Our community is filled with hard-working, high achieving entrepreneurs and creatives and so work-life balance is a complicated, but highly relevant topic. We’ve shared some responses from the community about work life balance and how their views have evolved over time below.

Jessica Chariton | Team Lead at Heart of the Rockies Homes brokered by HomeSmart Preferred Realty

The week I took the test for my real estate license, I also took another kind of test: A pregnancy test. I found out that I was pregnant with my fifth child that same week. That whole first year of being a realtor, I was pregnant and still raising my older four children. My husband was still fairly new in his career and working hard to take care of all of us. Read more>>

Angel Hepp | Boutique Owner, Marketing Advisor and Mom

My balance is non-existent thankfully, ha ha! That’s because a long time ago I heard from a keynote speaker that it was so helpful for her to focus on compromise as opposed to balance. Balance assumes that there’s a point to be reached where everything in life is evenly distributed and it was such a stressful pursuit because that’s an impossible goal. Read more>>

Austin Pray | Business Owner of 7, Dad of 3, Husband of 1

When I first started my business I could just focus strictly on just my business. A couple years later I started a family with a wife and three kids. Now.. I need to have balance or else I will either have to choose to neglect my business or my family, which I can’t do to either. Balance comes to me with setting boundaries. Read more>>

Elise Fabricant | Mental Health Therapist

On a cognitive level, I absolutely know that work-life balance is critical for entrepreneurs as the demands of building and managing a business can easily lead to an imbalance and burnout. I frequently coach my clients on how to maintain a healthy work-life balance to benefit their well-being. However, like many entrepreneurs, I also tend to get caught in the clutches of the never-ending to-do list. Read more>>