Here's why you should DITCH your 'Work-life balance' attempts!

I bet that title caught you off guard! No worries, I’m a true supporter of giving ourselves, our personal lives and our work the energy they deserve BUT what actually might stand in your way of doing that is the standard perception of ‘Work-life Balance’. That’s what I believe you should consider ditching and instead try:

Work-life Integration

In a world that is demanding our agility everyday, in multiple aspects, it’s crucial to start tackling the way you distribute your energy among your personal life and work in the same way. Work-life balance is commonly understood as giving a number of hours dedicated to work and put boundaries to yourself to detach afterwards and have some time for yourself thus; viewing both separately.

Your work is a huge chunk of your life (Specially if you would like to excel at it!). Whether you’re working in a corporate or a start-up or even both, putting lines for yourself to follow instead of BLENDING might not be the smartest idea in this - super - dynamic world we live in now!

Follow my trail; you’re a human with many priorities, striving for wins, striving for a pause, for fulfillment, for rest, and most importantly for more in every aspect. Instead of feeling you’re not giving enough to yourself, your family, your friends, your hobbies OR not giving your all at work - How about you become fluid? Navigating all through everyday, conscious of your priorities and alert to your energy and how it should be distributed more smart each and every day. This way you’re a lot closer to achieving the ‘balance’ than seeking the actual balance (If you know what I mean).

This week I know I have to work my heart off for extra hours because this is what will serve my career goals, next one my family demands my attention so I give them the quality time they deserve despite, the week after it’s ‘Me time’, my body demands rest and my mind is calling out to pause and reflect. Honestly, it’s a game of filling in glasses and being mindful not to leave the glass empty. And not to overfill..

The magic word is ‘Be kind’ to yourself. Do not beat yourself up if you feel you’re slowing down in some areas compared to the others. You always have Tomorrow to re-organize. You always have Tomorrow to make smarter choices.

You always have Tomorrow to become more.. Fluid.