This Work, Life, Balance Lessons episode has been inspired by a range of conversations I had with strangers during my summer holiday in Canada. These people – men and women, ranging in ages and professions – had one thing in common: they had all left big cities to locate themselves in remote places of naturalContinue reading “Finding Work-Life Balance by Escaping the ‘Rat Race’ – NEW PODCAST EPISODE OUT TODAY”
Category Archives: Sports Professions
Scoring Work-Life Balance Victories by Facing Fears & Embracing Vulnerability
Dear ‘Dear England’, First of all, thank you. Thank you for providing a charming escape from reality; a few hours where I could laugh, cry, and hold my breath in anticipation, as though football is the most important thing in the world. Now onto the work-life balance angle that this play brilliantly explores. Its startContinue reading “Scoring Work-Life Balance Victories by Facing Fears & Embracing Vulnerability”
Marathon Running and the Pursuit of Balance
What running a marathon taught me about Work-Life Balance What does running a marathon have to do with pursuing a balance between work and everything else in life? Having spent the past six months or so training for, and then participating in, my first marathon, I can safely say that it isn’t the most obviousContinue reading “Marathon Running and the Pursuit of Balance”
On a Mission: Work-Life Balance When You Have Your Eye on the Prize
Since the England women’s national football team, the Lionesses, won the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 a couple of weeks ago, I have spent more time than usual scrolling online for snippets of football highlights and post-match press conferences, reliving and absorbing the build-up and crescendo of the team’s glorious victory. Like many others I’ve spokenContinue reading “On a Mission: Work-Life Balance When You Have Your Eye on the Prize”