Working on career goals and maintaining a balanced personal life is no easy task. More often than not, when you’re excelling in one area, the other suffers. But this doesn’t have to be the case. There are a few simple tricks you can utilize to improve your work/personal life balance.

Set Boundaries

It’s essential to draw a line between work and your personal life. This can be reminders of when you need to leave work or a specified time over the weekends to complete tasks. It’s also important to define how much overtime you’re willing to put into a day. From there, you can adjust accordingly to meet the needs of both your business and home life.

Say “No” More

After you’ve set your boundaries, practice saying no to tasks that don’t match your priorities. You may want to volunteer or go the extra mile, but, if it crosses your boundaries, you need to say no. Otherwise, those boundaries are useless, and you will only burn yourself out even further.

These are just a couple of ways to improve your work-life balance. If you’re still struggling, reach out to your local entrepreneur community. They deal with similar struggles every day and can empathize and give you great tips. If you’re an AFEUSA member, utilize our discussion boards to find out how other entrepreneurs are balancing their lives.