Christy Wright

And it's a great boundary that makes decision-making effortless on you, which is what you need when you're already in so high demand. People get caught up in this idea of, okay, things just mean I'm supposed to work 50% of the time and be at home 50% of the time. And no, that's not realistic. That's not the world that we live in. That's not how we function.

And it's a great boundary that makes decision-making effortless on you, which is what you need when you're already in so high demand. People get caught up in this idea of, okay, things just mean I'm supposed to work 50% of the time and be at home 50% of the time. And no, that's not realistic. That's not the world that we live in. That's not how we function.

And so I tell people, it's really not about a 50-50 split. It's about being 100% present. When you're at work, work hard, be there, be focused. But when you're at home, let the phone down. Close the computer and be present for the people and the moments and the memories that are happening right in front of you. Life balance is not about giving everything an equal amount of time.

And so I tell people, it's really not about a 50-50 split. It's about being 100% present. When you're at work, work hard, be there, be focused. But when you're at home, let the phone down. Close the computer and be present for the people and the moments and the memories that are happening right in front of you. Life balance is not about giving everything an equal amount of time.

It's about giving the right things at the right time. And so there's going to be seasons where you work more. So it's going to have an ebb and a flow, but people get caught up in this prescription of it has to have this equation that equals balance. No, it's really not that.

It's about giving the right things at the right time. And so there's going to be seasons where you work more. So it's going to have an ebb and a flow, but people get caught up in this prescription of it has to have this equation that equals balance. No, it's really not that.

It's really just carving out time for the right things for you and giving them attention at the right time in your life when that makes sense.

It's really just carving out time for the right things for you and giving them attention at the right time in your life when that makes sense.

Yeah, I think it comes back to kind of what we were just saying. There's no one right prescription for it. But here's one of the things I have identified. The people that are the most fulfilled and have that sense of valor, meaning they just feel at peace with themselves. It's not an equal split of things, but they just feel pretty good about the way that their life looks.

Yeah, I think it comes back to kind of what we were just saying. There's no one right prescription for it. But here's one of the things I have identified. The people that are the most fulfilled and have that sense of valor, meaning they just feel at peace with themselves. It's not an equal split of things, but they just feel pretty good about the way that their life looks.

People spend all of their time, or at least the far majority of their time, on things that are important to them. And they don't do things that are unimportant to them. Where the opposite is also true.

People spend all of their time, or at least the far majority of their time, on things that are important to them. And they don't do things that are unimportant to them. Where the opposite is also true.

The people that they may have families and they may have jobs and their schedule may be, you know, they may manage their schedule well, but when they spend their time on things that they don't care about, just like you and I were saying, they go to a business they want to go to, they take on projects they shouldn't take on, they take on other people's problems and responsibilities that are not theirs, they quickly get stressed, quickly get exhausted and anxious and frustrated because they're doing things that are not important to them.

The people that they may have families and they may have jobs and their schedule may be, you know, they may manage their schedule well, but when they spend their time on things that they don't care about, just like you and I were saying, they go to a business they want to go to, they take on projects they shouldn't take on, they take on other people's problems and responsibilities that are not theirs, they quickly get stressed, quickly get exhausted and anxious and frustrated because they're doing things that are not important to them.

And so your decision-making paradigm is, do they need me and can I do it? and you spend all of your time for someone else, you will get stressed and frustrated and feel out of power. even if you have all the time in the world, but you can be incredibly busy and incredibly productive and you can have a lot of things on your plate.

And so your decision-making paradigm is, do they need me and can I do it? and you spend all of your time for someone else, you will get stressed and frustrated and feel out of power. even if you have all the time in the world, but you can be incredibly busy and incredibly productive and you can have a lot of things on your plate.

But if those things are all important to you, then you have a little bit more sense of balance because you're not wasting time just trying to fill everyone else's needs and pleasing other people. You know that what you're doing actually gives you energy and joy because you chose that whole purpose versus reacting to someone else's demands of you.

But if those things are all important to you, then you have a little bit more sense of balance because you're not wasting time just trying to fill everyone else's needs and pleasing other people. You know that what you're doing actually gives you energy and joy because you chose that whole purpose versus reacting to someone else's demands of you.

I appreciate it.

I appreciate it.