A Perfect Life/A Perfect Job

It is often easy to separate in our minds our home life and work life, but they are two sides of the same coin. In this Inc.com article an entrepreneur works with a coach to develop her "life plan" and finds that changing her life started with changing her business. The questions she answered are ones we all should think about:

Core values What's most important to us?
Dreams What do we dream about? What do we want to splurge on?
Family Is the business allowing us time with our children?
Employees Are we helping them accomplish their personal goals?
Exit plan Do we want to retire? If so, what do we want the business to look like when we are ready to leave it? Who will run it? Or do we just want to reduce our hours, and if so, when?
Financial How much money do we want to make? Can the business support our income goals? How much do we need to expand the business? How much do we need to save for our later years?
Friendships Are we spending enough time with people who are important to us?
Fun Are we still having fun at work?
Interests Do we have the time and the resources to entertain and travel? What places do we want to visit in the next two to three years?
Location Where do we want to live?
Physical Health How can we maintain our health?
Relationship with each other Are we continually developing and improving our relationship?
Society Are we giving back to our community?

I've been thinking a lot about life/work balance lately. I am convinced that making my working environment better will make me a better lawyer, husband, and father -- though hopefully not in that order. I hope to post a snapshot of my business plan tomorrow. Until then, how can you improve your work to improve your life?