24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week. Junior investment bankers regularly work 80-90 hours a week. Many other high profile professions require the same level of commitment. Often those on the outside claim that working 80-90 hours a week is bad/wrong/terrible/silly/etc but we’ve spoken with so many folks who say working that much has been the best decision of their life – it allowed them to develop a deep and strong skill set far faster than would have been possible otherwise. In other words, by working 2x the hours, they were able to generate 5x or more the rewards. And depending on where you are in your career, investing heavily in your skills and competence can pay dividends for a long time.

Tara Kaye Burgh

For a long time, all I ever thought about was work. I thought the harder I worked, the further I’d be in my career– and the happier I’d be. I would dread every day I had to waitress until I was acting full time. Then, a pandemic went down, and I had a back injury. As crazy as it sounds, it may have been the best thing to happen to me. Read More>>

Sandie Mazzi

I think of work life balance as whatever division that brings the most peace in my life. Before I had my daughter while I was still building up my company, I would sometimes work late or on weekends when I got to focus on designs without the distractions of phone calls or emails. Back then, even with the occasional Saturday that I worked, I still felt I had work life balance. Read More>>

Kristin Terrell

Work-life balance has looked very different for me over the years, especially as my life and career have evolved. I’ve been an Emergency Room nurse for the past 11 years—a role that’s both rewarding and incredibly demanding. When my first son was born seven years ago, I transitioned into a weekend option supervisor role. At the time, it felt like a temporary solution to help with childcare, but what started as a short-term fix quickly turned into seven years—and two kids—later. Read More>>