You might have heard me say this before: balance does not depend on your rota, but depends on how effectively you spend your precious free time.
Balance is not something that you will find in your next job, but something that can be available to you right where you are.
Balance is not meant to be the destination, but it has to be part of your journey in Hospitality.
Finding balance in a demanding industry like ours is about finding ways to recover from the physical, mental, emotional, energetic toll that your shift takes on you.
Balance is not about enjoying an Instagram-cool life: more often than not, it is simply about getting as much sleep as you can before the alarm goes off, booking and making sure you attend an important medical checkup, being there for your partner when they are going through something difficult, listening attentively to a child who is excited to share some news with you, or catching your breath before the start of service.
The last thing I want to say is not to make balance something that is out of your reach or conditional on external circumstances.
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