Our community is filled with hard-working, high achieving entrepreneurs and creatives and so work-life balance is a complicated, but highly relevant topic. We’ve shared some responses from the community about work life balance and how their views have evolved over time below.

Kimberly Williams | Emotional Intelligence Expert & Author

Work life balance has always been something that challenged me because of my driven and focused nature. I am easily centered on one idea and motivated to see it executed fully. Once I developed a family, I recognized the ebbs and flows of the hats I must wear and the quality of attention each requires. Read more>>

Leexangelie Leon | Lash educator

My balance has a huge part of my day! I am a fiancé to an amazing partner, I am a mother to two beautiful girls , I am a business owner and most importantly I am a Christian. I have a lot of tasks on my plate when it comes to personal and business responsibilities. Becoming a mother has taught me to balance a lot of my daily tasks into what is necessary. Read more>>

Ephesian Brown | 5-star Airbnb Host | Six-Figure Stock Market Investor | Educator & Author | Purpose Chaser

When I first started my entrepreneurial journey, work-life balance was more of a concept than a reality. For example, in the initial stages of my Airbnb/Hospitality business, I was in the process of automating my systems. This meant I was hustling around the clock, striving to get my business off the ground and become cash flow positive. Read more>>

Brad Holley | Outdoor Designer

When the phrase “work/life balance” gets brought up, the thing I think about most is this extremely stubborn psychological artefact that comes from the old world of toxic masculinity. It’s this idea that no matter the circumstances, no matter the difficulty, no matter the obligation, and no matter the illness–men should never take a day off from work. Read more>>

Anna Osipova | Board Certified Behavior Analyst

As a business owner in the stages of developing a therapy practice, my work-life balance has been a continuous and evolving journey. In the beginning, the demands of launching and growing the practice required extensive time and dedication, often spilling over into personal time. Read more>>