Chapter 23. Letting Go and Having a Life

Keeping your life balanced while pursuing a career isn’t always easy, but making balance a priority in your life is a healthy way to go. Some people are decidedly one-tracked or passion-skewed, and I think I was one of those. Are you? At very pressurized times, I didn’t know how to give my all to work and have enough energy or time left over to nourish the other facets of my life. It takes a clear mind to realize that giving your all doesn’t mean giving everything. In time you will begin to desire and seek better parity for parts of life that might have been ignored. Priorities and outlook change as situations change and as you grow.

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