Work-Life Balance Is A Myth For Dream Chasers: Millionaire Entrepreneur Will.i.am

Describing a typical workday, Will.i.am shared that after dedicating his time from 9 am to 5 pm to his tech venture, he continues working on his creative business until 9 pm

The rapper also mentioned that he didn’t even take a break for his birthday on March 15

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Multimillionaire musician-turned-tech entrepreneur Will.i.am has urged young people to abandon the idea of work-life balance if they aim to replicate his success. The Grammy-winning artist, who is the founder of the AI company FYI, told Fortune that his workday doesn’t stop at 9-to-5—he also works from 5-to-9.  According to him, it's the sacrifice necessary to build a successful business.

“If you’re trying to build something that doesn’t exist, it’s about dream-reality balance,” Will.i.am explained to the publication. “Work-life balance means that you’re working for somebody else’s dream. You just have a job supporting somebody else’s dream, and you want to balance your work and your life. But if it’s dream-reality balance, then it’s not work. It’s a dream that you’re trying to put into reality, and you’re ignoring your current reality,” he said.

Beyond 9 To 5

Describing a typical workday, Will.i.am shared that after dedicating his time from 9 am to 5 pm to his tech venture, he continues working on his creative business until 9 pm. This intense work ethic is why he encourages young people to rethink the conventional 9-to-5 mindset.

“I’m not really paying attention to this reality. I’m trying to bring that one [a new business venture or idea] here and focusing on how do I get people who believe in this dream to help me materialise it? So for that, you have to make some type of sacrifice to bring this thing that doesn’t exist here,” he told Fortune.

The rapper also mentioned that he didn’t even take a break for his birthday on March 15.

“I didn’t party; I was always a square meaning, ‘You work too much, man, let’s go out.’ Like what? Go out. I don’t want to go out. I just always worked. It’s your birthday what are you gonna do? Work," he added.