24 hours in a day, 168 hours in a week. Junior investment bankers regularly work 80-90 hours a week. Many other high profile professions require the same level of commitment. Often those on the outside claim that working 80-90 hours a week is bad/wrong/terrible/silly/etc but we’ve spoken with so many folks who say working that much has been the best decision of their life – it allowed them to develop a deep and strong skill set far faster than would have been possible otherwise. In other words, by working 2x the hours, they were able to generate 5x or more the rewards. And depending on where you are in your career, investing heavily in your skills and competence can pay dividends for a long time.

Jessica Human | Travel Photographer

I had always dreamed of climbing the corporate ladder and living a career driven lifestyle. That all changed the moment I had kids. Suddenly those long hours at work weren’t worth the time I lost with my family, so I chose to find a career that would give me a better work life balance. Read more>>

Lisa Rivera | Business Owner & Principal Planner

My view on work life balance has changed a few times since I began my career 13 years ago. I started out straight out of college with the view that I needed to pay my dues and strive in the hustle culture that was everywhere around me. I am a natural over achiever so in the matter of a few years I had overextended myself and hit burnout. I then began to take a step back and put my personal life into the mix. Read more>>

Leann Littleton | Owner

I have a 7 year old and she has always been a priority in my life. It took until she was 5 years old for me to finish college, balancing full time work at Starbucks, college, and her. But that’s okay. We had free time and flexible schedules that may not have been normal to others, but we made it work. Upon getting my degree I went into the nonprofit world and while I loved my job, Read more>>

Vera Gierke | Artist

My art career didn’t start as a business, it started long ago as an art interest. But since I had previously had a small business, I decided to turn my art interest into another business, joining together my art interest in everyday life with the work aspects of a business. Read more>>