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.

Denise Chasin | Artist

Balance can be challenging at all stages of life. For a long time the question was how to balance raising children, working, managing our small farm, staying fit and healthy and still feel like I was grounded and able to be present with life. I often wonder if we are all assigned a team of fairies that help us through those years because, at this point, it seems impossible that I was able to do all of that….and live to tell about it! At this point in my life, balance is about making sure I do not get completely lost in my studio at the expense of other aspects of life. Read more>>

Kimberly Tanimoto | Micro-event planner, Pharmacist, and Yoga Instructor

I actually used to have a horrible work life balance. I am a pharmacist as well, and at my old job I was working 50+ hours a week, not including being on call about 15 days every single month. It was torture. I was only sleeping about 2-3 hours a night and my family life was struggling, but one day I woke up and I finally decided to quit my job and start something new. Read more>>

DJay Mando | DJ, MC, & Concert Curator

When I first started DJ’ing, I was DJ’ing and performing as often as I could, multiple times a week. Then, as I built demand for myself, I realized I could DJ less, and charge more. Of course, to get to that point, I had to consistently deliver a great product. Now, I DJ maybe once or twice a week, but it’s worth much more than when I started, because I make more money and I have lots of free time Read more>>

Mark Pickett | YouTuber/Social Media Content Creator

My work life balance has been an ever changing process. Since my career is creating fishing videos, it all starts with the fishing. Different times of the year demand more time than others. If I don’t catch anything that is a morning, afternoon, or evening wasted. I find if I work too much, the quality of my content decreases. This is when I need to take a step back and refocus on my personal time. However if I need content, I have no choice but to get out there and make it happen. Read more>>