{"id":50701,"date":"2022-08-30T00:01:00","date_gmt":"2022-08-30T05:01:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lifeandlawpodcast.com\/?post_type=podcast&#038;p=50701"},"modified":"2024-03-13T17:16:43","modified_gmt":"2024-03-13T22:16:43","slug":"myths-making-you-miserable","status":"publish","type":"podcast","link":"https:\/\/www.lifeandlawpodcast.com\/podcast\/myths-making-you-miserable\/","title":{"rendered":"#75: 3 Big Myths Making You Miserable"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;||||false|false&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_row _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; module_alignment=&#8221;left&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;||3px|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; _builder_version=&#8221;4.16&#8243; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221;][et_pb_audio audio=&#8221;https:\/\/episodes.castos.com\/60369aefcec052-57549049\/1d472190-b4cc-4cd1-94c9-e8f62f5ef9ee-Episode-75-3-Big-Myths-Making-You-Miserable-.mp3&#8243; title=&#8221;Episode 75: 3 Big Myths Making You Miserable&#8221; artist_name=&#8221;Heather Moulder&#8221; album_name=&#8221;Life &#038; Law Podcast&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; _module_preset=&#8221;default&#8221; title_font_size=&#8221;22px&#8221; title_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; caption_font=&#8221;||||||||&#8221; caption_letter_spacing=&#8221;1px&#8221; caption_line_height=&#8221;1.4em&#8221; background_color=&#8221;#003049&#8243; background_image=&#8221;https:\/\/www.lifeandlawpodcast.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/Website-Backgrounds-for-Headers-1-min.jpg&#8221; background_blend=&#8221;overlay&#8221; title_font_size_tablet=&#8221;20px&#8221; title_font_size_phone=&#8221;16px&#8221; title_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; caption_font_size_tablet=&#8221;13px&#8221; caption_font_size_phone=&#8221;11px&#8221; caption_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; border_width_all_image=&#8221;5px&#8221; border_color_all_image=&#8221;#003049&#8243; border_width_all_image_tablet=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_all_image_phone=&#8221;&#8221; border_width_all_image_last_edited=&#8221;on|desktop&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;][\/et_pb_audio][et_pb_text _builder_version=&#8221;4.18.0&#8243; background_size=&#8221;initial&#8221; background_position=&#8221;top_left&#8221; background_repeat=&#8221;repeat&#8221; header_2_font_size_tablet=&#8221;22px&#8221; header_2_font_size_phone=&#8221;18px&#8221; header_2_font_size_last_edited=&#8221;on|phone&#8221; global_colors_info=&#8221;{}&#8221;]<\/p>\n<p>Do you believe in work life balance? What about having it all? Do you think that success requires sacrifice?<\/p>\n<p>Before answering, dig deep and ask whether your gut reaction is the truth. Because &#8211; in my experience &#8211; most people who claim:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>work life balance is a myth,<\/li>\n<li>having it all isn\u2019t possible, and<\/li>\n<li>tradeoffs (which means some sort of sacrifice) are part of life\u2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u2026Don\u2019t act as if they <em>actually<\/em> believe those things.<\/p>\n<p>They <em>want<\/em> work life balance to be possible. They act as if they <em>should<\/em> be able to have it all. And they <em>don&#8217;t want<\/em> to admit to their tradeoffs.<\/p>\n<p>Even though the current work life balance definition isn&#8217;t workable, it&#8217;s impossible to have it all and every decision you make has at least one tradeoff.<\/p>\n<p>These are myths that you unwittingly believe that are making you miserable. 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