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As a highly respected pediatrician in the Madrid medical community, Jainaba Jobarteh understands the challenges of being a working mother and how finding a good work-life balance can help keep both you and your family happy and healthy. Jainaba Jobarteh recommends considering the following for those looking to improve their quality of life through this balance:
- Set tangible boundaries. If there are no limits, it can be more difficult to draw the line at what is too much. Manage your time and cut unimportant activities that you don’t have time for, or delegate whenever you can. Make sure that all the important things are taken care of, but after that, begin to practice letting go of tasks that don’t serve you.
- Once you set your boundaries, practice saying “no” to non-mandatory activities or projects that you can’t manage without losing personal time. Recognize when you are acting out of guilt and make the effort to avoid saying “yes” to any proposal out of a feeling of false obligation.
- Do not bring your work home if you can avoid it. If you are self-employed, consider creating a separate workspace that doesn’t spill into the rest of your house. It can be easy to mix personal life with work life when it’s difficult to see the physical distinction between the two.
- Maximize your work time by staying focused and avoiding distractions. Using your time to your advantage means that you won’t be spending extra time in the office.
Jainaba Jobarteh knows that successfully striking a work-life balance helps keep families together.
