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Don't take work home. Leave Work behind at the End of the Day

Each of us has some type of job, from leaving the home to work, to staying home and working what we do during the day is our job and at the end of the day each of us needs to learn to relax, have more fun and to leave work behind us for the day. 

What are the benefits of leaving work behind you at the end of the day? Leaving work behind you is going to improve your mental and physical state. If you are constantly under stress and worrying about work, your body is going to react and give you problems physically. Letting the worries of work at work, even if you work at home, can be hard to do but something that we each need to do. 

Another benefit of leaving work at work means that you are going to have more fun in life. Enjoying your life is what life is really all about; so leaving your work behind you at the end of the day only makes sense so you can enjoy your private life. 

Leaving work at work and starting fresh with your private life after work is going to help in building relationships and keeping relationships with your family. If you are constantly under the stress, strain, and the problems of work even when you are with your family, the family builds resentment and has a hard time coping with everything. 

How can you make changes to switch from business to private life?

Learn to keep your cool. Remember the old, count to ten? This is often needed right after you come home from work so you can collect yourself and put your mind in a private life setting leaving the stress of work at work. This keeps you from spouting off even when you don’t mean to do it. While it can be hard to remember to count to ten before spouting off, once you get into the habit of it, it will all come naturally. 

If you work not far from home, take the long way home when ever possible. Just drive a few extra blocks and then work your way home, as this is going to help calm your mind so you can leave all the stress of work at work. Forget about spending more time at the office and just think about spending time with your family. 

If you have a demanding job as the boss, learn to leave your boss attitude at work. When you are not at work, you cannot always be so demanding with others. This includes your family, where you go, and what you are doing after work. You need to be more personable outside of work, leaving that boss at work attitude at work. Bringing your boss attitude home with you will cause power struggle fights with your spouse. Think of it as changing hats, when you leave work you are not the boss anymore!

Change your habits after work. Take off that watch. Don’t wear it all night long, or on the weekends. This goes for the homemaker, or those who work at home. Once you hit that mark in your day, where you are done and finished, take off the watch and enjoy your evening or weekend without worrying about what time it is. 

Changing your habits after work includes changing your clothes. Even if you are just changing your shirt or putting your hair down, or putting on a pair of sandals, you need to make a physical change, so you do not feel as if you are at work, or on your way to work. Changing your physical self, as in your clothes, you are going to feel more relaxed as you enter your private world for the evening. 

Another important feature about leaving work at work is leaving the papers, books, and similar items as work. Do not bring home extra work to do on your own time; this is invasion of your privacy and your private life. Get it done at work, or leave it for the next day. Bringing homework to do at night and on the weekends will leave you only feeling drained and worn out the next day. A refreshing life is one that gives you free time. 

Something that you might not realize about leaving work at work is that you also have to leave home at home. Giving yourself boundaries with work and private life is going to allow you to be more productive at both. If you are having problems at home, leave it at home, other employees don’t want to hear about it. If you are having problems at home, your spouse and family doesn’t want the rest of the world to know, so being quiet about what goes on in your family life makes your private life more enjoyable and easier to handle. 

A big part of enjoying your private life is the ability to switch from being the business person, the working person and the person on the go, to relaxing and taking time for yourself and your family. The first week can be very difficult while you are making this transition, but after you make the transition a habit, you will truly enjoy your life!

Visitors comments

Great advice Comments By: George on 2004-08-29 Thanks for the great advice Â