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.

Brian Duran | Visual Development Artist

For a long time, I really did believe that devoting all of my time to creating and working was the only way to grow as an artist. When you are just starting out and see so many amazing artists in the industry, it’s easy to fall victim to that mindset and think that constantly working will get you there. It wasn’t until my later years in college that I realized that this lack of balance in my life was really effecting my art and was ultimately what caused my art blocks. In order to create good art, you need to carve time out in your life to just go out and live. The more I allowed myself the freedom to do something as simple as walk outside, the more I was able to create ideas and art that I was much prouder of. Working hard is essential in this industry, but if you don’t have a life outside of art to draw inspiration from then there’s no way you can make work that resonates with people. Read more>>

Begum Uz | Certified Hypnotherapist & EFT Tapping Practitioner

As a libra, I believe balance is a very important topic in all areas of life. It applies to eating, working, working out, relationships, and everything in between but it’s especially crucial when it comes to work-life balance. Balance is not something we find and it’s set for the rest of our lives. Rather, it’s something changing, evolving and moving. For example, when you first start a company, you may need to shift more energy and time to work for a while or when you first start a romantic relationship, you may find spending more time with your partner. Even though these may seem out of balance, it’s necessary. Read more>>

Marck Angel | Music Artist/Filmmaker

Doing “this” – working to become a successful music artist there really isn’t any work-life balance. For me, it has to be a continuous drive, a continuous work ethic and conditioning that’s consistently ongoing in order to make it. Even on days that I “have off’, I still have to think about what’s next. What’s the next opportunity, what’s the next level? What’s the next task to do on the list of things to make my career successful. So even when I’m not on the road or doing music video or choreography or rehearsing I’m still constantly constantly thinking about what’s the next step and what’s the best thing to do for, my career and my team. There are times where I have to miss birthdays, holidays, family events because I have to work. It’s just a part of the hustle, with an understanding that if I make it, it’ll help the folks that I care about. Read more>>