Balance is another term that we often mistake for meaning “equal”. Work/life balance is not about spending the same amount of time and energy on work and “life”. It’s finding an equilibrium, a still point that allows for a sense of stability, even though things are still in flux around us. Likewise, equilibrium does not mean “equal” - where the equilibrium point is could be 80% of A and 20% of B or any other combination. It simply means that there is a stable quantity of each.
I did all the wrong things as an accountability partner when I was in my 20s. It left me resentful and burned out, and I turned off an important part of myself just to keep from feeling that way. Here are three valuable lessons I learned from the experience that allow me to be a great accountability partner today, for myself and for others.
