The Coronavirus has given many us an opportunity to pause and think about life, our purpose, and even the right work life balance. What’s your perspective and has it changed over time?

Madeline Norris | Perinatal Therapist & Women’s Health Advocate

Balance is a concept I think so many of us are trying to achieve, but do not always have a clear understanding of what that would look like in practice. Redefining “balance” and how one may find it in their own lives is a conversation I have with many of my therapy clients and have reflected heavily on for myself. I used to imagine a scale, where “work” is one one side and “life” is on the other side and they are perfectly level with each other. I found this image to be a bit too simplistic for a concept with so much complexity. Now I imagine a circle with many different slices. Read more>> 

Garrett Hurlbut | Father, Entrepreneur, Creator

I don’t believe that work life balance is something you should expect as an entrepreneur. Rather, “Work/Life Integration” is what I have found to work better for my journey. My relationship with work life balance has had peaks and valleys over the course of my career. There have been seasons of 116 hour weeks while in a tool belt and living out of a suitcase that lasted for months and felt like they would never end. There has also been a time where my businesses were self-sufficient and I would simply sit in on the sales meeting and then run payroll once a week. Read more>>

Stefani Sarconi | Digital and Social Media Specialist

“Life moves pretty fast. You don’t stop and look around once in awhile you could miss it.” It took me a long time to find a work life balance – I’m still working on it honestly! I grew up watching my mom who went above and beyond. She wasn’t able to go to college, so finding a job that would hire her without a degree tended to be a challenge at times. Read more>>