If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged or even shattered. They will never be the same.
But the other four balls - family, health, friends and spirit - are made of glass. You will soon understand that ‘work’ is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. “Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them work, family, health, friends, and spirit and you're keeping all of these in the air. He refers to the 5 Balls of Life and 12 reminders which help balance and focus as humans. His poignant message still rings true today. On 1996, Coca Cola’s former CEO Bryan Dyson delivered at the 172nd commencement of the Georgia Tech Institute. I’ve recently started to move towards life integration to describe these spheres which make up our “life.” The litmus test of work and life traditionally referred to the amount of time one spends at work, versus the amount of time spent out of work, though there is so much more: friends, family, personal interests, time alone, study, community work, self-reflection etc. Really? Isn’t work a component of life? If you agree with me, then let’s stop using the term “work-life” balance and move to the higher level which would simply mean we refer to “life-balance” of which a component is “work” – amongst other things. They literally infer that first we first have “work” and that after our work in a linear fashion comes “life” suggesting that work and life exist in separate worlds! Thinking about what the words mean, it becomes apparent that the underlying meaning of these two seemingly innocent words, is more than just uttering them. While we do so, the positive (diminishing) effects of that time off come quickly – primarily because we think in terms of “work-life” balance. As the summer closes in the Northern Hemisphere, many of us who have been fortunate to take a few days off will soon rush back into our daily lives.
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