Here's how you can balance work and personal life in the field of Branding.

Balancing work and personal life in the field of Branding is a dance I've learned to master with grace. I start by setting clear boundaries between work hours and personal time, ensuring I'm fully present in each moment. I leverage technology, to automate repetitive tasks, freeing up time for creative thinking and strategy. Regularly scheduled breaks and downtime are non-negotiable for recharging my creativity and maintaining my mental health. By maintaining open communication with my team and clients about my availability, I ensure expectations are managed and work-life harmony is achieved. This balance not only enhances my productivity but also ensures my personal life flourishes alongside my career in branding.

Make a daily task list! Hour wise finish tasks and check them out. Life will change! If something isn't happening, move to the next task and take it up later.

The thought of prioritizing tasks sends shivers down my spine, as I fear making the wrong choice and facing the consequences. But gradually, I teemed into pushing myself into taking it in slices. Now I can brazenly say that I am 40 to 50 per cent into the journey of prioritizing.

Make a list, in my case on paper is better. Also, add to the list the most important tasks and only when you did all of them, move to others if there is time left.

Boundaries are Beautiful: Set clear boundaries between work and personal time. Stick to designated work hours and avoid checking emails constantly. Prioritize ruthlessly: Plan your week and identify key branding tasks. Delegate or outsource non-essential activities to free up personal time. Tech Time-Off Tools: Utilize tools that disconnect you after work hours. Consider email autoresponders or notification blockers during evenings and weekends. Batch It Up: Schedule similar branding tasks together (e.g., social media content creation) to maximize efficiency and minimize context switching throughout the day.

Keep a planner to organize your tasks and deadlines. Prioritize tasks based on their importance and urgency, and allocate specific times for each task. Set achievable goals for each day and week. Avoid overloading your schedule and give yourself buffer time to handle unexpected tasks.

-set your own life goals to prioritize (family-work-money-friends) -tasks prioritization and segmentation ((urgent -high importance- improtant- average -no need)) -time management by settling time frame for every activity with baffering time -stick to your schduled daily tasks -never set yourself jampacked -having a me time daily -keep quality time rule to keep your personal life on track - ask for support and help when needed - choose your right people on your closest circle those people will help you keep going, provide support or even being your mentor -finally choose your battles not to fight everywhere and with everyone you have more important things to do and more important goals to achieve. -keep moving forward

Establish specific work hours and stick to them. Communicate these boundaries to your colleagues and clients to ensure they respect your personal time. If you work from home, set up a dedicated workspace that you can leave at the end of the day. This helps create a physical separation between work and personal life.

Personal planning is a knowledge every professional should have. Here are five magical tips to better manage your time: 1. Understand that saying "no" to others often means saying yes to yourself. 2. Prefer consistency to perfection. It's better to advance a little each day than to do too much and burn out. 3. Use time blocking to organize your time, and don't forget to plan happy breaks, too. Time management is for your life, not only for your working hours. 4. Consider exercise and rest as part of your productivity, not breaks from it. The healthier you are, the better your work will be. 5. Map your time. If some tasks are taking up too much space on your calendar, ask yourself: Should I spend less time on this? Can I delegate?

Make time for activities that rejuvenate you, whether it's exercising, reading, or spending time with loved ones. Self-care is essential for maintaining mental and physical health. Schedule personal activities and treat them as important as work commitments. This ensures you dedicate time to relax and enjoy your hobbies.

I've learnt about delegation for a very long time now, even in branding. I think delegation helps productivity, in the sense that one person is not saddled with the responsibilities of 5 persons. Learning to delegate tasks even helps a person's mental and physical health.

Take time to reflect on your work-life balance regularly. Identify areas where you can improve and make necessary adjustments. Keep up with best practices and strategies for work-life balance. Continuous learning can help you find new ways to improve your routine.

What I found useful is exploiting the Italian “right to disconnect”. That goes from literally disconnecting your personal devices from work accounts of any kind to detaching your mind from work-related (intrusive) thoughts. Every free time activity that entertains, in Italy we say “diverts” (as per “divertissement”, latin “divertere” = “turn elsewhere”) your mind is good for your self-care. Either mind-centred or body-centred hobbies or interests are fine. The important thing is to really di-vert, to turn elsewhere, to be elsewhere body+mind.