The Balance Myth : Rethinking Work-Life Success

Tired of trying to attain the mythical "work-life balance" and constantly feeling frustrated? Are you giving yourself a C for your performances at work and at home? Teresa A. Taylor knows that trying to be a career woman and a mom can leave you feeling tired and defeated, and she wants you to take a new approach. She herself rapidly ascended through the ranks to become COO of a Fortune 200 company while raising two boys with her working husband, and in "The Balance Myth," she shows you how you can do it too. Taylor takes you along to a meeting in the White House, to union negotiations, and to her sons soccer practices as she shares her candid, humorous, and heartfelt stories. Based on these real-life experiences and the lessons she learned from them, she shares the key to living with multiple responsibilities: integrating not bifurcating your personal and professional worlds. In addition, she offers insights about leading with integrity; surrounding yourself with positive resources; pushing through adversity; and celebrating accomplishments especially your own. Taylor couldn t take the mother out of the career woman or vice versa, and she believes that you shouldn t have to either. Don t search for balance; the answers are within you --Written in an engaging voice, Teresa Taylor, the high-profile COO of Qwest who orchestrated a $20 billion acquisition in the telecom industry, uses memoir and real-life examples to deliver valuable business perspectives that illustrate how she rose to the top of a Fortune 200 company while also raising her two sons with her working husband and maintaining fulfilling family relationships. Taylor illustrates that executives (as well as professionals with executive ambitions) don t have to sacrifice a successful family life for a corner office position and she provides the keys to managing these multiple responsibilities based on her experience."