Work-Life Balance

Work–life balance is the term used to describe the balance that you need between time allocated for work and other aspects of your life.

Work-life balance has become increasingly difficult to achieve. This is in part due to technological advances that allow us to work and be in communication with each other 24/7. The use of smartphones, email, video-chat, and other innovations have made it near impossible to work within the typical "9 to 5 work day".

When life is busy, or all your energy is focused on a big project, it's all too easy to find yourself off-balance–not paying enough attention to important areas of your life. While you need to have the drive and focus to get things done, taking this too far can lead to frustration and intense stress. That's when it's time to take a "helicopter view" of your life to bring things back into balance.

The brief video above of several Convene members speaks to their experience of fellow Convene team members and their executive business coach assisting them with integrating their life and business towards better overall balance.

If you want to work toward putting your work and life in balance, consider joining a Convene Peer-Advisory Group.