Have your plan
When you are in retail business, your employer wants you to devote more time to your work. Virtually you will be working against a balanced life. You have to plan your work-life balance.
That means you have to organize yourself. Write 'to-do' lists on a daily, weekly and monthly basis. Then update them to keep track. Many retail professionals don't have the tendency to worry about where to start. When they do worry, they are almost at the end of the day and they will always behind and won't to be able to spend time with their family.
Your planning should start from home. Prepare your 'to-do' list for home as well and if you don't do it, the list becomes longer. So planning and scheduling are necessary if you want to maintain work-life balance. Plan your time off and vacation well in advance.
Only way
In our fast-paced get-it-now consumer culture, your work life is out balance. In such a scenario, you will notice some of these signs in your personal and family life: Resentment, fatigue, dissatisfied family members and dissatisfaction in work.
You must know your priorities if you want to overcome these feelings and respect your core values. That is the only way to maintain work-life balance.
Don't do everything
If you are a retail manager, you have to question yourself whether you need to personally attend to all the work and whether the employer wants you to look into every detail. To answer these questions to your satisfaction, recruit the best available talent, train them, motivate them to succeed and make them accountable for their work. You supervise their work.
You have to learn some lessons along your career and life. You have to learn to give and take. During busy season don't talk about hours and give all you can. Your employer will pay you back during lean times.
Another lesson is to offer help when a schedule is mucked up and don't make any deals, just work and you will be rewarded.
Thank your boss
A sure way to strike a balance is to be enthusiastic about everything and convey that feeling. Never complain about your schedule. When you are given a satisfactory schedule, thank your boss. If you do it, you will stand out because bosses are never thanked; people always complain against them. You will be rewarded in the long run.
Invite your family to come once in a while to your workplace to see what you do.
Think about how to gain work-life balance. The ultimate barometer of work-life balance is yourself and your needs. Don't forget that you don't stand a chance to get work-life balance if your spouse doesn't understand retail.
