Attaining a work-life balance can be quite a task, more so for the urban Indian woman. HR and training professional Parul Banka tells us how it can be made possible without much stress.



The only force that can stop me from being successful is I, myself. A positive and can-do attitude gets me a long way. A good employer can certainly facilitate in achieving my goals but the accountability lies on me to meet the goals and deliver results," says Vasu.



She goes on to add, "While I am travelling, I work on my laptop or utilise time to finish some phone calls. This saves time and helps me a great deal when I try to juggle work with home commitments." Indeed, a great example of optimum time utilisation.



In the Indian context, home responsibilities have traditionally been the arena of women. This tends to add extra pressure on working women. At the work place, the success parameters remain the same for both men and women.



Added responsibilities at home do not bring a leeway for a woman as far as moving up the corporate ladder is concerned. Therefore, women need to focus and juggle both the roles well. This article attempts to look at ways women can utilise time and attain better balance in life:



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