One of the traditions that I have thoroughly enjoyed on my personal blog is sharing a little bit of link love with authors that provide great content.
In an effort to help spread the word about work-life balance I wanted to kick off this same tradition here at Dad Balance with the introduction of the Dad Balance Digest. The Dad Balance Digest will be a resource for sharing posts and articles that apply to the issues and concerns that many of us have regarding work-life balance.
Enjoy the premier edition of the Dad Balance Digest!
- Rodney McKenzie was a guest author over at On Balance and shared his story about his layoff’s unexpected bonus. This is a great story about how a dad and his son had an opportunity to bond and share special time together.
- Michael Kwan questions whether you really need to separate work and play. This is often a key concern or question for those that work from home and Michael’s answer might just surprise you.
- When I spoke about facing your challenges head on, I mentioned the idea of stepping outside of your comfort zone. Edward Mills put together an outstanding post that includes 51 ways to expand your comfort zone.
- Scott Young asks if you are giving yourself busy-work. This is a great look at how many of us fill our lives with busy-work and what we can do to improve the situation.
- Dan Olson from Geekdad shared an interesting look at the balance between dad and geek and when it might be best to lean towards the dad side. As a fellow dad and geek, I have to admit that similar thoughts have crossed my mind before but like Dan I have not acted on them.
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Thanks for the link Derek! While I believe that having a separate work space (”home office”) is important, it can be nearly impossible to completely separate these two critical areas of your life.
You’re welcome Michael. As you mentioned in your post, when your work is your passion those lines blur even more and make it that much more difficult to try and separate. Thanks for the feedback!
Hi Derek
Thanks so much for the link. I’m really looking forward to watching your corner of the emoms Empire
grow! While I’m no longer a work at home dad, I’m still working on the dad balance piece. So it’s great to know that there’s going to be another excellent resource available.
I’ll definitely be including a link back here in my Saturday link love post.
Edward, you’re welcome! Thanks for the encouragement and stopping by to check things out.
Whether you work at home or in an office, I think it is important as a dad to strive for that balance and I want this site to be a resource available for dads in that quest.