The notion of work-life balance receives considerable attention in our Western culture. It’s often treated as an elusive ideal that is scarcely attainable and barely sustainable. Yet work-life balance ...

My coachee started our session with a sad face. “I couldn’t do the action plan. I thought about work all weekend.” His action plan was to focus on different experiences to try to avoid jumping to work ...

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Balance is relative — what feels balanced varies from person to person, and the key lies in defining what it means to you. True balance comes from the quality and joy of the time spent rather than the ...

In today’s fast-paced world, mastering work-life balance is akin to finding the Holy Grail for busy parents. It’s a quest fraught with challenges, as they juggle demanding careers, family ...

Bing. Another email. Bzzzz. A text message. Bloop-bloop. An incoming video call. In today’s fast-paced, always-connected world, email and text alerts arrive at all hours, deadlines creep into weekends ...

Reid Hoffman, the co-founder of LinkedIn, has sparked controversy with his recent comments about work-life balance in startups. In a podcast appearance, Hoffman shared his belief that work-life ...

Between work and personal responsibilities, achieving an ideal work-life balance can be difficult. In a perfect world, of course, what your dream job demands of you and your personal life would be two ...

Balance. The word itself evokes images of a perfectly aligned scale, neither side tipping too far in either direction. Yet, achieving balance has never felt more difficult. According to Gallup's 2024 ...