Ep5: The Scoop on Work/Life Balance

The Career Woman's Secret Playbook Podcast - with Dr. Dawn

Ok ladies, let’s get the scoop on that work/life balance… Are you ready to take control of this once and for all in 2022? So when it comes to that work/life balance thing...here's the secret EVERY career woman should know - it's an illusion, but that's OK! In other words, you will never get to the middle of that metaphorical see saw, but you don't want to - trying to achieve that balancing act is just going to set you up for failure. Instead, start to see your work/life balance challenge as a big pie, with the slices of that pie representing different areas of your life...your career, your relationships, maybe an ailing parent, you get the drill.
And REALLY IS OK if different part of your life need those slices to be larger or smaller, depending on what you have going on. The secret is that if you have to give more in one area than another, it really is OK AS LONG AS you do these 2 things:

1) Don’t forget that self-care is NOT self-ish, like we talked about in the premier episode and often times when you REALLY need self-care is when you are your absolute busiest. IT IS EXACTLY when you think you don’t HAVE the time for self-care that you need it the most.

2) Don’t forget NOT to give up on your passions. Just because you are willing to make those slices for yourself a little bit smaller to take care of some other priorities right now, be sure NOT to get stuck there. Your passions should never be put on the back burner for long and remember, that your productivity and the joy you have for your work AND your life, for that matter, will be extremely affected if you are wearing yourself out.
For more tips/tricks be sure to tune in to today's episode, and in the meantime, be sure to check out these links!
1. GET YOUR FREE copy of the What to Do When your Office is Driving You Nuts Cheat Sheet. This fun guide is chopped full of tips/tricks on how to have a fantastic workday no matter what! Get your FREE copy HERE: https://mailchi.mp/60f211dfceab/u9t0yyxuk3

2. GET YOUR COPY OF THE BOOK that our Podcast is based on, The Career Woman’s Secret Playbook!

a. For Amazon, go HERE: https://www.amazon.com/Career-Womans-Secret- Playbook/dp/B09RM4PW9Q.

b. For Barnes & Noble, go HERE: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/the-career-womans-secret-playbook-dr-dawn-hamby/

3. Let’s Work Together! Head over to www.drdawnshoptalk.com to book me as a speaker or to schedule some coaching sessions with me.

4. Subscribe to the Dr. Dawn ShopTalk YouTube Channel, where you will get to see Dr. Dawn share even more career secrets while also having access to her customized playlist of topics. Subscribe HERE: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRIDhk7sor_xo4jxa57aP9A