Balancing Life

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Between a full time job, going to the gym and taking care of personal stuff i.e cleaning laundry, food by the time I sit down on my desk to start working on my side projects I feel totally drained. If you're in the same boat, what kind of tips and tricks do you do to get over it? I know that winners are the ones that go the extra mile but god damn am I exhausted. Anyways just seeing what you guys do to pull it off.
 
It is a give and take. You need to give yourself some free time in order to calm down, relax, have some fun with friends and just let the work slide. Because if you are grinding 24/7 and slack off with all the other things that you need to take care of (health, your body, yourself in general) then you will slowly drive into a depression. If you have the chance and the money then i would suggest that you turn your full time job into a part time job. That way you have some more time that you can spend on your projects and yourself. You might not think that this will make a huge difference but it does. Sometimes just as you say, you have to force yourself to work. Go ahead and do that, but after you are finished you deserve something for it, and with that i mean something that excites you or makes you happy (like doing your favorite hobby, go out to eat with your friends or girlfriend, idk whatever makes you happy) - That way you will associate working hard = i am getting something in return that makes me happy.
 
You have to prioritise and decide what is most important to you and make sacrifices.
There are only so many hours in a day, you might have to cut back on the gym to make time for IM.
 
Eat well, sleep well, work hard. Write down your goals and focus on everyday to-do list to achieve them. Proper nutrition is very important to keep you aware and focused all the time. Meditate and program your mind to receive pleasure from working hard. It can take time to reprogram, but it will eventually happen, just stay persistent and motivated. Good luck!
 
Pretty hard to have a full time job and go the extra mile, as suggested by colleagues here. I've been in the same boat and I had to rethink my way of life. Not that yours doesn't look well, it really does. The problem is when you come back from work or you finish your full time job, you're too exhausted to perform. Not saying work, because there's a huge difference between working and performing - sometimes you do in 2 hours more than you achieve in one full day.

For me, waking up in the early morning worked. 4-4:30, around this time. It is quiet, I'm well rested. It became a habit pretty quickly and it felt better. That's how you solve more of your side stuff, and you don't have to lose your job - your different jobs have particular psychological processes behind - motivation and habit are the most important. So point scored here.

There's no perfect scenario, there are downsides regardless your schedule. Mine forced me to go to bed at 8-9 in the evening. But it does make a difference.

Diet plays an important part. Some will laugh, but I've seen some notable differences based on what I eat, too.

There's no success without sacrifices, as someone said above. No pain, no gain, as they all say. And success is directly proportional to the amount of suffering, that's a golden rule, sometimes.
 
This is old as hell but I still reference it quite a bit: https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/sherbert-hoovers-ultimate-efficiency-guide-working-at-100-productivity-and-making.820134/

Here are a few more threads of mine in the past year focused on productivity. My lifestyle and struggles mirror yours a bit.

https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/on-work-balance.998062/
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/becoming-effective-part-2-detailed-outsourcing-and-how-i-work-around-the-clock.998023/
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/putting-a-value-on-your-time-part-1-saying-no-taking-pay-cuts-and-dropping-80-of-your-clients.990513/
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/sherbs-roadmap-to-365-000-in-2018.986713/
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/becoming-effective-part-1-using-a-morning-routine-to-compound-productivity-and-do-more-faster.973321/
https://www.blackhatworld.com/seo/long-risky-business-why-i-chose-the-9-to-5-again-writing-for-fun-and-profit-q-a-and-other-shit.953773/
 
time management is the key to your problem. you have to atleast give a bit of time to relax before doing another task. it won't really take so much of your time. take a coffee break or take a 15 minute nap to boost your enegry again. hope it helps :)
 
It is not easy to balance your life if you are not disciplined. I have seen many people struggle with it. I will advise people to complete their respective tasks on a proper timetable. Don't prolong things. You also need an understanding partner to help you in times of difficulty. Do you have that special one?
 
I have to agree. In your case, it seems that something's got to give. If you don't have time for everything - set priorities. Also, others mentioned making detailed lists of plans and goals for the day. I agree with them, as that's my strategy as well. If you have a list, you get the satisfaction of checking something off it every once in a while. Furthermore, you won't forget anything.
 
If you’re over worked then charge more for your time, or give more value to your time- because clearly you’re in high demand if you have no time left for yourself.

That might mean asking for more money from your boss, charging your clients more or just offering up less of your time to people.

Then invest what free time you make into more important stuff.
 
Might be most of internet marketing guys have same issue, time management all the time confused me as well,

even now I'm full time working for my own stuff I haven't time for proper sleep, just I gives priority on each day which things need to be done
 
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