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How's your work-life Balance?
Work Life balance, sure some of us "have it all" making cupcakes for the brownie troops, getting reports out on time, sailing thru both work and family commitments, sure that we're giving everyone and everything the attention it deserves.

Others of us, however, spin our wheels when we should be driving somewhere, wonder where the day went and are aggressive or abrupt with those we love or respect because we can feel the balance is out of center.

Take this Quick quiz to determine which you are super woman or super troubled. Then get some tips on dealing with a lack of work-life balance...
Directions: Answer true or false to each statement below.
  1. I have difficulty "switching off" when I leave work and find myself distracted with thoughts of work even when I'm not there.

    True
    False


  2. I feel a sense of guilt if I take time for myself, to do something that only I enjoy.

    True
    False


  3. I have extreme guilt if I tell someone "no". This guilt is often so intense that I agree to work for family projects just to avoid it.

    True
    False


  4. I have stopped communicating beyond what is absolutely necessary with family and work colleagues.

    True
    False


  5. I feel guilty if I leave the office on time because others haven't and I feel an equal sense of guilt when I am not at home at a reasonable hour.

    True
    False


  6. People perceive me as a "superwoman" who seems to get everything done, but in secret I know that it's a house of cards that could easily come tumbling down.

    True
    False


  7. I isolate, avoiding family gatherings and time alone with people who I care about.

    True
    False


  8. I spend a great deal of time "firefighting" it's impossible to plan either my life or work day because I must be proactive and yet few things go the way I had intended them to.

    True
    False


  9. I secretly feel that if others knew how tired and frustrated I really am, they would think poorly of me.

    True
    False


  10. I tend to react very emotionally to the smallest of problems and later, even I am aware that I overreacted and sometimes have to apologise.

    True
    False


  11. I interupt people when they are speaking to me, I'm in a hurry for them to make their point, I don't have time to wait for them to articulate!

    True
    False


  12. I have had a great many disagreements with friends, family and work colleagues lately, and have been accused of being abrupt.

    True
    False


  13. I feel that people in all areas of my life rely on me to be the one who "gets things done" and I feel as though I am the only one who ever manages to achieve.

    True
    False


  14. I?m unhappy most of the time, and I can't explain why.

    True
    False


  15. I am quick to blame others when things go wrong, after all, it can't be my fault, I'm trying as hard as I can!

    True
    False
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