The Path to Work:Life Harmony Requires a Commitment to Yourself

The photo was taken by the Author — The trail to Base Camp on Mt Baker, WA

Achieving work:life harmony is not a matter of one thing, but many things. It takes an understanding of where you are and where you want to go, and the commitment and will to get there.

Work:Life Harmony is a term I like to use to describe how an individual’s personal and professional lives blend together. There are a variety of facets to work:life harmony, including job satisfaction, stress levels, or overall well-being.

We spend one-third of our lives at work, which makes it no surprise that the way we feel about ourselves and our work has a significant impact on our overall health. When we start to feel the pressure building in our work, we will start to see our bodies respond to that pressure.

Can you relate? If so, you’re not alone! Unnecessary stress has become the norm for many workers and that type of stress can lead to increased feelings of anxiety and depression.

We all have some combination or all of the following challenges in trying to find that harmony I am talking about:

🧘‍♂️ The challenge of finding time for both work and life: If you live in the Western world, this is something that you have to constantly commit to in order to make both feel good to you. If you focus all of your time at work, you will quickly realize…