Balance!……? I reached out recently to find out what my readers were interested in learning more about or what they needed help with. “To balance healthy diet and exercise and time management” was one of the answers I received. Whoa! There’s the punch isn’t it? The thought that “I should be able to drop those pounds, get fit, eat healthy, and have time for yoga, meditation, … [Read more...]
How Are You Balancing Things?
There are times when balancing life responsibilities can become overwhelming. Have you ever felt that setting priorities between work and life can be at odds? The balancing act can feel like you are walking on a tight rope with no safety net below. Also, deciding the best use of your time changes depending on the chapter of life you are experiencing. What matters most to you … [Read more...]
Imbalance Can Work: Stop Stressing About Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance is a loaded concept, promising perfect harmony across all areas of our life. It’s an unrealistic ideal we’ve set up as a proxy for happiness, implying that “balance” is an achievable zen-like state where all our obligations — professional and personal — receive equal amounts of attention. Let’s be honest, though. Not everyone wants to achieve balance … [Read more...]
3 Ways Successful Women Leaders Have Mastered Work-Life Balance
A recent Internet search on “work/life balance is…” brought up the following responses: “A joke,” “a myth," and “impossible.” If you feel the same way, you are not alone. We are all familiar with the routine, whether you’re a CEO or just starting your career: You wake up early, work long hours as hard as you can to get everything done, then wrap up in record time and race … [Read more...]
How to Champion Equality and Attract More Women Workers
It’s sad but true, there’s a notable absence of women in the workforce in top level positions after the age of thirty. Why? Well, the answer is fairly obvious I guess. While there have been quantum shifts in social trends with more women having children later; until biology catches up with society, the ticking clock is still a reality. Thanks to miserable maternity packages, … [Read more...]
How I Created a Comfortable Work-Life Balance
What do we mean by the phrase, work-life balance? I have found from my years of experience that creating a balance between career obligations and personal responsibilities always seems to be a juggling act. What may seem balanced at one point in life will seem out of kilter at another time. The Early Years In my early years of career development, I was quite willing to … [Read more...]
The Recipe for a Comfortable Work-Life Balance
Work-life balance, between personal and professional responsibilities, is one of the most challenging issues for today’s working professionals to solve. Working professionals trying to balance the responsibilities of parenthood, marriage, housekeeping, career growth, and possibly caring for aging parents takes its toll. Today, people are looking for more than earning a paycheck … [Read more...]
6 Tips to Improve Your Work-Life Balance
As 2014 comes to a close, it is a great time to reflect on the year and what to improve in 2015. If you are a busy career-driven person, achieving a better work-life balance should be on your list. The HSE recently released statistics highlighting that 39% of all work-related illnesses were caused by work stress resulting in depression and anxiety. If you keep ignoring the … [Read more...]
As a Woman in Business, Can You Really Have It All?
As an executive creative director in advertising, being a woman is apparently a rare thing. I recently found out that I am one of three percent of women creative directors. Being a single mom makes my distinction even more rare or at least seemingly undoable. I get asked how I balance life and work all the time. Here’s my answer: I don’t separate life and work. It’s simply … [Read more...]
Is it Getting Tougher to Manage Home and Office?
Sponsored by ChameleonJohn: Balancing work and home life is challenging for everyone, but it can be particularly challenging for working mothers. Often, working mothers make sure everyone else's needs are met before their own, but ultimately, professional and personal results suffer if you're not taking care of yourself, too. No, you'll probably never find complete … [Read more...]