Work Life

Work and life balance has become increasingly important in today’s world. Here we celebrate the role of rest and play. After all, without it we compromise the success of our solo business, not to mention our happiness, relationships, health and well-being.

As a soloist in control of your career, you are well placed to make time for the business of life. That’s the theory anyway! The articles here will help you put balance into practise.

Modern gizmos and gadgets means soloists can be permanently available to their clients. A good thing? Maybe not. Managing work life balance is an important lesson to learn.

Running your own business to give you more time to be with and care for your family sounds great in principle, but we need to take care to keep a work life balance and not to fall foul of the superhero myth.

Us Australians are losing our laidback, carefree reputation, as we continue to work longer hours, exercise less and neglect our leisure and family time. Information overload makes achieving a work life balance increasingly difficult.

I certainly love the summer months and I am always trying to find ways to get out and about to enjoy myself on the weekends. But what about during the week? It is important to have a good work life balance.

The typical soloist is a master of Yang, i.e hard work, striving and making things happen. But what about Yin, and the magic, ease, flow and balance it offers?