When you ask people to use their hands to show what “balance” looks like, hands ultimately raise in some replica of a scale, similar to the scales of justice. Bogus. Yes, the very word “balance” creates the picture of a scale in which everything is equal. But life is never equal. Sure, it would be nice if our home and work demanded equal attention, delivered equal rewards, and prompted an equal feeling of well-being and calm.
But the notion of balance conjures up an image that sets false expectations and isn’t sustainable. Even before COVID-19 and the resulting global economic […]The post Forget Balance. You Need a Work-Life Breakthrough appeared first on Ms. Career Girl.