The document provides advice on achieving a balanced life between work and family. It discusses common myths around attempting to have a perfect career and family without limits. It recommends being realistic about time constraints and prioritizing key areas of life. Various professionals share strategies for effective time management, organizing one's schedule, stopping feelings of guilt, and developing a support system to balance career and family responsibilities.

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5. The Myth Continued Instead of trying to “balance” your work and life, working parents need to be realistic and employ time management into their lives. Having a full time career and being at work eight or nine hours a day, means you can not be at home for those eight or nine (or twelve or fourteen) hours per day. Would you attempt two full-time jobs? No, probably not. Being a full-time parent and having a full-time career is like attempting two jobs, and at some point one will need more attention than the other.

6. The Myth Continued If you realize this, then you can decide about your career and family trajectories. Instigating time management and incorporating all elements of your life into one life – instead of the work/life segregation, will allow you to see the full spectrum of all the types of work, leisure and family activities that you wish to include in your life. Then you will have a realistic and achievable path to a balanced life.