda might otherwise preclude. After all, the memories you cherish won't be of the meeting that started on time or the errands you ran. More likely, you'll cherish the thing you didn't expect: the surprise visit, the wonderful coincidence, the brilliant idea that popped up seemingly out of nowhere.

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Reclaim Your Days
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Reclaim Your Days

Slow down the pace of your life by accepting the things you can't change and finding out what really matters to you.

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Fight Fatigue
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Fight Fatigue

Experts highlight 10 surprising causes of fatigue and offer thought-provoking solutions to help you energize your mind, body, and spirit -- and your life.

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De-Stress Your Day
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De-Stress Your Day

Exercise is one of the most important tools for battling stress. Even when practiced for short durations, regular periods of physical activity can help restore hormone balance and calm your nervous system.

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Live Life to the Fullest
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Live Life to the Fullest

Enjoying each day to the fullest and having everything you want -- impossible, you say? Not at all. We asked our most trusted experts to share their best tips for living a healthier, saner, and more satisfying life.

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terryrittenhouse

22 Feb, 2010
Are you guys kidding me!? You act like your job isn't 100% the center and priority in your life and you don't survive...please! Don't be a perfectionist???? Try that in a financial position, where perfection is a must? Throw out your calendar? Please,,..my workday has be to planned, planned and planned again... you guys are wayyyyyyyyyyyyy out of touch!

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