Consider … Work-Life Fit

Abstract

Each one of these women has something in common—they figured out a way to make their work and their life fit—for today, at least! When it comes to women and work, there is hardly a topic more popular than “work-life fit” and in fact, the issue, for the most part, is truly no longer a woman’s issue, as you will read in this chapter. As we prepared the topics to address in this book, we felt it would be incomplete without a discussion of work-life fit. However, it is a topic on which so much has been written, presented, dissected, and discussed that at times we questioned what we might possibly add to the subject. But that information overload is exactly why we decided to include it. Most people who struggle with work-life fit don’t have the time to read five books, check blogs, and hire a professional life coach. So whether you are trying to figure out how you can “have it all,” or if you have seen how others do it and question whether their approach is one that would work for you, this chapter offers various perspectives when considering how you are going to fit the demands of your work life with the “rest” of your life.