Work/life balance is not a new topic. You can scour the internet for five minutes and find numerous guides, videos and research topics covering the matter. Headlines such as “Practice More Self-Care,” “Wake Up Early To Find Balance” and “The Secret To Using All of Your Vacation Time” provide “solutions” for creating the desirable balance workers crave.
Being a working mom with a toddler and another baby on the way, I feel the heavy weight of trying to do it all, be it all and balance it all. As a CEO with a staff of 13 employees, I also feel the need to demonstrate some type of balance in order for my employees to feel comfortable doing the same.
The problem is there’s a big misconception surrounding work/life balance. Many feel it’s achievable, but it’s not. Work/life balance is a journey, not a destination.
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Two journalists, Ioana Lupu and Mayra Ruiz-Castro, from The Harvard Business Review, conducted 200 in-depth interviews with working parents in highly demanding positions. Through their research, they uncovered a fresh look at work/life balance.