Work and personal life are difficult to balance especially for those with kids at home. Personally, over the last few years I’ve discovered an ongoing challenge in ability to counterbalance both areas efficiently. Fortunately, no kids at home (yet) so the work and life counterbalance does not seem impossible to manage. As my career grows and I take on more initiatives I’ve strived for discovering ways to assist with the workload where I’m able to dedicate enough time to work and family. For the record, family comes first preceded by everything else. Perfection seems nearly impossible and something I’m quite aware of but a reasonable counterbalance is definitely achievable.  (more…)