????我有一個出色的團隊，過去一年它從6個人發(fā)展到23個人，但我在帶領(lǐng)公司快速發(fā)展的同時，仍堅持在公司工作。不難想象，我每天都要重新平衡工作重點，重新安排次要的任務(wù)。我每天要參加各種例會和電話會議，同時，我還是一個“開門式領(lǐng)導(dǎo)者”，總是不斷有S’well員工來向我尋求建議。

????我希望隨著公司的發(fā)展，這種領(lǐng)導(dǎo)與員工之間無障礙的關(guān)系，能夠作為一項公司價值保留下來。但是，這讓我在白天很少有時間能真正靜下心來工作。以前，我更傾向于在辦公室工作到深夜，或者周末加班。這種混亂的安排一直持續(xù)到一年以前，那時候，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己疲憊不堪，非常懷念與好友們在一起的時間。于是我決定通過下面幾種方式，來避免自己過度操勞：

????計劃隨興的樂事

????過去一年，我的變化之一是計劃“隨興的樂事”。我認識到，作為CEO，工作將始終是重中之重。但我發(fā)現(xiàn)拿出時間做一些期待已久的事情，可以讓我更高效、更明智地工作。過去幾個月，我曾騰出時間去切薩皮克灣航海，在漢普頓斯舉行宴會，去亞利桑那州泡溫泉，在那里度過一個輕松舒適的周末，還在離家?guī)讉€街區(qū)的地方看過一場百老匯演出。通過如此規(guī)劃時間，并保證一旦確定便絕不更改，我可以更有效地控制自己放下辦公室的工作。

????讓好友成為“同伙”

????我有許多好朋友，他們都了解我工作有多努力。在我實現(xiàn)平衡的大計劃中，他們成了我最好的“同伙”，他們甚至?xí)磙k公室打斷我的工作。我的朋友們可能提前計劃好或者一時興起來到我的辦公室，帶著外賣和紅酒，跟我度過一段快樂的休閑時光，即便我還在工作。我鼓勵對朋友們的開門政策，因為我知道，當(dāng)他們認為我又陷入工作的無底洞時，他們就會來“拯救”我。

????拿出時間進行自我反思

????過去十年間，我一直堅持寫日記，我會在同一頁上寫下自己當(dāng)天的感想。前幾年，我會盡量每天寫幾句話，記錄下當(dāng)天的重要事件和遇到的障礙。我還會記錄一些關(guān)于自己的花邊新聞。近幾年，我發(fā)現(xiàn)自己在回想以前的時光時，經(jīng)常會想：“那個在同一天有時間做瑜伽和進行立式單槳沖浪的人是誰？！”由于這樣的疑問產(chǎn)生過許多次，因此我決定重新拾起這些業(yè)余愛好。這都是我以前熱愛的活動，但工作卻將它們擠到了待辦事項清單的末尾。自我反思雖然需要時間，卻可以讓我知道自己是否正在變成工作狂，并且提醒我，最初創(chuàng)建S’well的目標，是實現(xiàn)健康、有益于人和快樂。

????對于如何實現(xiàn)工作與生活的平衡，您有什么建議嗎？歡迎告訴我——我一直都在探索新的點子?。ㄘ敻恢形木W(wǎng)）

????翻譯：劉進龍/汪皓

????Although I have an amazing team that has grown from six to 23 people in the past year, I still work in the business while also leading our rapidly growing enterprise. As one can imagine, every day is a re-balancing act of top priorities and rescheduling of lesser obligations. In between my myriad of daily meetings and conference calls, I am an ‘open door’ leader and have a nearly constant stream of S’well staffers stopping by to seek my input.

????This accessibility is a company value I want to hold onto as we grow, but this leaves me very little time for getting real work done during the day. In the past, I would be prone to staying at my office until all hours of the night to get work done and working on the weekends. This chaotic schedule worked until about a year ago, when I found myself exhausted and missing time with my dearest friends. Here are a few ways I try to prevent myself from over-working:

????Plan spontaneous fun

????A change I have made this past year is to plan “spontaneous fun.” I have learned as a CEO that work will always be a top priority. But I found blocking out time for something I eagerly anticipate allows me to work faster and smarter. During the past few months, I have blocked out time for sailing in the Chesapeake Bay, hosting dinner parties in the Hamptons, a relaxing spa weekend in Arizona, and attending a Broadway show just blocks from my home. By planning this time and keeping it sacred in my calendar, I have become more disciplined at leaving my work at the office.

????Make your friends accomplices

????I have a great group of friends who know too well about my hard working ways. They have become my best accomplices in my grand scheme to achieve balance and have even staged office interventions. My friends are known to stop by my office, planned or unplanned, bring take out and a bottle of wine and spend some quality time with me while I’m still at work. By encouraging an open door policy with my friends, I know they will come looking for me when they think I have fallen into a black hole of work.

????Take time for personal reflection

????For the past decade I have kept a journal, where I record my thoughts for each particular date on the same page. I try to write a few sentences every day of the milestones and roadblocks achieved on this day in previous years. I also try to record a few tidbits about whatever I am doing personally. In recent years, I have found myself reflecting back on my former self and oftentimes thinking, “Who was that person who used to have time for yoga and stand up paddle boarding on the same day?!” When I see this happen too many times in a row I try to build back the hobbies into my life that I used to love that my current work life may have pushed to the bottom of my to-do list. It takes time, but this personal reflection helps me recognize when I am slipping back into workaholic mode and to remember that I started S’well with the goal of being healthy, helpful and happy.

????Have some advice you would like to share on how you have found balance? I’d love to hear from you – I am always looking for ideas!