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I delegate unapologetically. At work and home. No one can do it all, and I’ve learned to ask for (and accept) help without guilt.
People always talk about work life balance and knowing when to turn it all off. Honestly, I’ve always kind of mashed up my work and personal life. There isn’t a lot of separation.
My daughter and spouse have both joined me on work travel trips when their schedules permit. They’ve joined me at team dinners and more casual events. They know my work buddies and my colleagues know them.
When I had to be in an office working overtime, I picked up my kid and let her come back to the office with me. She loved it! I loved having her there with me. To this day, she knows the language of my firm and specialty and often repeats it. It’s kind of funny.
It’s hard not to bring work into family dinner conversation when asked “how was your day?” I have always shared work stories with humor woven in.
I mean really, I spend so much of my time in my profession. It is a huge part of my identity, my friendships, and what really gives me a charge. My family knows that side of me intimately, the ups and downs and everything in between. It’s made it all human.
I don't know that I'll ever get it to feel integrated. There will always be things in conflict, and that's just the nature of having a lot of things happening and a finite amount of time. If I could create extra days or extra hours, that would be great. But, my guess is that no matter how many hours I had, I'd find some way to fill them. That's just how we live now.