Readers Answer: How do you define a good work-life balance?
Last week, I asked readers how they defined a good work-life balance. Here are their answers:
Jean Murray from Small Business Boomers defined a good balance to be a four-day workweek. According to Jean, this allows her to “get all the ’stuff’ (groceries, laundry, cleaning) done in one day and still have two to do what I want.”
Ren Garcia from Accounting Solver shared a list criteria for her dream job, which included enough income to pay for her obligations and retirement, pleasant coworkers, ample free time, carries some prestige, and makes a difference. Ren says that “If the dream job has stress within in tolerable / manageable limits, then I will have achieved a Work – Life balance.”
For me, a good work-life balance means something simple: to work to support my life, and not the other way around. I don’t want to use my life to support my work, I want to use my work so I can live my life in the way I want it. If I can do this, then I have good work-life balance.
What’s a good work-life balance for you?
I think theres something wrong with your comments sectin, od did you delete them? I left a comment yesterday.
- One that allows me to work from home or (the book store), sleep til 10, work for four hours only in the early evening, have long weekends, and be financially abundant.
Thanx
Thanks for the heads up Amanda, there was a problem with the comments section, but I think it’s fixed now. :)
That does sound like a good idea. That’s what I’ve been trying to accomplish with my work too.