I have never really fully grasped the term "work-life balance." The expression makes it feel like working and life are two separate things.
They are not.
The goal is for work and life to be blurred.
When you find what you are supposed to do, work and life become one. There is not a separate you that works and a separate you that has a life. There is just you. And the work is a part of you.
When work and life are blurred, you are able to be your authentic self at all times. This brings balance.
The real work is finding out what you want your life's work to be. I believe we all have some intuition about what we were meant to do – our calling – but often times people choose not to listen and fail to recognize the signs left by God along our path.
"Be on the watch. The gods will offer you chances. Know them. Take them." - Bukowski