How to make work-life balance work - Nigel Marsh I

1. I'd like all of you to to pause for a moment, you miserable coward and take stock of your miserable existence.

2. wretched weakling

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1. Now that was the advice that St Benedict gave his rather shocked followers.

2. startled

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1. Going to work on a Friday in jeans and t-shirt isn't really getting to the main part of the problem. 

2. the nub of the issue

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1. Commercial companies are inherently designed to get as much out of you as they can leave without any negative consequences.

2. get away with it

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1. So I've decided to take control back, take control of my responsibilities and find a solution

2. get the grip/take stock of/sort things out

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1. That can be challenging.

2. daunting

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1. Being more balanced doesn't mean a dramatic drastic change in your life.

2. upheaval

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