Comments on: Life Balance: Work/Life Is A Balancing Act

By: karim

karim — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 06:16:18 +0000

Very thoughtfull post on life purpose.It should be very much helpfull

Thanks,
Karim – Creating Power

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By: Christine Banning

Christine Banning — Tue, 05 May 2009 12:16:20 +0000

Thanks so much for commenting on Sabrina’s post.

Diane, Marti and Jacque thank you all for sharing your experiences and insights to add to the conversation.

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How I Lost Thirty Pounds in Thirty Days — Mon, 04 May 2009 12:42:12 +0000

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By: Jacque Fairbourn

Jacque Fairbourn — Fri, 01 May 2009 19:14:35 +0000

I think one of the most important things is to aim for “overall” balance as best you can. but on any given day something will be out of whack. Some days your family gets shorted, some days its your job.

One of the best visual lessons I ever saw to show how important it is to take care of yourself was this:
the presenter had a glass pitcher full of punch (she wanted the color so that it was easy to see) then she took out a bunch of cups and began to write all of the roles women fill on the cups- mother, daughter, wife, friend, worker etc.
She began to pour from the pitcher into the cups, quickly running out of liquid.
The point- if you don’t take time to refill the pitcher, you have nothing left to share.

That has stayed with me for years. And sometimes i even remember to apply it….

By: Marti

Marti — Fri, 01 May 2009 15:39:11 +0000

The irony of life-work balance–and I intentionally place life before work in this equation–for women, is we think we can skimp on our self-care and still produce our best for our families and our companies. We are too smart to take off on a road trip with an empty gas tank and yet we think that by skipping meals and giving up exercise, we can make it all work. To truly serve our career, family, community and life purpose and to be at our best, we must nurture, support and care for ourselves first. It is the highest level of service we can give to those who rely on us. So, put that exercise and meal on your calendar and consider it sacred time that cannot be violated. What you’ll see if you do this regularly, is that both the quality and quantity of time and energy for the other parts of life-work actually increases. Fill that fuel tank so you don’t have to call for road service when you break down along the journey. It’s more effective and more efficient.

By: Diane

Diane — Fri, 01 May 2009 14:56:26 +0000

I love your story, and very relative to many young families. My story is different.

I raised 4 wonderful children, all adults now, and did not begin my career until I was in my early 40’s since I had the luxury of staying home to raise my kids. We all compromise ourselves. Your relation to grocery shopping being an escape is truly understandable. . LoL I never thought of it that way.
I work for myself in a commission job and have 2 businesses of my own; both are fun and exciting working in real estate allowing me to help people and having the time I need for family.

It is all how you look at it. Enjoying your work is the most success you can have, even if you don’t get paid what you’re worth right away. Your attitude attracts success. It takes a lot of work to get to where you want to be, and it’s worth it. You will have some special time to yourself after your kids are grown a bit more, but for now enjoy them, and don’t have the Mommy guilt – this is LIFE.