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Balance represents equilibrium, stability, and harmony. 

Balance by definition indicates that it is 50/50 split.

Equal…

Physical balance suggests we can stand on one leg without falling over. But, eventually, we’ll tip over…

In terms of work or life, it’s wrong to think about work/life balance. Balance rarely happens and here’s why thinking about it differently can actually help you in both areas. 

There’s a weird paradox that occurs: When we are at work and we’re thinking about being at home, and then when we are at home, we’re thinking about all the work we have…

That does not sound like balance at all…

Think of your partner or spouse and ask the question: Is it a balance with the most important people in your life or “is it a relationship?” 

Most likely, if you’re like our family, it is a constant give and take. Life between partners might be 70/30 and 90/10 sometimes and flip flop the other times, but it is rarely, if ever, 50/50. 

One of us might be doing more than the other at certain times and that’s okay! That’s the beauty about a relationship.

It’s a constant give and take between the two.

If we think about a work/life relationship, it allows us not to hold ourselves to this weird, unspoken standard of trying to be 50/50 all of the time between work and family.

When we understand and apply that life is a game of give and take, pain and pleasure, we can better communicate different responsibilities that can come up from time to time.  

Sometimes we need to work harder than normal to reach deadlines, projects, or expectations. 

During other areas of life, we find it essential that we make our kids games or performances which means we’re not traveling at much, saying “no” and having good boundaries.

That’s a relationship, not a balance.

We can only perform our best at both when we don’t have the unspoken burden of feeling guilty about being at work or being with family and merely enjoy life. 

Only when we change our way of thinking about a situation, does the situation change. 

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