3 Fundamental Myths About Balancing Work and Life (Podcast #63) - Classy Career Girl

3 Fundamental Myths About Balancing Work and Life (Podcast #63) If you are an ambitious professional woman and are looking for a better way to balance the most important aspects of your life without having to sacrifice yourself, youll love today’s podcast. How do YOU balance it all? Lets share our secrets. Today you’ll meet Sarah Argenal, a Lifestyle Strategist at Working Parent Resource. Sarah helps working moms find a more meaningful balance between their career, a loving marriage, quality time with their kids, and their own health and well-being. You definitely want to check out her resources at www.frazzledtobalanced.com after you listen to her today. Today’s podcast is a recording of the presentation we did at Classy Career Girls Night Out in San Diego a few weeks ago so if you couldn’t join us live, here is the next best thing right! So let’s get started! To get started, Sarahs going to talk a little bit  about the 3 Fundamental Myths About Balance.   In case you arent familiar with her already, Sarah Argenal is the Founder of the Working Parent Resource, which is a hub of reliable information, practical training, and a supportive community of judgment-free working moms and dads.   Sarah has over 15 years of experience as a therapist, a certified coach, a college-level instructor, and a course developer.   Shes worked with individuals, couples, and teens to help them regain balance in their lives, build thriving relationships, and manage major life transitions.   Today  Sarah helps busy professionals who are raising a young family cut through all of the noise and focus on whats truly important to them. 3 Fundamental Myths About Balancing Work and Life 1.  Balance is a myth. MYTH:  Theres a pretty big message circulating out there these days that Balance is a Myth. REALITY:  Balance isnt about spending equal amounts of time on the various areas of your life.   Instead, try to think of balance as prioritizing whats most important to you so your actions reflect your values.   When you think of balance this way, balance is entirely possible. 2.  Balance is about time management. MYTH:  A lot of people believe they can achieve the key to balancing work and life by becoming more productive, or more efficient, or saving time. REALITY:  The truth is that balance isnt about TIME management at all.   Its about managing your ENERGY and your ATTENTION.   When you are managing your energy and your attention, youll feel more calm, more relaxed, more organized, and more in control of your time, no matter what you have going on. [RELATED: Old Photos, Messy Houses, and Juggling Three Jobs] 3. Balance is achievable. MYTH:  I think one of the reasons people think balance is a myth is because they know, deep down, that its not something that can be ACHIEVED.   Its not a result to accomplish.   Its not about hitting some utopia in our lives. REALITY:  Instead, balancing work and life is a life-long practice of staying centered among an overwhelming number of external demands.   Its about making choices from moment to moment that either get you CLOSER to that feeling of well-being and wholeheartedness.   Its about doing constant course corrections to make sure youre staying aligned with your priorities and your values. What do you think? Do you think balancing work and life is a myth?