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Thrive, Not Survive: The Working Parent's Guide to Balance: Essential Tips to Master Work-Life Balance and Enjoy Family Time
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ISBN13: 9798315802075
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 27 2025
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.20 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 27 2025
Pages: 98
Weight: 0.31
Height: 0.20 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Imagine The Call And The Marker Wall - And Still Making Pizza Night Stick!
Working-parent balance: one protected block, a real end to the workday, less guilt - not a toy-rotation weekend, not a packed-calendar philosophy, not a superhero act.
Written by Lee Simon, a business consultant and personal coach with 20+ years helping people cut through chaos and reach their highest potential.
Working-parent balance: one protected block, a real end to the workday, less guilt - not a toy-rotation weekend, not a packed-calendar philosophy, not a superhero act.
Written by Lee Simon, a business consultant and personal coach with 20+ years helping people cut through chaos and reach their highest potential.
- Meeting To Drop-Off To Emails To Collapse: Too little time. Guilt that won't quit. Work on the dinner table. Fumes by bedtime. That's the marathon - not a character flaw.
- Toddler, Marker, Living-Room Wall: You're on the call. They show their art. You hang up, clean, miss the ending. Chaotic. Familiar. Workable - if the day has a fence.
- Emma Didn't Become Superhuman: Friday nights blocked. Phone off. Uncomfortable at first. Then pizza night. Small, smart choices. Stress faded.
- You Can't Do Everything. You Can Protect What Matters: Ten minutes that's yours. A firm end. Ask for help like it's a skill.
- This Is Not A Toy-Bin Overhaul And Not A White-Space Calendar Class: It's how work and family fit in the same week without you disappearing.
Thrive, Not Survive: The Working Parent's Guide to Balance is for people racing from the call to pickup. You're Not Failing Both. You Never Got A Fence.
What's Inside
From Surviving The Marathon To A Week With Pizza Night In It
Each Chapter Includes:
Scroll Up And Buy Now To Thrive In Both - Not Disappear In Either! Perfect For:
- Name What Survives - Family block, sleep, one work must-do - the rest can wait
- End The Workday On Purpose - Phone down. The email can live until morning.
- Guilt Is A Liar - Missing one bedtime isn't a verdict. Missing every fence is.
- Ask - Partner, coworker, the village. Support is a tool, not a confession.
What's Inside
From Surviving The Marathon To A Week With Pizza Night In It
- The Juggle - Time, guilt, blurry lines, fumes
- Why Balance Isn't A Myth - Small steps, what you protect, who you ask
- Priorities And Fences - Clear lines, said out loud
- Time That Fits A Parent - Not a CEO's 5 a.m. fantasy
Each Chapter Includes:
- A real parent-work scene (marker wall, missed bedtime, pizza night)
- One fence you can set this week
- A parent who stopped failing at everything
Scroll Up And Buy Now To Thrive In Both - Not Disappear In Either! Perfect For:
- Working Parents Racing From Call To Pickup
- People Guilty At Work And Guilty At Home
- Folks Whose Email Hits During Dinner
- Anyone Collapsing With Nothing Left For Themselves
- A Practical Gift For A Parent Still In Survival Mode
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