kickerdad -
After being a strong work-life balance advocate for much of the past 15 years, "Off Balance" has been on my 'must read' list for awhile. Oh, how I wish I hadn't waited so long! Within the first 30 pages, Matthew Kelly succinctly lays waste to the work-life balance myth explaining very clearly why he refers to it as the biggest management failure of the last 30 years.
I've read scores of business-think, self-help, professional development books over the years. I have been fortunate to have been introduced to the thinking of some of the most brilliant and innovative minds, of our time, or any era. The struggle I nearly always faced was how to take a great concept and turn it into reality - how to implement an approach that would make a true difference in not only how I did things but how I felt and thought. "Off Balance" not only answers why work-life balance isn't the answer but provides the steps - a guideline for any change you may want to make - simple, straightforward - as long as you can be honest with yourself. This book began to change my life the moment I finished.
Clearly written. Organized. Methodological. "Off Balance" will benefit anyone but 'systems thinkers' will recognize a kindred spirit and find themselves nodding fervently and frequently. "Off Balance" by Matthew Kelly is clearly a 5 of 5.
I've read scores of business-think, self-help, professional development books over the years. I have been fortunate to have been introduced to the thinking of some of the most brilliant and innovative minds, of our time, or any era. The struggle I nearly always faced was how to take a great concept and turn it into reality - how to implement an approach that would make a true difference in not only how I did things but how I felt and thought. "Off Balance" not only answers why work-life balance isn't the answer but provides the steps - a guideline for any change you may want to make - simple, straightforward - as long as you can be honest with yourself. This book began to change my life the moment I finished.
Clearly written. Organized. Methodological. "Off Balance" will benefit anyone but 'systems thinkers' will recognize a kindred spirit and find themselves nodding fervently and frequently. "Off Balance" by Matthew Kelly is clearly a 5 of 5.
