‘Normal’ has been redefined over the past 20 years by the internet, smartphones and a global marketplace. You can no longer work hard and hope that everything else just falls into place. More and more people are dropping the important balls in the crazy juggle of life. The tips outlined here are a great starting place to integrate work with the rest of your life and creating a fulfilling lifestyle.
The most talked-about and well-publicised strategy recommended to manage our very busy lives is ‘work–life balance’. This term originated sometime during the early 20th century with regard to improved working conditions and shorter working hours for factory workers. It was meant to describe the idea that there should be a reasonable balance between work and the rest of our lives. It implies that like a seesaw, there is an optimum point of balance that will work for each of us.
PASSION DESTROYS BALANCE
Most high achievers are passionate about their business, their careers and their success. Yet passion and drive are the enemies of balance. By definition, if you are passionate you are going to always be out of balance. Passion means you are likely to find it difficult to turn off your brain when you leave your workplace. Passion means your mind will often be solving business problems in the night or when you are driving the car. High achievers can be made to feel guilty by the concept of ‘work–life balance’. They might even be viewed as workaholics by the majority of people for whom work is a job: just a means to income.
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