My generation, when we finally realized the terrible inconvenience of dying before we got old, began to articulate a new mantra. Well, actually, there have been many mantras, but the one that I want to focus on here is work-life balance. Over the years, we have made the plaintive cry for balance, meaning more time for our families and personal lives, even as we wore our workaholism as a badge of honor.
If you, whatever your generation, crave more balance in you life, then it’s important to avoid trying to balance time. In fact, time management, according to the Human Performance Institute and The Energy Project, is less effective than energy management. They have a point. Going beyond the fact that their concepts support development of the “Corporate Athlete,” you’ll find that they also support investing and recovering energy used in the emotional, physical, mental and spiritual dimensions of life.
Long story short: this begins to look like a more holistic approach.
