The Secret to Better Work Life Balance

I’ve got the secret to better work life balance (but you might not like what you have to do to get it).Tell me if you’ve been here...You check your email late in the afternoon or evening so that you don't miss something. You see a last-minute request coming in. It stresses you out. You don't even think of not doing it. You just get stressed and irritated that you have to. Then you work that night or go in early the next day, or you stress yourself about all of these things you need to do to make it work.This is why work life balance is such a hot topic. It seems everyone aspires to this magical time where you have balance between your career and your home life. When you look back at your life, you want to know that you spent time with your family, that you did what you enjoyed and that you had standards and expectations.  Not that you were always catering to everyone else and complaining why you didn't have control over your own schedule.There will always be people that make their life their career and work all the time. But if you don't want that to be you, you don't have to just because others are. YOU get to decide what’s important.  And when challenges arise, you also get to choose how you respond to and handle them.You get to decide every. step. of. the. way.It’s possible to be less stressed, feel in control of your own time, be more productive and have more energy.Press play to learn how.You’ll Learn:The secret to creating better work life balance Why you actually don’t have to do anything that you don’t want to doTips for setting boundaries around your work (and why they’re so important - even sexy)What you’re really saying when you put others’ needs above your ownHow you’ve been helping others set expectations for you (and how you can change them)Featured in this Episode:Learn more about coaching with Melissa. Are you questioning if you are in the right career? Take the quiz. Get the Book: Your Worthy Career: A Science-Backed Method to Build a Meaningful Career in Pharma and Biotech here.Work with Me: Learn more and apply to work with me here.Love the podcast?  Share your feedback by leaving us a review. Thank you!Connect on SocialsLinkedInInstagram