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at work and home. You would be astonished to know that 8. Give immense importance to yourself ::
distractions at workplace can cost you hours per day. If you
Making out some
want to be focused and productive, it’s essential to keep
time to do things
chatty coworkers, casual internet surfing, smartphones, and
you actually love is
other distractions aloof. Set specific time limits to address
the secret to
emails and phone usage. At home, avoid watching too much
of TV and instead, you can use that time to strengthen your maintain a perfect
work-life balance.
bond with your partner and kids.
Sometimes, it’s
6. Understanding the difference of work and okay to think about yourself, have some leisure time
home and pamper yourself.
Most of the motivational books and preaching tells us how Go to a spa, get a massage, watch reruns of your
to say NO to things that don’t align with your priorities. favorite TV series, read a book, travel solo, or just do
Believe me, it is the biggest mantra to successfully juggle nothing at all. Learn to take care of yourself because
your personal and professional life. Learn to set boundaries only then you would be able to take care of your
so that you can give your heart and soul to both the aspects family and your work.
of life. Leave work at work, don’t come home with it.
The Bottom Line
While spending time with your kids and partner, don’t be While maintaining work-life balance is a challenge for most
on the phone sending emails or discussing work with women in the banking sector, where working long hours is
coworkers. Be mindful of your personal relationships and the norm, employers need to foster a culture of work-life
start saying no to things that aren’t doing any good to us. balance to attract and retain talented employees. The
negative effects of an adverse work-life balance include
7. The balancing act of working moms burnout, stress, health problems and the breakdown of
marital and family relationships. Conversely, the positive
All through these years it has been realized that effects of a healthy work-life balance include higher
maintaining work-life productivity, lower absenteeism and decreased employee
balance requires con- turnover, thereby benefiting all parties involved –
stant adjustments, employees, employers and families.
compromises, and Conclusion:
sacrifices.
To conclude, integration of work & life is so important. But
It’s better to be pre- we do not give importance to it. Women are the back bone
pared and learn to for any family. If that fails, the entire system fails. Women
make the most of have all the abilities which she should project at the right
your time and energy. time & fight for her rights when it is needed. Family is
The more you know important. At the same time, societal status is also equally
important. Growth in the organization is very much needed
yourself and your priorities the more balanced your
for women as well. Making the support system strong is only
life would be.
in the hands of women. T
RBI puts digital payment mode on hold

A plan to allow new entities to create digital payment platforms and end the National Payments Council of India's (NPCI)
dominance in online transactions has been put on hold by the regulator over data safety concerns, two people directly
aware of the development said. At least six consortiums, including those led by Amazon, Google, Facebook and the Tata
group, applied for the so-called new umbrella entities (NUEs) licences, in partnership with companies such as Reliance
Industries Ltd and ICICI Bank Ltd after the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) invited expressions of interest last year.

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