F*CK, BALANCE IS BULLSH!T! WITH NIGEL MARSH
Guest: Nigel Marsh
Season 1, conversation 9 · Published 11 July 2025
The lie of work-life balance and what to do instead.
Watch or listen
About Nigel Marsh: Author, co-founder Earth Hour, TED speaker.
Conversation guide
That thing we keep saying we’ll do “one day”… Nigel and I talk about the things we keep putting off, what work takes up and what else we want life to include. It isn’t about pretending we can ignore the practical bits. It’s about asking what deserves a little more room.
- Ask whether the same job elsewhere would appeal.
- Make friends through something you enjoy now.
- Choose the next step without mapping the whole future.
Make room for what matters beyond work.
What do I keep saying I’ll do ‘one day’?
Try this week: Put one small part of it in your diary this month.
Save this conversation on Pinterest Open the Pin, then tap Save.
These ideas come from our conversation. The activities are a few suggestions to try, when you’re ready.
Transcript excerpt.
YouTube · 6:31-7:07
Read the source transcript on Buzzsprout
Conversation excerpt · 6:31-7:07
[6:31] which I did at perfect timing, [6:36] because I'm on a plane coming back from [6:37] New York, having been told, you know, my [6:39] life is all over, having relocated my [6:41] family around the world to Australia. [6:43] Um, and I read this brilliant quote. [6:45] Pause for a moment, you wretched [6:46] weaklings, and take stock of your mis [6:48] miserable existence. All right. And you [6:50] go, well, yes, if I'm not going to do it [6:53] now. [6:54] Yeah. Yeah. [6:55] And I see this all the time with people. [6:57] Oh, I'm going to lose the weight. I'm [6:58] going to give that drink. I'm whatever. [6:59] And and you meet them five years or my [7:01] boyfriend or my girlfriend. Then you [7:02] meet them again and you're still having [7:03] the same conversation, which is fine. [7:04] Change is difficult. And you go, [7:07] right, well, this is my moment.
Topics: CONFIDENCE, CAREER
Related conversations
- F*CK, THE AI REVOLUTION IS ALREADY HERE! with Dawid Naude
- F*CK, I'VE STILL GOT IT! with Shane Watson
- F*CK, I'M NOT INVISIBLE! with Shelly Horton
Come and join me on WhatsApp
I’ll share episode links, a few favourite moments and things I’m curious about. A couple of updates a week, whenever you fancy a listen.
Tap the bell in the channel if you’d like notifications.