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Balancing a personal life, professional life and continuing with your education can be hard. I think the strategies for doing this are the samefor men and women. Making sure your priorities are the important ones is the key to success. A person can have many roles and obligations. The challenge is giving each part of your life the amount of time that makes you feel good about yourself and your life. It is not a crime to ask for help. In fact, it is a sign of a great leader. There may be some tasks that only you can complete but some of your daily routine can be delegated to someone else. Knowing what is important is deciding if cleaning the kitchen or helping your child with homework. Both may need to be done but which one can wait! At the end of our lives I think we will care more about our relationships with our family and our accomplishments than if we had a super clean house or not. I think asking yourself, Really, is this going to matter, is it going to make a difference? is the number 1 strategy for balance in your life.

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Is it a sign of personal weakness or strength for a woman to admit that she has a problem with alcohol or drugs?

Admitting you have a problem with a drugs or alcohol is a sign of personal strength. Fear or embaressment has to be overcome for someone to admit a weakness in their lives. I would think that not being in control would make someone feel weak but taking the initiative to get help and overcome a problem shows strength of character. Women have the feeling of being the weaker sex sometimes so maybe the admission of a problem like drug or alcohol abuse would add to the stigma of being weak. We need to educate people to focus on their strengths when overcoming things that hold them down.