What did you learn from your parents about the way they worked when you were growing up about the pursuit of balance?
Did their work-life balance approach inspire you to follow in their footsteps?
Or did it have the opposite effect and encourage you to do things differently?
In turn, as a parent yourself, how do you think the values you place on your work are internalised by your children?
Does it matter?
In this short Work, Life Balance Lesson segment, I try to unpack this knotty subject of parent-child dynamics through sharing examples of the observations I’ve made on the subject, and reaching some concluding lessons that have stayed with me from all of the conversations I’ve hosted on my blog and podcast ‘A Fine Balance’.
Here are the links to some of the interviews referenced in this episode, and you can access the full catalogue of ‘A Fine Balance’ interviews here.
“Parent Power” blog post:
Jhilmil’s Story – “My Work, My Identity”: on competitiveness, co-parenting & surviving job loss
“On Not Being Career-Oriented and Finding Balance as a Musician and a Newlywed“
“Finding Balance in Retirement: Tom’s Story – on Empathy, Leadership & Passion for your Vocation“
“Tahmid’s Story – Ethnic minority beginnings, burnout and career change“