Improving Your Work-Life Balance 

Do you need to work to live, or do you live to work? Many fall within the spectrum of working to live and living to work. The question is, do you love what you do, or do you hate it? 

We all need to live to do anything. If you are living only to work, you must love the job. If you do not, you need to reconsider some things. Considerations are also necessary if you love your life and hate the job.  

Do you have a job that pays you so much money it is worth giving up living beyond what you do? Do you wish to be living and doing to the point where the job is not worthwhile? Either way, it can point to an imbalance that could end up with real problems and concerns. 

You need a job that allows you to find real purpose and meaning. A job that pays you what you need to live and do the things you love. At the same time, your life needs to live within the means you can successfully earn. 

Think of this when trying to find the balance between work and life. And please remember, they are not mutually exclusive. 

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Author: Mike Balof

A retired Air Force Master Sergeant, Mike used to lay in bed at night and worry about what would happen if his plant closed or found himself without a job. One day his plant closed. Rather than panic and hysteria (OK, maybe a little) Mike found himself carried away on the adventure of his life. Mike started with the best job he ever had working at Home Depot. He spent 8 years working with job seekers at a local workforce center, helping them to find employment. He then started his own company developing courses, writing books and urging others to follow their own paths into the future. Mike holds a Master of Arts in Adult Education and Training and a Bachelor of Business Management, earned through the University of Phoenix and an AAS degree in Electronics Systems Technology from the Community College of the Air Force. Mike is a member of the Delta Mu Delta Business Honor Society.

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