The need for balance for both women and men is real, pressing, and too often ignored
Steve Blank began his career in a work culture that demanded relentless commitment — long hours, weekends, and constant availability.
It was exhilarating.
It was also destructive. His marriage, pushed aside for his all-consuming job, eventually crumbled.
“If I’d been older, wiser, or more honest with myself,” he later shared in a poignant email newsletter, “I would have understood that my wife and family should have been the most important thing in my life.”
Blank’s story is extreme, but not unique. The struggle to balance work and life is pervasive. Yet, we often frame the conversation in outdated ways, assuming balance is primarily a women’s issue — something working mothers wrestle with while men forge ahead unencumbered.
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