Sunita, 38, is a senior manager at an IT company. She has two children, her husband also has a demanding job, and all the home responsibilities are hers. Yet Sunita neither tires nor breaks. When asked — 'How do you do all of this?' — her answer was: 'Not balance, priority.'
Priority — The Word That Changes Everything
'Balance doesn't mean doing everything equally,' Sunita says. 'It means — giving priority to the right thing at the right time. When I'm home I put my phone down. When I'm in a meeting, my worry about the children is parked. This switching is what you have to learn well.'
The 3 Habits That Actually Work
Sunita shares: 'First — 10 minutes of planning for the next day every night. Second — learning to say no. You don't have to do every task. Third — one day a week just for yourself. Even if it's just one hour — that hour is yours alone.'
Sunita Rao, IT Manager, Bengaluru"My daughter asked one day 'Mum don't you get tired?' I said 'I do get tired. But I know that even after the tiredness there is a reason to get up.' That reason is my life — which I have built myself."
Time With Family — 'Quality' Versus 'Quantity'
'I cannot be with my children 24 hours a day. But when I am — I am fully there. No phone, no laptop. Just us.' This is what quality time truly means.
Work-life balance is not a formula that works the same for everyone. It is a personal journey. And it begins when you decide — 'My life, my rules.'
