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Don't eat the Pizza. That's the advice from a buddy of mine. He likes to regularly share that advice when the topic comes around to corporate culture and work-life balance.  Ten months of working from home and the internet is busy debating the idea of work-life balance or life-work balance; you get the idea. I have to admit that I've always had difficulty with that phrase and even the thought of it. 

Once upon a time - Time management was King. It was a silver bullet. Merely manage your time correctly, and you'll be more productive. You'll finally be able to spend quality time with your family or start that hobby you've been putting off. 

Emotional Intelligence expert Daniel Goleman in his latest book Focus shares some excellent insight into this internal dilemma.

Emotional intelligence begins with self-awareness—getting in touch with your inner voice.

"Cognitive control" is the scientific term for putting one's attention where one wants it and keeping it there in the face of temptation to wander. 

Practically every form of focus can be strengthened. What it takes is not talent so much as application.

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It's on its way - the count down to Christmas - and the New Year - that time when we traditionally make some new resolutions - resolutions to change our lives - but research show that eight out of ten of us will fail to achieve those resolutions and we will go on as we were.

If it were about resolving to exercise more, give up your favourite treat or learn a new language then you can appreciate that failure is almost too strong a word for it and as that research shows 80% of us go back to what's comfortable and familiar. 

But this year I think it's different - we have all in one way or another put in a tough year - more challenging for some more than others - and it's not a competition -but few have had it easy. When we go through somethings a problematic as the pandemic undoubtedly has been, we are presented with an opportunity - maybe even a reward for the stress and uncertainty we've experienced.

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