Everyone wants it all, but few attain it.

Whatever ALL really is.

So handling a career and family at the same time can be challenging.

Balance is important but employers often have a way of bending those boundaries and families have ways of increasing the time you are needed.

• Smartphones are beautiful things at work but toxic when children and spouses need you in person.  Phones off.  No exceptions.

• The time you spend 100% present with family members and children is more valuable than the gross number of hours.  Lean in.

• Children need boundaries and many career-oriented men and women blur the lines out of guilt or convenience.

• Eat dinner together – always.  Phones off – yours.

• Prepare and clean up dinner together.

• Become a better listener.  This occurs when you can hear what someone else says and say it back to them.

When I got divorced I saw a child counselor who gave me the best advice in our first session together.

She said, “Your job is not to put on a show for your children, just make them part of your life even if it is mundane and boring”.

Redefine having it all from being able to be fully actualized in your work and in your family and personal life to being happy with a life that you consciously work to keep in balance.

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