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WHEN YOU'RE WORKING ON SOMETHING YOU
FEEL PASSIONATE ABOUT, YOU FEEL ENERGIZED.
EVEN WITH LONGER THAN AVERAGE HOURS."
OK. So do that. Spend
time with your family.
Spend time mastering a
hobby. Your life is your
choice. Find a purpose
that makes the daily grind
worth it.
Ask yourself some hard
questions. What is your
passion? What makes you
happy? What's stopping
you from doing it more
often?
YOU NEED
PERSPECTIVE.

Work-life balance is a
term that has been thrown
around a lot lately, and
somewhat recklessly.
Executives use it as an
excuse for not doing the
things they should be
doing.
If it's hard or uncomfortable, somehow it must be
wrong. Which is absolutely
ridiculous.
Instead of blaming a
poor work-life balance
for missing your child's
football game, why not be
honest with yourself and
say you were happy to
stay at the office because
you were excited about
the project you were working on.
Instead of blaming a
poor work-life balance
for why your love life is a
tragedy, look back at all
the decisions you've made
for the past few months
where you prioritized making money over making
your relationship work.
Life is about choices.
You choose to work long
hours or you choose to
close your laptop and
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spend time with your
family.
Don't get into the habit
of making excuses and
finding something else to
blame for the uncomfortable consequences.
Make the decision that's
right for you. Regardless
of how it looks to others.
YOU NEED
PRIORITIES.

We all do it. And it's
pretty dumb. We don't
manage our priorities.
For example, when
asked by HubSpot, 50%
of salespeople admitted
that they check their email
right before bed and
33% said that their job
negatively impacts their
personal life.
Those are choices. Not
an accident.
When you know what
your priorities are, you can
communicate them to the
people around you, set
expectations, and avoid
disappointment.
This means being
honest with yourself, your
boss, your coworkers,
your family, and friends.
Let's start with being
honest with yourself. This
comes back to finding
your purpose and what
makes you feel fulfilled. If
that's spending more time
working, you know what,
that's OK.
If it's something else,
that's fine too. But understanding what makes you
happy is the key to your
success here.
Once you've identified
where you want and need

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to spend your time, you
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Make them clear.
If you want a hard
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It's ultimately on you to
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way you want them to.
YOU NEED
PROGRESS.

It's easy to feel demotivated and like something
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frustrated.
You need to ask yourself what it is you're working towards. Do you have
a clear vision and goal,
and more importantly, is it
something you genuinely
want to achieve? If it is,
setting milestone goals
will ensure you are consistently making progress
towards the end goal.
When you can see

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