I’ve worked hard, for my entire career, to keep my life balanced with my job. In my book, I write about my Tuesday date nights with my wife. For over thirty years, I had a hard cut-off on Tuesdays. Rain or shine, I left at exactly 5 pm and spent the evening with my best friend. We would go to a movie, have dinner, or just go window-shopping downtown together. Nothing got in the way of that. No meeting, no conference call, no last-minute question or request. If you had something to say to me on Tuesday afternoon at 4:55, you had better say it on the way to the parking lot. If there was a crisis, we are going to wrap it up by 5:00. Those Tuesday nights kept me sane. And they put the rest of my work in perspective. I resolved a long time ago to not be one of those entrepreneurs on their 7th startup and their 7th wife. In fact, the thing I'm most proud of in my life is not the companies I started, it’s the fact that I was able to start them while staying married to the same woman; having my kids grow up knowing me and (best as I can tell) liking me, and being able to spend time pursuing the other passions in my life. That’s my definition of success.
A beautiful definition of success Sir Marc Randolph
Wow! So very well said! LOVE THIS & I Love your priorities, Marc.
Marc Randolph that is so awesome 👏. Be sure I’m going to be reading your book 😅. Great way to define success 💙 and keep your life balanced with your job.
Totally agree Marc Randolph . My girlfriend-wife of 43 years and I (now my wife of course) have kept up our Date Nights for thirty five years; invested maximum time in our kids (my life’s fruit & reward), and ensured Sundays were family days out till the kids grew to want otherwise 😀 And now my ‘lil girl’ is going to be married end Jan; can’t describe the bursts of joy, heaves of sighs, thoughts of her not around the home, yet proud she made a wonderful decision to marry her love. Thank you Life 💐👍🏼🍷
Well said, and well done!
Thank you, Marc. A great reminder that I often forgotten myself, having loved one waiting at home wondering what time I will return while I continued my rat race in the office…something’s gotta change.
Here's one of the many ways to be deliberate about work-life balance...both work and life are the better for it Marc Randolph
This is profound… discipline and dedication always yields results
Each nourishes the other; both must be cared for, always. 💞
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2yThanks to everyone who saw, shared, re-posted, or liked this post. As i write this, the post has has been viewed more than 20 million times, and it's still going. It's clear that my message of work/life balance has resonated deeply with a lot of people . . . and i couldn't be more delighted. Perhaps best of all, I've heard from so many of you that this has spurred you to act; to start a date night of your own, to re-start a date night habit that you may have let lapse, or simply to be more thoughtful about how you balance your work life with your personal one. If you've been following me for a while, you know that I try very hard to read - and respond to - almost every comment I get . . . but this time ... well, you got me. With more than 6,500 comments there is just no way i can respond to all of you. So for all of you who have shared a comment, I hope you'll accept a blanket "Thank You" for giving me the opportunity to engage with you all - even if, for this post only, it has to be a bit more one-sided. It doesn't mean that it's any less heartfelt. Looking forward to being part of this community. I've learned so much, gotten so much out of it, and eager to continue to interact with all of you for years to come. M