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.

Courtney Scarpelli

When I first started in the entertainment industry, work-life balance was pretty much non-existent. It felt like all I did was work, and as a result, I missed out on a lot of important moments—birthday parties, family events, time with friends. Read More>>

Priscila Buiar

This is a very interesting topic to talk about. I feel like ever since I started to work as an influencer and to post a lot of my work and projects on social media, I noticed that my followers and fans always associate me with work as if I were a workaholic, so I wanted to talk about it for a long time. Read More>>

Ashley

Work-life balance has completely changed since having my children because I want to be there whenever they need me. Owning my own business gives me the flexibility to manage both work and home life-especially as a homeschooling parent, where balance is essential. Read More>>

Grey Matter

My work-life balance has definitely evolved over time. In the past, I was juggling full-time work, seasonal haunt projects, and my creative hobbies, which made for a hectic schedule. As my drag and horror performance career grew, I started shifting my focus, especially after making it to the finals of the Boulet Brothers Dragula season 6. Read More>>

Destiny Jackson

I used to struggle with making time for myself while working as an assistant. It wasn’t until I started my day off with doing something that poured into myself that things became more manageable. Sometimes, this looks like going to the gym or writing after I spend some time reading a Bible plan. Read More>>

Zuly Negro

After high school, I pursued a degree in cellular/molecular biology with the goal of landing a well-paying job. I also worked on campus, which meant I was at school for 10-12 hours a day, 5-6 days a week (no balance of anything whatsoever). Read More>>

Drew Carrick

Having worked both in traditional finance roles, as well as in entertainment capacities, I’ve come to believe very much so that everyone needs to find the methodology to work life balance that is right for them, in their situation, and based on their aspirations and ambitions. Read More>>