Delaware Employment Law Firm cites its Best 50 Blogs on Work-Life content | WorkLife Nation

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I’m taking the opportunity to toot my horn and some of whom I have created relationships with for nearly three years blogging at WorkLifeMonitor. com. Just to clarify – I relaunched my blog as WorkLife Nation.com after deep contemplation and the desire to succinctly articulate my thoughts on this topic in a progressive way, which I’ll explain later in this post.

First, the Delaware Employment Law Blog just released its 50 Best Blogs on Wellness, Women’s Interests, and Work-Life Balance.

I’m thrilled to be on the list , and happy to share it as I’ve been following many of these blogs for a long time.

Here it is listed in alphabetical order:

Now my two cents. I have to note a few more resources that I feel need mentioning:

Now, back to my earlier thoughts about what I call – our WorkLife Nation. The working and living experiences have merged due to necessity – and by default in our 24/7 world. You can read more about this idea in my post, WorkLife Nation: 7 Tips for work/life sanity in a chaotic job market. To reiterate, I believe there are three themes presently fueling my opinion on this concept:

First, we are working hard to secure our good standing at work, thus the lines tend to blur between work and life as overtime becomes the norm.

Second, due to layoffs, some (many of whom are boomers) have chosen to take control of their own lives by becoming entrepreneurs. This group is working hard and putting in long hours to gain market and brand strength in a weakening economy. They are often rewiring their careers and taking more risks.

The third theme is the growing interest in social capitalism; doing work that is closely aligned with one’s life passion, core human values and service. The blurred lines between work and life are fueled by a passion for a career infused with meaning and purpose. Thus more hours of work time.

Ultimately, we’re living in changing times that demand awareness and a willingness to collectively seek out ways to make work life integration a peaceful journey of exploration. Please send along your thoughts on this. Is this just my lens – or do I have a valid point here?

Finally, a few thoughts about the following sites worth mentioning:

Alliance for Work/Life Progress’s WorldatWork Conference is coming up in Seattle in late May.
Check out Sloan Network for it’s excellent cutting-edge teleconferences.
Watch for the Lattice Group to gain speed on its Gen Y material.
The Anti 9 to 5 Guide – wonderful maverick in this niche.
Cali Yosts’ Work+Life Fit blog. I have worked with Cali and she has a pioneering take on flexibility.
Women for Hire: Serious career guidance. All about advancing women.
The Wall Street Journal’s Sue Shellenbarger blogs at The Juggle . It’s a flowing encyclopedia.
New York Time’s Lisa Belkin blogs at Motherload. Following her for years, but check out her articles as well.
Women on Business innovative guidance and resources. Big on Blogher.
Susan Bernstein’s WorkFromWithin. I’ve had a number of conversations with Susan. Cutting-edge on the emotional and spiritual aspects of the work life experience.