Sean: Tonight, we have a special guest, Miss JM, and I am very excited to answer your questions with her. Let me just put her on screen right now. There you go. Hi JM. How's your week, JM?

JM: It's been hectic, but fun as well. Learning a lot of new stuff. What about you, Sean?

Sean: Actually, this week was a pretty good week to start for me because we went to Batangas. Very refreshing vacation for me. For some reason I've been working like 12 to 16 hours for the past two months. And, oh man, it was taking a toll on me. I was grumpier and it was not good. It was not good. Like I was feeding my health going down. And I was on my way to get the flu. It was really bad.

So that getaway did me a lot of good in the sense that I got to recharge, my body clock became normal. And yeah, it's time with family, which I really took for granted. Like I had a lot of time with my wife and my kids during that vacation. Although I still did a little bit of work, but I was consciously trying to avoid it. Yeah. So it was a very good vacation for me.

JM: Thanks for sharing that.

Sean: We need it. For some reason, this pandemic has taken off a lot of balance. I don't know if it's just me, but I feel like a lot of people feel that way. I saw some prominent speakers in other countries are, it's very timely, right? Because I'm also doing, I'm also running a project right now for a webinar. And the webinar is entitled, Grow and Balance Your Life.

And then suddenly I see all of these speakers in other countries, also talking about balancing during the pandemic. So I feel like it might be a concern for a lot of people right now. Balancing. I don't know. How about you? What do you think about that?

JM: Definitely. I think during this pandemic, that's very important because most of us were working from home. So it's really hard to have the right boundaries when it comes to work, family, and even having your own self-care. It's been really challenging for most people. So like you, Sean, I think I'm also in a season wherein I'm being reminded about the work life balance. And besides working, I also have to finish my studies and my graduation requirements.

So that's taking a toll as well, like when it comes to my sleep. So it's important, you know, to all your followers and to your community, to be reminded about that. Especially nowadays that we really need to take time to be recharged. And to really, have that time, to really put in order the things that we need to prioritize. And have the right boundaries when it comes to your life and to your work as well.

Sean: A hundred percent agree. You know, like there's a lot of time I find myself while working, I just like to switch between channels, waiting for someone to give me a problem to solve, which is super unhealthy by the way. Because that means I’m just completely attached and plugged in, my brain and my eyes are plugged in all the time. Even if I could take a break, I'm still not doing it. I'm just waiting for more work and, you know, to solve more problems. So that's something that I'm trying and at least I'm more aware of it. I'm more conscious of it. The first thing is awareness. If you're not aware you can't solve it. So that is super-duper important for me.

JM: Actually, Sean, I have a check in on my journal as well. So I really see that I have categories there for spiritual, mental, emotional, financial, and then work as well. So if that will help some people who are listening right now, jot it down. And then make it a point to also check in every month where you are in this time and season and where you can also improve in the next days to come.

Sean: That’s really good. And then one of the tools that is also free out there for you guys to use is the Wheel of Life by Zig Ziglar.

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