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.

A.v. Hamilton

My work life balance as an artist has changed over time as the need for me to dedicate more time to my craft has become greater. When I first started my journey, I was working with little knowledge and experience, but as I grew more capable and confident in the process to develop my sound, I fell in love with the process and wanted to dedicate more time to it to become better. The struggle to balance that with other parts of life can be much sometimes, and it is always evolving. Read More>>

Samantha Scully

Over time, my approach to work-life balance has evolved from simply managing my time to truly prioritizing what matters. In the early years of running my business, I was fully immersed—working long hours, always chasing the next contract, and wearing multiple hats. While that hustle built the foundation of my success, I’ve learned that true balance isn’t about working less—it’s about working smarter. Read More>>

Rebecca Nolan

My work life balanced has completely shifted over the past couple months. For the past few years I fell into the concept of “hustle culture,” which is so widely promoted, especially in LA. I thought that I had to wake up at 5am, be working all day, constantly stress my body out in the gym – and do all of this in the name of being “productive.”  Read More>>

Trinity Orosco-moore

Work life balance is a very key thing to manage. Being able to have that grind in you as well as prioritize mental health is extremely important. Making sure that self care rituals are in tact for me is very important. I can’t tackle my day to day hardcore tasks and grind if my mind, body, and soul isn’t in a good place. I am a very busy person. Read More>>

Sajen Green

Recently, in conversation with a friend in the music industry, we spoke about finding the healthy balance between work and life. Truthfully, there’s going to be priorities in life that you may not give as much time to in support of your artistic work. If your practice is something that you want to completely devote your life to, you’ll need to spend less time engrossed in other activities or obligations. Read More>>

Amanda Aiko

Before starting my healing practice, I worked in tech as a Product Manager. As an empath and recovering people-pleaser, I struggled to uphold boundaries in my job—not just physical ones, but emotional and mental boundaries as well. My work often followed me beyond office hours, lingering in my thoughts and draining my energy. Read More>>

Ashley Berdini

Work life balance has always been extremely important to me. I work a full time job aside from creating content, so it’s key that I schedule myself time for creating content on nights and weekends but also giving myself space to decompress and relax for my mental health. I usually choose one day a week to shoot my content and one day to edit and that has worked really well for me! Read More>>

Destini Moody

generation college student, my parents did not have the money to send me to college. So, I started a payment plan with the bursar of my local university, ensured all of my required classes were as early in the day as possible, and worked nights as a waitress…FOR 4 YEARS. Read More>>

Joslyn Jensen

I used to be really ashamed of having to maintain a day job in order to pay rent while spending as much time as I could writing, pitching and making my own art. Then, I realized that the physical requirements of my day job (walking several thousand steps around a restaurant, carrying heavy plates, multitasking, etc.) was really an essential part of my writing process. Read More>>

Viet Pham

When i was younger I was taught to push, work hard even if it meant long and grueling hours. Of course that was all do-able when I was younger but as you get older, you become more aware of how you work, how you push which ultimately teaches you how to optimize your time – it goes with the saying “work smarter, not harder.” Read More>>