{"id":3494,"date":"2023-10-13T10:58:43","date_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:58:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/?p=3494"},"modified":"2023-10-13T10:58:43","modified_gmt":"2023-10-13T14:58:43","slug":"career-coach-ken-coleman-shares-why-work-life-balance-doesnt-exist","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/dailycupofwellness\/2023\/10\/career-coach-ken-coleman-shares-why-work-life-balance-doesnt-exist.html","title":{"rendered":"Career Coach Ken Coleman Shares Why &#8216;Work-Life Balance&#8217; Doesn&#8217;t Exist"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3506\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3506\" style=\"width: 768px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-3506\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/410\/2023\/10\/finding-work-life-balance-credit-pexels-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"work-life balance\" width=\"768\" height=\"576\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3506\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pexels.com<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>A bestselling author and career expert has news for those searching for the perfect \u201cwork-life balance.\u201d Ken Coleman of Ramsey Solutions is a\u00a0well-known career coach\u00a0and the bestselling author of \u201cFrom Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love,\u201d among other books. He\u2019s also a nationally syndicated radio host of\u00a0\u201cThe\u00a0Ken\u00a0Coleman Show.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Discussing the topic of work-life balance, he shared with FOX Business that \u201cthere is no such thing as work-life balance.\u201d Coleman said, \u201cThe amount of time we spend at work does not allow for true balance.\u201d That\u2019s why, he said, \u201cinstead of focusing on work-life balance, we need to focus on our work and life priorities.\u201d Coleman said, \u201cOnce we understand and commit to our priorities, we can then focus on a healthy rhythm between work and life.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Coleman noted, \u201cThe way to establish healthy rhythms is to understand boundaries and seasons.\u201d He said, \u201cBoundaries are established when we determine what we want to say \u2018yes\u2019 to, so it\u2019s easier to say \u2018no.\u2019\u201d The career expert added, \u201cYou truly can\u2019t say no to healthy responsibilities at work. Do what you have to do so that later, you can do what you want to do.\u201d He also said to \u201cunderstand the seasons\u201d of work. According to Coleman, there are \u201cseasons where we have to pay our dues and put in more time and wait longer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BEhksY-DO1o?si=z3D3HJk8EXIxAcrV\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>He added, \u201cYou can have everything you want, just not all at once.\u201d Coleman said, \u201cPutting in healthy boundaries will allow you to establish good rhythms between work and life. Understanding there are seasons helps you to realize you weren\u2019t stuck; you were just in a season, and it will pass.\u201d In his book\u00a0\u201cFrom Paycheck to Purpose,\u201d\u00a0Coleman shares practical tips for people to grow in their careers.<\/p>\n<p>Among other points, he says that if people truly hate what they\u2019re currently doing, there is a way out. As he notes in his introduction, \u201cDig out the dream you\u2019ve stuffed away in the attic, dust it off and let it see the light of day. Give it, and yourself, another chance.\u201d He adds, \u201cYou were born with a purpose. You were created to fulfill a unique role. You are needed. You have work to do that matters.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He implores people to \u201cget to the heart of your \u2018why,\u2019 and start living your dream once and for all.\u201d\u00a0 Among the drill-down advice he shares in the book in detail is how to become qualified for the work you truly want to do, how to build and work on connections, how to start \u201cthe right way,\u201d and how to move up the ladder with determination and purpose.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A bestselling author and career expert has news for those searching for the perfect \u201cwork-life balance.\u201d Ken Coleman of Ramsey Solutions is a\u00a0well-known career coach\u00a0and the bestselling author of \u201cFrom Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love,\u201d among other books. 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