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.

Yung Nguyen Aka Lara Nguyen Nguyen

At first, I worked nonstop—12-hour days, no breaks—for over three years. I burned out hard: depression, zero motivation, and self-sabotage followed. Then I slowed down too much and lost momentum. I’ve learned that if you burn out, you risk losing everything. Now, I treat rest as non-negotiable. Discipline isn’t just about work—it’s also about knowing when to pause. Read More>> 

Ananda De Mello

My approach to work life balance has evolved a lot over time. Early in my career, right out of college, I immersed myself in the art world. At that stage, my work and social life were one and the same, and my identity was deeply tied to the projects I created with friends and colleagues.

When I became a mom, everything shifted. I moved back to Brazil for a short time, and when I returned to Miami with my newborn, I was in a very different stage of life. I was discovering myself as a mother, and the art producer me felt worlds away. Read More>>

Nathan Burrell

When I think of work-life balance, I realize there is no balance, just full-time everything. In other words, everything in my life or work doesn’t require equal attention at all times, yet at all times, I’m engaged in life and work. When I first started in business over 25 years ago, I thought I had to work all the time to build my business and brand. The only thing that mattered was launching a successful company. Not to mention, you read and hear all the stories of successful people launching start-ups from their garage and eating cold pizza, and I believed that was the rite of passage of being an entrepreneur.  Read More>> 

Logan Sosa

My work–life balance has definitely evolved over time. Earlier in my career, I thought balance meant giving 100% to everything at once, which only left me exhausted and stretched too thin (basically burnout). Over the years, I’ve realized balance isn’t about doing it all equally, it’s about recognizing the season I’m in, setting priorities, and giving myself permission to shift when I need to.

Becoming a parent changed that perspective even more. It added a whole new layer of responsibility, but also a sense of clarity about what really matters. I try to be intentional with boundaries, when I’m working, I’m fully engaged, and when I’m home, I want to be present with my son. Read More>>