In this article from Harvard Business Review, writer Gaetano DiNardi argues that hobbies can actually make employees even better at their jobs. Extracurricular activities outside of the workplace can develop creativity, perspective, and confidence. Learn more about how and why you should pursue your […]
What does it really mean to define your own work-life balance? In this article on Psychology Today, Wake Forest University Assistant Vice President for Mentoring and Alumni Personal & Career Development, Allison McWilliams, shares 3 key steps for identifying and living out the balanced […]
Looking for another perspective on work-life balance? Author Olga Khazan suggests that the act of trying to force work-life balance could, in fact, be causing us to be more imbalanced. Read her article to consider how the pursuit of balance could be effecting your […]
This past summer, our Alumni Personal and Career Development Center team launched a week-long challenge on our @LifeAfterWake Instagram account to #findyourbalance. In this challenge we provided five simple action items that you can take over five days to work towards finding the balance […]
By Tiffany Longjohn, MS, NCC, LPC Tiffany is the Clinical Case Manager with the University Counseling Center at Wake Forest University. We all know that transitions can be hard on everyone. While it is exciting to jump into starting a new career–potentially in a […]
