Do you live to work or work to live?

You’ve probably heard this question before…Do you live to work or work to live? 

Those that live to work may be seen as workaholics or overachievers.  They work long hours and may not take much time for themselves or their families or friends.  They regularly sacrifice evenings and weekends to work, and they probably even thrive on this.

Those that work to live typically don’t work the same long hours of the live to work folks.  They put a priority on life outside of work and make an effort to carve time out of their working lives to unwind and be with the people they care about.  

Sometimes the line of living to work vs. working to live gets blurred though… 

There are many people who work long hours against their better wishes.  This could be due to a demanding employer, having to constantly meet aggressive deadlines, or simply because they may need to work long hours or at more than one job to make ends meet.  How are they to find contentment living a life of hard labor and little downtime?

And what are the “workaholics” to do when they to do when they find downtime?  Chances are that they don’t know how to unwind, and their relationships may be suffering because they’ve been put on the back burner for so long.  This is not to say that these folks don’t care about relaxation or relationships…It just means that they may have neglected these aspects of their lives so long that they’re uncomfortable with them when they do have a chance to embrace them.

So, which of these people do you consider yourself to be?  Are you more of a live-to-work or a work-to-live person?  And why do you live to work or work to live?

-Jessica Nielsen, Principal & Dir. of Marketing Communications

http://www.vibrant-marketing.com/

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