Doug Fleener on Making Better Work and Life Choices Without Burning Out

Why does work keep crowding out family time even when no one is explicitly asking it to?

Doug Fleener is an author, coach, and former corporate executive who has lived both sides of the work equation. After years of leadership roles and constant pressure, he intentionally redesigned his work around presence, health, and family. As a dad to grown daughters and a teenager, Doug brings rare perspective on how seasons of fatherhood change what presence really looks like.

Doug shares how to:

• Shift from chasing balance to making clear work and life choices
• Recognize when work is crowding out presence without anyone noticing
• Build daily intention through future focused journaling
• Use physical cues like closing a laptop or putting down a phone to signal presence
• Pause before reacting when pressure spills into family moments
• Find meaningful connection in small, ordinary moments

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