b'LIFE MANAGEMENTIt was suddenly irrelevant. Life-Work Balance: A ReframeThe only thing that mattered was showing upforImagine flipping the script. Instead of trying to him, for my family, for the moments that couldnt beintegrate life into your work, what if you integrated rescheduled or outsourced or postponed until Q4. your work into your life?Eight months of treatment clarified a truth thatThis is what I call life-work balance. It starts with corporate culture tends to ignore: You dont findaclearcenteryourwhy. Yourvalues. Your balance by trying to do more. You find it by choosingpurpose. Not your job title or your email inbox.what mattersand being present for it. And heres the kicker: when you put life first, work Everything else is noise. doesnt suffer. It becomes more focused, more Why the Old Model Doesnt Work efficient, and often, more fulfilling.Work-life balance fails for one simple reason: itYou dont need to quit your job or walk away from assumes work comes first. the business you built. You just need to stop letting Even the phrasing puts life in second place it consume every available part of you.something you try to fit in after the grind. ThatStart Subtractingstructure is inherently flawed. Balance isnt about adding more self-care to an Balance is found in space, not in weight. Startalready packed schedule. Its not about squeezing with Stop, Chapter 1 in a walk between Zoom calls or meditating for five Its not about doing everything equally. Its aboutminutes before bed so you can wake up and do it creating the right proportions. Sometimes thatall again.means giving more energy to work. Other times, itIts about eliminating the things that dilute your means stepping back entirely because life demandspresence and drain your energy.your attention. Real balance is flexible. Its human. Ask yourself:What can I stop doing that no longer serves me?Continued on page 12'