The Secrets of My Success: The Story of Boost Juice, Juicy Bits and All

Chapter 11

Loving life

Ever feel like a mouse on a wheel? You know, running and running and going nowhere … fast. Sometimes you need to get off that wheel, for the sake of your mental and physical health. This chapter is all about ensuring you’re happy with your work–life balance, and taking care of you.

There’s more to life

Do you feel like there just never seems to be enough time in the day to fit it all in? If you’re anything like me — a parent, with a business to run or a job you’re passionate about, and a partner whom you love to spend time with — the days probably fly by. Sometimes the pace of my life is enough to make me wonder whether somebody has actually dropped an hour or two out of the standard twenty-four-hour day without telling me.

Work–life balance is something that’s talked about a lot these days. But what does it mean? To me, it is all about finding happiness and contentment. To get enormous stimulation from my work, yet be equally happy to sit down and play Monopoly with my 14 year old for two hours. Sometimes I do find it hard to drag myself away from work — when you’re really passionate about your job, it can be all-encompassing — but I’m getting better. I’m learning to switch myself off from the office and enjoy the other aspects of my life as well. I think that we will all be better wives, husbands, mothers, fathers, employees, leaders and friends if we find that happy medium.

Work–life balance is about prioritising what’s important to you, and having equal ...