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.

Cifelli | Business Coach

When I started I was obsessed with working 18 hours a day in order to reach the goal faster. And yes, I love working, in fact I am in therapy for being a workadholic, and it is a very common condition among entrepreneurs, although few admit it. And this happens because we feel so passionate about what we do that work becomes our way of living, and life becomes a job to do. Read more>>

Marissa Ziegler | Physician Assistant, Owner of Adore Aesthetics by Marissa

About 18 months ago, I was working as a Physician Assistant in a hospital, taking a ton of call, dating someone who wasn’t right for me, and feeling depressed. I was working so hard to make my life work to fit other people’s expectations of me and I was physically and mentally drained. I decided to quit my job, end my relationship and went backing packing across Thailand by myself for a month. Read more>>

Lene Baxter | Free Heart & Product Marketer

I think that I was very unbalanced as a kid. My grandparents raised me, and my childhood was hyper focused on academics and athletics. In high school, all I wanted was to get into West Point and I remember giving up a lot towards that goal. I was always doing something – studying, volunteering, JROTC, playing hockey. I never went to parties, concerts, nothing you might expect, but I was ok with that. Read more>>