There’s More To Life Than Work

One of the things that I have personally struggled with for a long time is seeing beyond my work.

This is especially challenging when you work for yourself. For many years I always felt a but guilty for not spending my free time working.

Even those of you who have more traditional full-time jobs I’m sure can relate. For many of us it’s quite hard to separate work and life, especially now during COVID-19.

It’s hard to not check email when you first wake up or right before you go to bed.

It’s hard to not work a little but when you’re on vacation.

It’s hard to not have a conference call while your kids watch a cartoon.

It’s hard to not have technology at the dinner table “just in case” something happens.

It’s hard to now put away your computer because you have “just one more thing” you need to do.

If you think about it, you actually spend the majority of your life working.

Some of us really enjoy what we do and others, not so much. Either way, it’s not hard to see why we can sometimes feel like work is the only thing we are doing in life.

But it is important to remember that we don’t live to work, we work so that we can live.

We work so that we can live happier, fulfilled, more engaged lives. It’s actually the stuff that happens outside of work that gives so many of us meaning.

Love, passions, hobbies, travel, kids, spouses, pets, etc. These are the things that matter most.

Whether you love your job or hate your job, at the end of the day it is not the only thing happening in your life. Remember what it is you are working for.

In my case it’s for my 2 amazing kids Naomi (4 years old) and Noah (4 months old), my wife Blake, and my loving Yorkie rescue dogs!

I don’t post pictures of my kids online, but here is a pic of Blake and our dogs 🙂

What are you working for? Share below in the comments.

I put together a video which I hope will inspire and motivate you!

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