Does work/life balance sound like a mythical wonderland that only a select few ever achieve?
Do you make it a goal to enter this mythical wonderland each year, only to end up completely disappointed a month or two later?
Or have you completely written off this mythical land to double-down on work in hopes that you’ll achieve financial independence sooner?
Neither of these has to be the reality you settle for.
Work and life can coexist together. Without enormous trade-offs.
But you need to ruthlessly prioritize both areas of your life to make it happen.
“Yeah, okay. Please indulge me. Tell me how I can achieve this so-called work/life balance.”
We’ll leave that to our guests, best-selling author Michael Hyatt, and his daughter and CEO of Michael Hyatt & Co, Megan Miller Hyatt.
They both practice what they preach in their new book, Win at Work & Succeed at Life, and they’re here to share concrete examples and actionable steps you can take today to make work/life balance achievable.
We discuss:
- How constraints increase productivity
- Why working over 40 hours per week can harm your mental and physical health
- Why rest (namely, sleep) is non-negotiable
- How taking care of yourself can give you an edge at work
If you’re struggling with fatigue from trying to juggle too many balls at once and you’re hanging on by a thread, you’ll want to tune in.
You’ll enjoy this episode if…
- You think work/life balance is a total myth and have surrendered to feeling endlessly behind in both areas.
- You’re curious about how taking care of your personal life can give you an edge in your professional life.
- You’re a workaholic desperately trying to break out of the “I-need-to-spend-every-moment-being-productive” mindset.
- You’re a leader/manager and want to help foster a company culture that allows employees to prioritize life, too.
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