24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week. Junior investment bankers regularly work 80-90 hours a week. Many other high profile professions require the same level of commitment. Often those on the outside claim that working 80-90 hours a week is bad/wrong/terrible/silly/etc but we’ve spoken with so many folks who say working that much has been the best decision of their life – it allowed them to develop a deep and strong skill set far faster than would have been possible otherwise. In other words, by working 2x the hours, they were able to generate 5x or more the rewards. And depending on where you are in your career, investing heavily in your skills and competence can pay dividends for a long time.

Daley Krom | Wealth Building Consultant

I always thought I’d be a stay-at-home mom, but life had other plans for my husband and me about 10 years ago. It became clear that I needed to step into the workforce, and I knew I had to find something that would still allow me to be present in my children’s lives. When I started my business, like most entrepreneurs, I jumped in headfirst and gave it everything I had. At the time, I was working a full-time job while trying to get my business off the ground on a part-time schedule. For about 2.5 years, I sacrificed a lot—missing dinners, bedtimes, and enduring long days of networking and building relationships. Read more>>

Andrew Hanson | Cinematographer

Work-life balance is a large part of the reason that I am in the line of work that I am in and one of the main factors that has led me to set up my business in the way that I have. I very intentionally set myself up to have the freedom of being self-employed has allowed me to prioritize other aspects of life and other pursuits in the outdoors to whatever degree is calling to me. The icing on the cake is that I get to work with people who share a lot of similar passions and through work have created relationships and opportunities far outside of the world of business. That balance and freedom are so important for me to live the life that makes me excited to wake up every morning with the stoke to go live it. Read more>>

Emily Stuber | Executive Director, Cassia Collective, Embodied Transformation Coach, Birth Doula, and Yoga Instructor

As a working mom with many areas of passion I have worked to find ways to combine my interests with my work and to work purposefully to carve out space for my family and myself. This is a journey and requires patience, flexibility, and compassion for myself in the moments where this feels easy and the moments where it feels impossible. I have found resources like the work of the Nap Ministry, coaching and healing offerings, and a strong community of friends to be critical for my own undoing of my hyperproductive tendencies. When I am rested, when I am nourished, when I am supported–I can move forward in a way that honors my intuition and truth. Read more>>

Sophia Lei | Digital Creator & Technical Program Manager

It’s natural to look back and compare how ‘easy’ things felt in the past, but one of the gifts of maturity is recognizing that balance is about embracing life’s ebbs and flows. I approach balance by categorizing my energy into four buckets: personal, career, family, and relationships. Instead of lumping everything into ‘work’ and ‘life,’ these categories help me see which areas are full and which could use attention. Read more>>