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.

Joseph Classen | Poet, Musician, & Martial Artist

My sense of balance between work, life, and creativity first changed with the birth of my 1st child nearly 9 years ago, and recently again with the birth of my 2nd child nearly a year ago. I was 24 when I had my first kid, and about to go to a Film school in Cuba, but had to instead find a steady job. Read more>>

Quiet Son | Music Producer, Composer & Mixing Engineer

Balance is a crucial aspect of my work, not just for myself but also in my role as a producer working with artists. When I first started, I remember feeling a significant lack of balance: I worked excessively and struggled to detach my mind from my work even during downtime. Read more>>

Kira Buckley | Integrative Medicine Practitioner; Ceremonialist & Oracle

My name is Kira, and I have embraced a life of harmony over the elusive quest for balance. For over a decade, my journey in entrepreneurship has taught me that life’s seasons are rarely balanced. Instead of striving for an equal measure of work, motherhood, clients, travel, and self-care, I’ve learned to seek harmony. Read more>>

Elena Fazio | Character Animator

I think work life balance is ultimately about exploring new places, venturing outside your current knowledge, and learning more about the world around you. One of the greatest ways of doing this is by having fun personal passion projects. Having complete creative freedom on something that’s your own helps prevent burnout and keeps the artist inside you going! Read more>>

Lavender Qianbo Zhang | Film, TVC, MV Producer

When I just stepped into the industry, my focus was heavily skewed towards work. The desire to build my brand and prove myself often led to long hours and an “always-on” mentality. But after I’ve done several more projects and feel more, I think about for a producer or a filmmaker, the work-life balance is a dynamic equilibrium rather than a fixed state. Read more>>

Randy Thrill$ | Artist (Music)

Work, life, and passion are all 3 things that are extremely essential to me. Working a full-time professional job, playing soccer at a semi-professional level, and doing music professionally are significant parts of my life I’ve had to learn to balance over the years. Read more>>

Jacob Schreiber | Drummer / Chef

Being both a chef and drummer has many challenges in regards to work life balance. The kitchen is grueling and demands hours of work and time, while drumming in a band requires touring and being away from home. My professional cooking career took off when I was given the opportunity to lead the kitchen and help open up Tartine in Pasadena, CA. Read more>>

Joshua Gunderson

Work life balance is a continual process of iteration that has changed over the years for me. At the outset of my fighter pilot career in the US Air Force, I spent the vast majority of my time on work. Despite this focus, I incorporated things that provided me with energy each day. Read more>>