Today’s best managers know that if they can’t manage their own life well, then they probably can’t manage their own work well either. Managers who manage their own life well: 1) forge their own trail in life, even if it means going in the opposite direction from everyone else, 2) realize that there is a direct correlation between how they view their life and how they view their work, 3) don’t think of work time versus private time, but know that the two are integrated, 4) take time to step away from the difficulties of work to rest, renew, and recharge, and 5) put other people first, such as family, friends, and community, and build great support networks.
Source: Gergen, C., & Vanourek, G. 2008. Life entrepreneurship: Start being the leader of your own life. Leadership Excellence, 25/4, p. 9.
