Having a healthy work-life balance supports us in sustaining work performance and life enjoyment. The following self-assessment helps you identify how healthy your work life balance is. Please read the following questions and answer true or false to each question, submit your answers at the end of the questionnaire to get your work life balance score.

Work Life Balance Self Assessment:

  1. I can’t remember the last time I picked up the phone and rang a friend for a chat.
  2. I get most enjoyment from my working life.
  3. I am starting to dread the weekend, or I feel overwhelmed on my day’s off.
  4. My mail is sitting unopened for a week and I am paying my personal bills late.
  5. I believe that having a personal life gets in the way of business success.
  6. I have not visited or meet a friend or family member in ages.
  7. I am going into work on my days off.
  8. I rarely turn my work phone onto silent or divert it.
  9. I spend most of my time working or doing things for work.
  10. I don’t get enough sleep.
  11. I put most of my energy and enthusiasms into my work.
  12. When friends ring me I never have the time to have a chat with them.
  13. I rarely have time for the things I enjoy.
  14. I find myself always talking about work.
  15. My home is staring to stress me out, my laundry, the dishes, the cleaning.
  16. I feel that I am losing sight of who I am outside of work.
  17. I have not done something for myself that is not work or family related in months.
  18. I feel pulled between work and family responsibilities.
  19. I have not taken a holiday in a year.
  20. I can’t remember the last time I went to the movies or attended some other cultural event.

Your work life balance score is 0 - 4Your are balancing your work-life commitments and one could assume that your life is reasonably well balanced, however be careful to keep it that way. What do you need to do to maintain the balance you have? Read more about the Coaching Services

Your work life balance score is 5 - 9Your work-life balance is starting to suffer and could leave you exposed to stress. Take the time to make a list of the things you want to do and do not seem to have the time for. Prioritise them in accordance to your need. Now write them into the diary and tick one off a week. Getting your balance back takes reflection and planning, availing of a life or business coaching session will benefit you. Read more about the Coaching Services

Your work life balance score is 10 - 14Your work-life balance is in need of rebalancing. Take the time to make a list of the things you want to do and do not seem to have the time for. Prioritise them in accordance to your need. Now write them into the diary and tick one off a week. Getting your balance back takes reflection and planning, availing of a life or business coaching session will benefit you. Read more about the Coaching Services

Your work life balance score is 15 - 20You need to stop, review what you are doing. Getting a healthy balance is a skill that we can relearn. The benefits to improving your work-life balance is improved increased wellbeing and work performance. We would recommend that you book a Life or Business Coaching session, this will help you to review, where you can make changes and support you in implementing them. Read more about the Coaching Services

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