Shelley Bird on Work Life Balance

Can women really have it all?

Shelley Bird, executive VP at Cardinal Health, a colleague, friend, community leader and mom, shares her thoughts on this topic with the Huffington Post in her article, “Balance Schmalance.”

Her take: “we govern our own decisions and define for ourselves what success, including career success, looks like.”

In other words, you can have it all, but your “all” may be vastly different than what someone else considers “all.” And that’s perfectly okay.

Because, if we allow society to define success for today’s woman, we’re in essence limiting that success.

Well, Shelley, we couldn’t agree more and appreciate you telling your story along the way. Thanks for being “real.”

Read the entire article here.