Work Life Balance

It can be tough to find that elusive balance between work and other aspects of your life. Learn what fathers can do to improve their work-life balance and to make more time for the things that are really important.

Setting appropriate boundaries is one of the important keys to work-life balance. Learn how dads can find ways to set these boundaries between their work and personal lives to achieve better work-life balance.

Fathers striving to find greater work life balance need to set an anchor by defining their personal purpose statement and then organizing their life around it. Learn why a personal purpose statement is important and how to create one.

Committed fathers often find themselves conflicted about succeeding at work and being available for their families. Learn from experienced fathers and successful business people how to keep work and family separate.

Committed fathers love spending time with their children, but with today’s pressures of work and other priorities, it can be challenging to find ways to make quality and quantity time with the kids. Here are some important resources for fathers to help make more time, and better time, with the family.

Recently, a friend and his wife undertook a major project to simplify their lives. And they are happier as a result. If you are feeling a need to simplify your life and better align your activities with your values, now is the time to start. Find ways to undertake a simplification project and tips for making it successful.

One of the greatest challenges a dad faces is learning to say yes to the truly important things in life and to say no to the demands which are of lesser priority. Learn now to set priorities and boundaries with your time and attention.

Invited to the office parry this year? Partying with coworkers and clients is not partying; it is still a business function. How you behave in these settings communicates much about your professionalism. How can you make the right impression at a holiday office party?

Statistics, studies and your own gut feel tell you that family should come first. But what happens when a dad lets other things take priority? And how can you keep family first and still balance the other competing demands in your life.

If you find yourself tired, disorganized and overwhelmed, your work-life balance may be out of balance. Learn the warning signs of work-life imbalance and get some tips for bringing your work and life back into balance and harmony.

At the end of a long week, do you have enough energy to do more than run the remote? Explore these tips for managing the pace of your work and life, and find more than exhaustion on Friday night.

Tips from Dr. David Gruder on keeping life in balance and finding peace in a busy father's complex world.

How do you balance work and life effectively? Share your key to work life balance.