EntreLeadership #196: Christy Wright—Creating More Balance in Your Life
Apr 20, 2017
Christy Wright, author and certified business coach who helps women start and grow businesses. Maria Bozak, retail founder who turned a failed store into a thriving home-decor brand. They discuss finding balance between work and family, practicing small imperfect choices, protecting priorities with schedules and boundaries, and using community and practical tools to restart and grow a business.
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Extremist Drive Creates Balance Risk
- High-performing entrepreneurs are often extremists who go all-in or all-out, creating momentum but risking neglect in other life areas.
- Christy Wright says small, intentional choices can create balance despite life's messiness.
Balance Is Values, Not Equal Time
- Life balance is not a perfectly weighted scale but living from your values, which differ across people and seasons.
- Christy Wright argues matching behaviors to values defines each person's balanced life.
Schedule Your Priorities Intentionally
- Schedule your priorities by creating an ideal calendar and then baby-step changes from your current one to match it.
- Time-block and protect those appointments, and learn to say no to guard priorities.
