Project Stress: Work Balance

Project Stress: Work Balance: Via Conquer Stress: When are you coming home? Five practical tips to realizing

Lonnie Pacelli comments here about stress, project work, and work life balance remind me of a recent lunch conversation about: when work equates to play. I wonder, when the passion for work/play is so strong, if a good balance has been achieved ? ...

... "Consciously (and honestly) decide what is really important - Saying that work/life balance is important is one thing; truly meaning it is a different game altogether. You may want to believe you place other things above work, but wanting to believe it simply doesn't mean it's so. Make a conscious, realistic declaration on where your priorities lie, then examine your behaviors or ask a friend, relative, significant other, or spouse. Taking the first step toward the quest for work/life balance means eliminating the gap between what you desire and what you do. " ...