A host of factors, developments, and dynamics have made most industries more competitive than ever. As a result so many of us wonder whether there is still such a thing as work-life balance. We reached out to the community to hear perspectives on finding the right balance.

Aaliyah Pernell | Social Worker , Entrepreneur & Grad student

I think the key to balancing work and your business is having good time management skills and also being organized . Organization is key. I set alarms for when I want to post content and I use my down time from work to think of ideas and create content. For someone who works a 9-5, in school and running a business I think I’m doing a pretty good job at balancing. Read more>>

Piervalerio Vignola | CEO Pizzacini Corp and Food passionate

When I started my work career, I was hungry, I wanted to have more, I didn’t care working extra hours or extra shifts to excel in anything I did. Of course, at that time I was in my 20s, not that I’m old now, but over time you start to move the balance to a point where you question, what is really life about? Do I work to live or live to work? Well, honestly, I want the work to work for myself. Read more>>

Melanie Gomez | Pediatric ICU Nurse

My work life balance started to change the moment I shared more content on social media, especially on tik tok! I was filming videos as a way to relax and have fun on my days off from work. That soon turned into work as well, which I am eternally grateful for! But I’ve learned to truly manage my time, both on work and off days. Read more>>

Zay Poole | CEO, Actor, Model & Creative

Over Time the balance between my work life and personal life has changed more often than expected over time. I don’t complain to much because I’m in a industry that has constant changing parts and things usually don’t stay the same for long. Read more>>

Pablo Falcon | 1/4 of AWALL

Thinking of the band as a business has lead to changes in the way we go about getting things done. The balance between doing things for fun and pleasure, and being productive has been a never-ending journey to figure out. In my opinion have to carve out dedicated time slots in your day to the “business”. Read more>>

Anabell Villanueva | Femenine Energy Coach

Balance is one of the topics that I have studied the most as a result of my specialization in balance of feminine and masculine energy for a life with success and fulfillment. Balance is something that definitely becomes a more relevant issue throughout life, when the responsibilities and demands of adult life begin to increase. Read more>>

Sherri Shabazz | Orgasm Guru, Sex Coach

I thought I’d have more balance once our children got older, but whew! It’s changed tremendously. I went from 0 responsibilities to needing a team to manage and organize my life. I never want the children to feel like I chose business over them, so I think about balance more often than I should! Read more>>

JUAN HENRIQUEZ | Visual Artist & Painter

The balance in my life has change over the time like any person. It change as the achievement happen and I adapt and rebalance to keep enjoying like, family and work. Read more>>

Eliagne Batista | Full time worker & small business owner of a swim boutique

I work a full time job a 9-5 and it definitely gets hard balancing my personal life, my small business, and my job. I´ve been working since I was 17 years old always been very independent. I feel like it gets difficult with work because not everyone believes in your dreams or thinks you can succeed at being your own boss and think a 9-5 is what you need to survive and thats not the case. Read more>>

Teresa Korber | Artist at T.Korber LLC

The pandemic prompted me to make major changes in work and personal life. Prior to that, work took precedence, impacting my mental and emotional health, and I rarely created art. Read more>>