What’s the right balance between work and non-work time? The traditional 9-5 has slowly disappeared with the emails and zoom and texting going far beyond traditional business hours. We asked members of our community to share with us how they think about work-life balance.

Emely Cortez | Brow Artist & Instructor

As a single mom of 2 I had to make sacrifices, which meant spending less time with my kids. I worked a 9-5 Mon-Fri and weekends I worked on taking clients for my business. So working 7 days straight I rarely had time for anything including my kids. After a lot of prayer and thought I finally took the plunge and quit where I was able to take my business full time. Read more>>

VerAmber (Vee) Dockins | Creative Director

Over time my balance has changed tremendously. Still working a FT job Monday-Friday and still putting in the time to make sure I am still giving my all to my business. I have chosen two days out of the week that I will make sure I have my automation post set for Galore Events by Vee. I think about balance as being able to still get things done but not feeling overwhelmed. Read more>>

Maya Barlow | Biomedical Engineer & President

I absolutely love the topic about work life balance. This is one of my most frequently asked questions. My perception of “balance” has changed drastically over the years. When I used to think of balance I thought of concepts such as things perfectly even, spread out, and uniform. Read more>>