b'LIFE MANAGEMENTTHE BALANCE TRAP PART 2: HIDDEN SCRIPTS SABOTAGING YOUR BALANCEBy: Ray Gage, Founder of UntappedI ts 6:30 PM on a Tuesday. TheEvery day, you walk onto a stage where everyone crew wrapped up an hour ago,has written a role for you:but youre still on-site becauseYour employees script you as the omnipresent the inspector showed up late, theproblem-solver who should always have answers, materialdeliverywaswrong,andalways be available, and somehow absorb every three different subcontractors calledcrisis without it affecting anything else.with urgent questions that somehowYour clients script you as the miracle worker couldnt wait until tomorrow. who bends time, weather, and physics to deliver Your phone buzzes. Text from your spouse: Stillimpossible results on unrealistic timelines.at work? Your family scripts you as the provider who should You feel that familiar knot in your stomach. The onesacrifice personal time for financial security, then be that says youre failing at something, but you cantfully present when you finally make it home.pinpoint exactly what. Theindustryscriptsyouasthededicated Hereswhatsreallyhappening:Yourenotprofessional who proves commitment through struggling with time management. Youre drowningexhaustion and availability.in unspoken role assignmentsscripts written byAnd heres the kicker: Youre writing scripts for others that you never agreed to perform. them too.The Invisible TheaterIn my previous article, we talked about why work-lifeYou expect your crew to care as much as you do. balance is a myth and how a life-work approachYou expect clients to understand the complexities creates better outcomes. But theres a deeper layerwithout explanation. You expect your family to to explore: the hidden scripts that make balanceappreciate sacrifices they never asked you to make.impossible before you even try. None of these scripts were negotiated. None were 14 www.mrca.orgMidwest Roofer'