Successfully balancing your life requires the awareness, understanding and desire that our lives are more than simply business in a vacuum.

It’s no secret that work-life balance is elusive, in fact studies show that up to 80% of both employees and entrepreneurs report that they spend too much time at work.

The first step to improving your work-life balance is the awareness that you actually desire better work-life balance. That seems like an assumption, but I’ve worked with many entrepreneurs that are naive to that very fact.

Understanding that there are 5 key areas that require balancing is essential. One way to enhance your work-life balance is beginning your day with that end in mind.