{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/5d42020745842932757e7134/6a26c5a84edd69dbd1de73b7?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Episode 401: Work/Life Balance Is a Myth: How to Design a Life You Actually Want","description":"<p>Episode Summary</p><p><br></p><p>Stop trying to balance what was never meant to be on a scale. Amber Fuhriman calls out the lie behind work/life balance and hands you a better question: have you ever actually decided what your whole life is supposed to look like? This episode gives you the framework to stop sacrificing what matters and start designing a life built on intention, not default.</p><p><br></p><p>Key Topics Covered</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Why work/life balance is a harmful myth and what the teeter-totter model is actually costing you</li><li>How high achievers unconsciously neglect every area of life outside their career without ever making a conscious choice to do so</li><li>The difference between designing your life and defaulting to it, and why most people have never defined what a great personal life actually looks like for them</li><li>The one honest question to ask yourself to find out exactly where you are right now</li><li>Why harmony is not the opposite of ambition and how getting intentional about the whole picture makes success sustainable</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Notable Quotes</p><p><br></p><ul><li>\"I wasn't making a conscious choice to neglect the other areas of my life. I was just never making a conscious choice to include them. And in the absence of a real conscious decision, the default always wins.\"</li><li>\"You cannot design something that you haven't defined.\"</li><li>\"Harmony isn't the opposite of ambition. It's what makes ambition sustainable.\"</li><li>\"That's not balance. That's design, and design changes everything.\"</li></ul><p><br></p><p>Call to Action</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Book a free strategy call with Amber: <a href=\"https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://calendly.com/amberfuhriman/connection-call?month=2021-05</a></li><li>Join the Break Your Bullsh*t Box Community: <a href=\"https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.facebook.com/share/g/185xJ6KALu/</a></li><li>Check out Amber's Speaker Reel: <a href=\"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPj5OBvjrr0</a></li></ul>","author_name":"Amber Fuhriman"}