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.

Delaney Yorio | Handmade Jewelry Artists

Finding a true work life balance has probably been one of the hardest things for me to figure out. After the first year of Delaney and Blu I was absolutely exhausted! When I first started this adventure in 2021, I worked 7 days a week, over 18 hours a day. I was eating horribly, hardly sleeping, and my family barley saw me. You could say it was a bit of an unhealthy lifestyle. Read more>>

Justin Chan | Photographer

Since starting my own business, my work life balance has changed significantly. I used to work for a company pushing nearly 100 hours a week and quickly realized I was putting in all this work for someone else’s dream. I was compensated for the time I worked but it never really added up, I was more stressed, tired and hardly had anytime to myself after work. Read more>>

David Cook | Record Producer & Mixer

Cultivating a healthy work-life balance has become somewhat of an endless pursuit. In a society that applauses hustle culture, you don’t have to look hard to find burnout and anxiety. When I first started my own business I would work around the clock, I had horrible boundaries, working until two or three in the morning at times. I eventually developed an unhealthy relationship with my work and began resenting it. Read more>>

Levi Sandoval | Firefighter & Model

When I first knew that I wanted to become a firefighter, all of my time and effort went into trying to get hired. At the time it was VERY competitive to get a job in the fire service. There were thousands of people applying for only a couple spots at times so you had to be dialed to stand out from the rest. Read more>>

Deven Collins | Professional Makeup Artist & Event Coordinator

I just started my business back up after a hiatus of starting a family, then Covid hit. Now that both children are in school I am reacquainting myself into the community as well as finding a new work/life balance. Read more>>

Shalaya Walker | Up and Coming Content Creator

The person I am today is a huge believer in work life balance. It is very important, At a point in my life I was that person that felt like work was my top priority. I would even dream about work Lol. It took me getting physically and mentally tired to realize that changes needed to be made. Now I make sure I have time for myself. Read more>>