Does work-life balance mean never bringing work home at night and having every weekend free to spend with friends and family? How we define work-life balance should reflect how we measure our lives.
I've always thought of work-life balance in the context of a work week. But our lives are measured in so many different ways, by months and seasons, by milestones such as birthdays and anniversaries, or by the stages in our lives, before and after marriage, with and without children living at home, or caring for elderly parents.
I recently posted this question to some members of Ellevate, a global professional women networking organization. And the answers ran the gamut. For some, it means keeping work and life separate. For many, being present, whether at work or in life, is the theme. One answer seemed to resonate. A reader commented that she prefers work lifeThe word"balance" raises visions of a circus performer teetering on a high rope, while clutching a very long and heavy pole. Finding balance is hard.
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