A thought on finding successful work-life balance from Stewart D. Friedman, the Practice Professor of Management at the Wharton School, for the Harvard Business Review:
Start by considering three principles: be real, be whole, and be innovative. To be real is to act with authenticity by clarifying what’s important to you. To be whole is to act with integrity by recognizing how the different parts of your life (work, home, community, self) affect one another. All this examination allows you to be innovative. You act with creativity by experimenting with how things get done in ways that are good for you and for the people around you.