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night my 11-year-old came into my office (9 p.m. to be exact, foreshadow, foreshadow), and said, “Mom, can you please get off the computer and be with me?” I should know better, right? After all, achieving work-life balance is one of the staples of the coaching diet. I turned off the computer and we sat on the couch reading White Fang aloud. I’m not sure which was worse: not being with him, or scaring him to death, but that’s beside the point… I hope. Was there really anything so important that I couldn’t have shut the computer off at say, oh, 5 p.m.? Truly? No.
So, take a look and ask yourself, “Is this me?”
You know you’re out of balance when…
- Your mail sits unopened for a week and you pay your bills late
- You think that the more plates you can spin, the more you can have it all
- You keep declining invitations with friends
- You can’t remember the last time you talked with your brother
- You forget appointments and blow off commitments (like working out, eating healthy)
- You stop writing your task lists for the week and fly by the seat of your pants
- You haven’t synched your PDA in weeks
- You don’t care if you’re not on track with your plan
- You can’t remember what’s in your plan
- You don’t answer your phone or you’re always on the phone
10 Questions to Ask Yourself to Regain Your Work-Life Balance
