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, howContinue reading “How Parents Influence Their Children’s Work-Life Balance Choices: Work, Life, Balance Lesson #2 – Podcast Episode Out Now”
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Finding Balance by Turning Your Passion into a Side Hustle: Bettina’s Story
Season 3, Episode 2 of ‘ A Fine Balance – The Podcast’ – Out Now There’s a saying that I’ve heard banded around communities of side hustlers that goes: “Your nine-to-five may make you a living. But your five-to-nine makes you alive“ This certainly rings true for the guest of my next podcast episode, BettinaContinue reading “Finding Balance by Turning Your Passion into a Side Hustle: Bettina’s Story”
On Finding Balance When You Want to “Have It All”, Teamwork & Avoiding Stress: Ruth’s Story
‘A Fine Balance – The Podcast’: Season 2, Episode 4 Out Now I’m delighted to introduce the guest of my next podcast episode, Ruth Todd CBE. Ruth’s career has been full of managing complex infrastructure and change projects for a string of blue-chip companies, often under public scrutiny. Formerly Programme Director of the UK’s VaccineContinue reading “On Finding Balance When You Want to “Have It All”, Teamwork & Avoiding Stress: Ruth’s Story”
It’s Official! Season Two of ‘A Fine Balance – The Podcast’ is live
I’m delighted to officially launch Season Two of ‘A Fine Balance – The Podcast’! My first guest this Season is the musician and social media sensation Amanda Kaya. If you’re not familiar with Amanda’s music and art, then you should join the millions of others that follow her pages on Instagram and TikTok. In thisContinue reading “It’s Official! Season Two of ‘A Fine Balance – The Podcast’ is live”
Goodbye 2022… Hello 2023
As the sun sets on 2022, I’d like to take a moment to reflect on what this year has held for my blog and podcast A Fine Balance. On the blog I’ve had the pleasure and privilege of featuring four full-length stories in my “Work-Life Balance Profiles” series this year. Each one of these articlesContinue reading “Goodbye 2022… Hello 2023”
“I Want My Time With You”: Spending Time and Work-Life Balance Choices
I love this piece of art. Tracey Emin hit the nail on the head with this commission. Such a warm homecoming welcome as I stepped off the train recently returning to London from Paris. Time. The most precious commodity we have. The greatest gift a person can give of themselves. It is the common denominatorContinue reading ““I Want My Time With You”: Spending Time and Work-Life Balance Choices”
“My Work is My Health”: Finding Balance When Work Comes First – Gilles’ Story – On the Virtues of Working Hard, the Perils of Loneliness, and the Importance of Quality (over Quantity) When it Comes to Spending Time
Work-Life Balance Profile #20: Gilles Dahan (TL;DR heads-up that this is a long blog post! The following introduction provides a flavour of the content) Introduction to Gilles’ Profile References to improving your work-life balance usually allude to reducing the “work” side of the work:life ratio. For example, by taking regular lunch breaks, clocking off earlierContinue reading ““My Work is My Health”: Finding Balance When Work Comes First – Gilles’ Story – On the Virtues of Working Hard, the Perils of Loneliness, and the Importance of Quality (over Quantity) When it Comes to Spending Time”
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”
Two Years On
I haven’t posted very much lately. Simply because, as seems fitting for a person that blogs about work, life and the pursuit of balance, other things (both work and life related) have had to take priority. But I couldn’t let this date pass without a post. As it’s exactly two years since I first launchedContinue reading “Two Years On”
When Did Work-Life Balance Become a “Thing”?
I recently met up with my 98 year old great-uncle and I asked him about his perspective on how people balanced work with other things in life back when he was working full-time, and his father before him. Sufficed to say, pursuing balance wasn’t in their vocabulary. Nor was “having fun” a particular priority. That’sContinue reading “When Did Work-Life Balance Become a “Thing”?”