March 2020
Intermediate to advanced
208 pages
3h 25m
English
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Mistake #10I was told I could have it all. What happened?
Work/life balance is a myth. You cannot perfectly balance all of the many facets of your life by giving equal time to them. Work is simply part of your life. Your family is another part of your life. Your community work, or spiritual pursuits, and volunteering efforts are other parts of your life. You live one life and balance does not come into the equation.
Solution
If you thought you could have it all, remember:
- You might think that you can have it all. You might even think you need it all. Wrong. You don’t actually need to have it all — you only need to aim to have all the bits that are most important to you. Stop setting the bar so high. Just focus on what is most important to you and forget the rest — it’s just a distraction.
- Shift your mindset away from one of work/life balance to one of work/life integration — where you give yourself permission to spend your time where it is most needed at any given time. If it is with the kids, then focus on the kids. If it is at work, then focus on work. Explain this philosophy to your kids: that you will be there when you can and when it is most important and when they most need you, and then stop bashing yourself up for every single time-based decision you make.
- This is about being the best version of you. Overcoming mistake #10 is what Me First is all about!
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