n. Life can seem like a jungle where we spend our time hacking our way through the undergrowth. "But what's wrong with being busy?" I hear you ask, "After all, life is tough and you have to keep battThe old proverb that says, "One man's meat is another's poison" is hard to refute. We are all different, with our own unique value systems, telling us what is important and what isn't. So before trying to achieve a good Work / Life Balance it's probably a good idea to know what it looks like to YOU. While the term itself seems self-explanatory there can be no 'one-size-fits-all' formula.

Autonomy & 'Busyness'

Most of us like to think of ourselves as autonomous, making our own decisions and running our own lives independently. But sometimes we let outside influences determine our priorities. While this may be acceptable occasionally, if it happens too often we can find ourselves like the mouse in a wheel, pouring enormous energy into activities that give us little in the way of lasting satisfaction. Life can seem like a jungle where we spend our time hacking our way through the undergrowth. "But what's wrong with being busy?" I hear you ask, "After all, life is tough and you have to keep battl

achieve a good Work / Life Balance it's probably a good idea to know what it looks like to YOU. While the term itself seems self-explanatory there can be no 'one-size-fits-all' formula.

Autonomy & 'Busyness'

Most of us like to think of ourselves as autonomous, making our own decisions and running our own lives independently. But sometimes we let outside influences determine our priorities. While this may be acceptable occasionally, if it happens too often we can find ourselves like the mouse in a wheel, pouring enormous energy into activities that give us little in the way of lasting satisfaction. Life can seem like a jungle where we spend our time hacking our way through the undergrowth. "But what's wrong with being busy?" I hear you ask, "After all, life is tough and you have to keep batt

mp; 'Busyness'

Most of us like to think of ourselves as autonomous, making our own decisions and running our own lives independently. But sometimes we let outside influences determine our priorities. While this may be acceptable occasionally, if it happens too often we can find ourselves like the mouse in a wheel, pouring enormous energy into activities that give us little in the way of lasting satisfaction. Life can seem like a jungle where we spend our time hacking our way through the undergrowth. "But what's wrong with being busy?" I hear you ask, "After all, life is tough and you have to keep batt

ties. While this may be acceptable occasionally, if it happens too often we can find ourselves like the mouse in a wheel, pouring enormous energy into activities that give us little in the way of lasting satisfaction. Life can seem like a jungle where we spend our time hacking our way through the undergrowth. "But what's wrong with being busy?" I hear you ask, "After all, life is tough and you have to keep battn. Life can seem like a jungle where we spend our time hacking our way through the undergrowth. "But what's wrong with being busy?" I hear you ask, "After all, life is tough and you have to keep battling." No argument from me there, except to offer one comment. When you are spending so much time and effort clearing a path through the jungle, how often do you shinny up a tree to make sure you are heading in the right direction?

Where are you going?

So perhaps the first step in determining a healthy Work / Life Balance is to find out where you want to get to. And in which direction do you need to travel? And how will you know when you have arrived? In other words, what does success mean to YOU? For many people the prime indicator of success is a loaded bank account, with all the trimmings. But interestingly enough, when I researched the term to see how the rich and famous defined success, I was surprised to find that money per se was rarely a factor. A much more common thread was the concept of learning