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.

M. H. Mundy | Novelist, Writer, Humanitarian

When it comes down to balance, I hone in on my emotions. With me, it’s the core of a balanced life. It’s not something I figured out right away. It’s even possible I started out far behind the curve. As a child, I had a tendency to pout, mope, and most of all just not get it. Everyone considered me a melancholy child. That’s the word they used—melancholy. Read more>>

Ohn Mar Win | Artist Illustrator Author Educator

After taking considerable time out to look after my two children I wanted to climb back into the creative field. However, this coincided with a marriage breakdown and I became a single parent. Financially I had to support my young family, and I felt it was best to use my gifts and talents as an artist and illustrator. Read more>>

Briana Corr Scott | Artist & Author

I have learned a lot of life lessons from being an entrepreneur who works from a home studio and also a full time parent. I am a full time artist/designer, and also the primary caregiver for my three children. It is a common that the creative person is also the caregiver-I hear this from a lot of other artist-parents. Read more>>