To balance life and work can be tricky. It used to be that the typical workday ran from 9 to 5 and weekends were time for leisure and family. But technology makes it easy for you to stay connected no matter the hour or your location. Which can be great, if you want to have a flexible work environment – but can be terrible if you want to have a life outside of work.
In the battle to balance life and work, work wins more often than not. If you’re ambitious and career-oriented, it can be easy to rationalize why giving additional face time to the office is more important than going home to spend time with the spouse and kids.
Or maybe your partner is the one who’s always working late, bringing home projects over the weekend or heading to the office before dawn to get a head start on the day.
Ask yourself – do you work to live or live to work? Is it more important that you make more money or spend more time with your family? What would enhance the quality of your life – both now and in the future?