[Why you struggle to create work life balance]
Your attention is in the wrong place.
I’ve struggled with work life balance. I’ve also had and have an abundance of “life” in my life by most people standards.
I also have many clients who have struggled with work life balance, CEOs, CxOs, founders who now enjoy amazing work life balance.
School pick ups and drop offs, impromptu trips, holidays, days off just to walk and think, flying lessons, diving lessons, free diving, mid-week snowboarding.
They all say the same thing as I experienced.
None of them feel any less productive now that they have amazing work life balance.
In fact in all cases they report being significantly MORE effective.
And they all started the process the same way I did.
They started by putting their attention on the experience of life they wanted.
What was the dream experience of life, of being with their kids, or being with their partner, friends, themselves?
Without that clear idea of INTENTION and ATTENTION work always expands and makes balance seem impossible.
With those clear and explicit COMMITMENTS in place the brain has a strong drive to design more creative and effective solutions to the work part of the equation.
And the brain LOVES constraints for sparking creativity.
So why not design constraints that enrich your life.
I’ve yet to meet anyone who did this who didn’t increase their impact in work.
Clinical Nurse Educator at AdventHealth Daytona Beach (formerly Florida Hospital Memorial Medical Center)
1moIt’s awesome to be able to enjoy your work and your family at the same time! There are many companies who could learn from this post! 😉😁