Our community is filled with hard-working, high achieving entrepreneurs and creatives and so work-life balance is a complicated, but highly relevant topic. We’ve shared some responses from the community about work life balance and how their views have evolved over time below.

Jennifer Chong | Photographer and Director

I’ve always been obsessed about what I do for a living so it’s hard to say there has ever been a true balance. I would say the biggest shift in my work life balance has been becoming a mom. Having a child has truly changed how I approach work and what I’m willing to do nowadays. Read more>>

Kamari Love | Actress & Mental Health Advocate

My work life balance has certainly shifted over the years. For the first 6 years of my career I would say I had little to no balance. Being a creative in the industry, it’s normal to feel like you’re behind if you’re not constantly working on something or consistently booked. This caused me to severely overwork myself for years. Read more>>

Sunday Slays Cosplay | Designer and Cosplayer

As a young designer, I was constantly freelancing and always looking for more work. I would be the first to raise my hand to stay overtime on a project–in order to both prove my worth as a designer and create some cushion in my bank account. This has changed as my income has become more stable and my hobbies have grown. Read more>>

Kari Negri | Chief Executive Officer, SKY Properties, Inc.

Well, this used to be an issue for me because I did everything around my business. Until one day, a few years ago, I stood up from my emails and realized I was completely caught up and therefore done for the day. It was 10 in the morning; my husband was at work, my son was at school, and I had no idea what to do with myself. Read more>>

Kenny Duclos | First Assistant Editor | Musician | Music Producer | Audio Engineer

I have no work life balance. I’m trying to be better about it, but I’m addicted to the grind. I work 50-60 hour weeks on my Monday-Friday job as a First Assistant Editor on a feature film, I am constantly taking on side projects editing, editing, mixing, composing, and sometimes coloring short films. Read more>>

Julisse Tinoco | 2D Animator & Illustrator

My work life balance is always evolving, and it’s something I’d like to focus on this year in particular. While in college my main priority was my classes and assignments, then career development, then my part time work, a million other things and then finally leisure time. Read more>>

Hope Bainbridge | Mother & Artist

After having kids, there has been a huge shift of balance in my life. My daughters are still very young, 4 and 1.5 years old, and their needs take priority over everything. Finding the time to balance everything is quite a task. For working I have to be very intentional, as my time is very limited. Read more>>