Want A Healthy Work-life Balance? Do This

Instead of looking at your personal and professional life as two separate entities, you can 'integrate' them and, at any given time, priortise what's important, suggests rediffGURU Anu Krishna.

• You can post your questions to rediffGURU Anu Krishna HERE.

Almost a decade ago, when PepsiCo CEO Indra Nooyi was asked a question about work-life balance, she said: 'Women cannot have it all'.

The comment received mixed reactions from women and men the world. 

While several working women could relate to what Nooyi had said, there are career experts who feel it is possible to strike a healthy balance.

Model Tanya S Narwal shuttles between New York and India for her work.

She says: "I am a model from New York. I am married. There are several instances when my prior personal commitments come in the way of our work."

Seeking advice from rediffGURUS, a unique advisory initiative where accomplished experts interact with readers and help resolve their problems, Tanya asks: "What tips would you recommend to me and other models to balance our worklife with personal life and stay happy, stress-free?"

rediffGURU Anu Krishna responds to Tanya's concern by highlighting how, instead of looking at one's personal and professional life as two separate entities, one can 'integrate' them and, at any given time, priortise what's important.

Watch Anu's advice on how not to let your work and personal life conflict with each other:

• You can post your questions to rediffGURU Anu Krishna HERE.

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