Working in broadcasting for 20 plus years has involved a lot of off-hour calls from the newsroom. But no matter the profession, many of us get those urgent (or no so urgent calls) looking for an instant response. And when we respond, giving into “instant gratification”, we play into that idea of “perceived availability” which…
Be prepared to reveal all and hang onto your ego while surrendering to the advice of business strategist Carol Roth, author of The Entrepreneur Equation: Evaluating the Realites, Risks and Rewards of Having Your Own Business. Ms. Roth tells it like it is. You’re not going to get the pie-in-the-sky stary-eyed advice telling you to…
Leaving the corporate setting for a better work life balance and new career is not an unusual occurrence here in the United States, and I’m finding that such desire knows no global boundaries. Over the pond, Ali Davies of AliDavies.com
I’m excited to announce that I just began lending my voice from WorkLifeNation.com and my radical “Judy Martin” thoughts on work life balance (which doesn’t really exist) to TalentCulture.com.
Must we choose between work life balance and being tethered to technology? That was the takeaway for me after reading Mickey Meece’s New York Times article, Who’s the Boss, You or Your Gadget?
In her feature she quotes Peggy Klaus, an executive coach in Berkeley, California:
Today is my birthday, but this post is less about age and more about the depth of passion and focus at any age which exalts ones career and sends one soaring above the rest. I wonder, does the quest toward work life balance need to take a back seat for a short time on the road to greatness?
My work life balance here at Work Life Nation has been less about the merge, and more about life lately. As an entrepreneur and freelance journalist navigating a sudden health care mishap was daunting so I often went to google.
On my trip to Chicago this past spring to attend the social media gathering known as #SobCon, I got a new lesson in work life chaos from a high school friend who is raising two boys in the shadow of a dead beat dad scenario. I hadn’t seen my friend Debbie in quite a few years and this gave me an opportunity to have a unique view into her world.
During my yoga class last night my mind was whirling about the delicate nature of striving for work life balance as an entrepreneur. One particularly difficult yoga pose requires
Our invincible nature as human beings allows us to not only survive burnout in our 24/7 work life merge, but also to evolve and thrive. By cultivating resilience, we can spark our own unique restorative skills, navigate info-overload and foster innovation to consciously evolve in the workplace.
