The Right Perspective
This week in my entrepreneurship course, I learned about the idea of a work/life balance, and a secret about being happy.
The creation of a work/life balance is something that has been on my mind throughout this course and ever since I started thinking about becoming an entrepreneur. In fact, the desire for a work/life balance is the reason I initially started thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, ironically. I have since learned that having a business requires a lot of time and sacrifice, often more than a regular job.
My main concern is giving my family the love, time, and attention they need. They are my first priority. One way to make sure they get that is to involve them in my work. Both my spouse and my children. I don't want my work life to be a mystery to them. I don't want them to feel like there is another side of me they don't know. Further, I want them to see that I am the same person at work that I am at home; hopefully, that is loving, honest, fair, giving, etc.
As I mentioned, I learned a secret about happiness. What that means is that we are generally happy, even if we don't think so. Simplifying what I learned today, we as humans have appetites and drives that cause us to look higher and further than we are in the present. On one hand, this is good because it drives us to achieve great things. On the other, that ambition may cause us to lose sight of the great life we live currently, our family and friends along with it. This could lead to the neglect and eventual loss of the relationships which bring us fulfillment.
Another important thing I learned is that once a person reaches a certain standard of living, gaining more money or comforts beyond that does not usually bring more happiness. That is very insightful.
The creation of a work/life balance is something that has been on my mind throughout this course and ever since I started thinking about becoming an entrepreneur. In fact, the desire for a work/life balance is the reason I initially started thinking about becoming an entrepreneur, ironically. I have since learned that having a business requires a lot of time and sacrifice, often more than a regular job.
My main concern is giving my family the love, time, and attention they need. They are my first priority. One way to make sure they get that is to involve them in my work. Both my spouse and my children. I don't want my work life to be a mystery to them. I don't want them to feel like there is another side of me they don't know. Further, I want them to see that I am the same person at work that I am at home; hopefully, that is loving, honest, fair, giving, etc.
As I mentioned, I learned a secret about happiness. What that means is that we are generally happy, even if we don't think so. Simplifying what I learned today, we as humans have appetites and drives that cause us to look higher and further than we are in the present. On one hand, this is good because it drives us to achieve great things. On the other, that ambition may cause us to lose sight of the great life we live currently, our family and friends along with it. This could lead to the neglect and eventual loss of the relationships which bring us fulfillment.
Another important thing I learned is that once a person reaches a certain standard of living, gaining more money or comforts beyond that does not usually bring more happiness. That is very insightful.
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