Solving Work Life Imbalance w/ Craig M

HVAC School - For Techs, By Techs

Bryan Orr

Training, Careers, Airconditioning, Self-improvement, Hvac, Business, Education, Refrigeration, Heating, Ac, Apprenticeship

4.8 • 985 Ratings

🗓️ 20 April 2023

⏱️ 57 minutes

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Summary

Craig M (AC Service Tech) returns to the podcast to talk about solving work-life imbalance, especially for HVAC/R technicians who have children and families of their own.

Our actions tend to be driven by our priorities, which vary at different stages of our lives. Someone's work-life balance could also vary depending on different parts of the year. When we let the right people into our lives and are surrounded by supportive communities, we can reconfigure our personal and career trajectories to keep them in line with our priorities. To create a healthy work-life balance, we must be open to investing in others and letting others invest in us.

"Balance" implies a constant state of evenness, but for people who work many hours, own a business, or have a family, their time may not be perfectly balanced at all times. That sort of variety presents a challenge, but it also presents opportunities for us to invite wise counsel and maintain communication to make sure we're on the same page as the important people in our lives.

We are imperfect, and in many cases, we make mistakes when we do things we shouldn't do or fail to do things we should do. When we make those mistakes or bad things happen, we can think about practical measures we can immediately implement in our lives to make them more fulfilling in terms of our long-term vision.

Craig and Bryan also discuss:

Providing for one's family
Seeking counsel and wisdom from others
How lifestyles and priorities shift as children grow up
Intentionality and short-term vs. long-term thinking
Making the "right" decision
Letting people struggle but supporting them
Emotional maturity
Authenticity
Bringing positivity to communication and relationships

Learn more about Craig's books and other educational resources at https://www.acservicetech.com/.

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