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hey - great advice by Mike and Alexandra. Listen to it. Apply it.

Here's a bit more.

For starters, "work-life" balance... I don't believe in such a thing. Why? Unless your day is 8 hours of sleep, 8 hours of work and 8 hours of life outside of work... you're out of "balance". Good luck getting the 8-8-8 day.

Most entrepreneurs I know put in 60+ hours a week minimum.

In my opinion, "balance" doesn't exist, so stop fighting it. Instead, focus on HARMONY.

"Harmony" means being present when you're with the people you're with. Don't be thinking of family when you're at work. Don't be thinking of work when you're with family. When you're with family... be present and don't be living in your head.

When you're at work, focus on work. When you're with family, focus on family. When you're with friends... well, you get the idea.

Some work days are longer than others. That's life... so when you get home... do what you have to do to be present. And don't try to BS your friends and family because their not stupid... they can tell when you're not (mentally) in the room.

About two years ago I came home from work, talking on my phone, walked into the house.

My (then, 3.5 year old) daughter didn't come to greet me. My wife said, "Hayden, you're daddy's home, go give him a hug."

To which Hayden replied without even skipping a beat, "It's okay mom, daddy's on the phone."

I felt like crap. To this day, any calls that I'm on when I arrive home are finished before I walk into the house... once I'm home, I belong to my family.


Answered 11 years ago

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