{"id":39558,"date":"2022-11-25T08:08:43","date_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:08:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=39558"},"modified":"2022-11-25T08:08:43","modified_gmt":"2022-11-25T13:08:43","slug":"visual-metaphor-work-life-balance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/11\/25\/visual-metaphor-work-life-balance\/","title":{"rendered":"Visual Metaphor \u2022 Work\/Life Balance"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"39557\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/11\/25\/visual-metaphor-work-life-balance\/2007-don-b-p3\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg?fit=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"640,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2007-Don-B-p3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg?fit=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg?fit=640%2C853&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-39557\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg?resize=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"853\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/>This is another in a series of visual metaphors that I provide to an executive coach that works with key personnel in organizations helping them sharpen their managerial skills and develop their leadership potential. In this one as with the all of the others the coach&#8217;s client provides a description of where they were; where they are and where they see themselves in the future of their career. This is for a gentleman called Don B and his metaphor is jargon heavy and specific to his company so I won&#8217;t share his text. What I will say is that Don saw himself chained to his job, and with the help of the coach he is looking to strike a healthier work\/life balance where his time is used more effectively.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div class=\"tiled-gallery type-rectangular tiled-gallery-unresized\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-carousel-extra='{&quot;blog_id&quot;:1,&quot;permalink&quot;:&quot;https:\\\/\\\/willceau.com\\\/news\\\/2022\\\/11\\\/25\\\/visual-metaphor-work-life-balance\\\/&quot;,&quot;likes_blog_id&quot;:18162995}' itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageGallery\" > <div class=\"gallery-row\" style=\"width: 640px; height: 567px;\" data-original-width=\"640\" data-original-height=\"567\" > <div class=\"gallery-group images-2\" style=\"width: 214px; height: 567px;\" data-original-width=\"214\" data-original-height=\"567\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2007-don-b-p1\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"210\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"280\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"39555\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p1.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2007-Don-B-p1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p1.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p1.jpg?fit=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p1.jpg?w=210&#038;h=280&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p1.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p1.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" width=\"210\" height=\"280\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"210\" data-original-height=\"280\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2007-Don-B-p1\" alt=\"2007-Don-B-p1\" style=\"width: 210px; height: 280px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-small\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2007-don-b-p2\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"210\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"279\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"39556\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p2.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2007-Don-B-p2\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p2.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p2.jpg?fit=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p2.jpg?w=210&#038;h=279&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p2.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p2.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" width=\"210\" height=\"279\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"210\" data-original-height=\"279\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2007-Don-B-p2\" alt=\"2007-Don-B-p2\" style=\"width: 210px; height: 279px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <div class=\"gallery-group images-1\" style=\"width: 426px; height: 567px;\" data-original-width=\"426\" data-original-height=\"567\" > <div class=\"tiled-gallery-item tiled-gallery-item-large\" itemprop=\"associatedMedia\" itemscope itemtype=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/11\/25\/visual-metaphor-work-life-balance\/2007-don-b-p3\/\" border=\"0\" itemprop=\"url\"> <meta itemprop=\"width\" content=\"422\"> <meta itemprop=\"height\" content=\"563\"> <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" data-attachment-id=\"39557\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg\" data-orig-size=\"640,853\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"2007-Don-B-p3\" data-image-description=\"\" data-medium-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg?fit=225%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg?fit=640%2C853&#038;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg?w=422&#038;h=563&#038;ssl=1\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg?w=640&amp;ssl=1 640w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/willceau.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/11\/2007-Don-B-p3.jpg?resize=225%2C300&amp;ssl=1 225w\" width=\"422\" height=\"563\" loading=\"lazy\" data-original-width=\"422\" data-original-height=\"563\" itemprop=\"http:\/\/schema.org\/image\" title=\"2007-Don-B-p3\" alt=\"2007-Don-B-p3\" style=\"width: 422px; height: 563px;\" \/> <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <!-- close group --> <\/div> <!-- close row --> <\/div>\n<p><em>FLY! Be free, Don B!<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This is another in a series of visual metaphors that I provide to an executive coach that works with key personnel in organizations helping them sharpen their managerial skills and develop their leadership potential. In this one as with the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/11\/25\/visual-metaphor-work-life-balance\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[40],"tags":[5512,41,27,3661,5,5505,5511,5513,480,39,3660,2241],"class_list":["post-39558","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-visual-metaphors","tag-coach","tag-collage","tag-digital-illustration","tag-illustration","tag-joe-williams","tag-leadership","tag-sequential","tag-time","tag-usa","tag-visual-metaphor","tag-willceau","tag-work"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p1ed1x-ai2","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":39688,"url":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2022\/12\/15\/visual-metaphor-stranded-on-a-jungle-island\/","url_meta":{"origin":39558,"position":0},"title":"Visual Metaphor \u2022 Stranded on a Jungle Island","author":"Joe","date":"December 15, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"This is another in a series of visual metaphors that I provide as a learning tool for executive coaches in order to develop their clients' leadership skills. 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