#11 Work Life Balance is Impossible. Set Your Season Instead.
29 August 2025

#11 Work Life Balance is Impossible. Set Your Season Instead.

Deliberate Dad

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You’re not failing, you’re just chasing an impossible goal.

The ground keeps shifting. Kids off school. Clients kicking off. Sick parents. Then you blame yourself. Here’s the fix: stop chasing balance. Work in seasons.

What You’ll Learn

    How to ditch “work–life balance” and run your life in seasons that actually match reality

    A simple way to audit your current season across work, kids, self and relationships

    How to set proportionate goals so you stop overcommitting and stop feeling guilty

    The exact shift from firefighting to leadership using seasonal focus, boundaries and standards

    Practical examples for founders with young kids: summer holidays, childcare changes, rocky cashflow

    How to protect energy, choose trade‑offs on purpose, and still move forward every week

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