Work Life Balance - Do u still desire or achieved it?

So do u still desire to have a work life balance or have you achieved it and enjoying? Not everyone is lucky enough to maintain a balance between his/her personal and official life. I guess most of the people would agree to it.Most of us dream of having a lifestyle where we can not only grow in our careers and reach new avenues but not at the cost of out personal lives that includes spending quality time with our families(if married) & in case of being a bachelor finding more time to spend with our friends.

Career, job,work pressure, deadlines,appraisals, management voes,office politics,lack of appreciation for ur job,looking for a change urgently - all these and many more are the causes behind employees not being able to maintain a balance between their work and personal lives.We tend to carry our official problems back to our home which might cause a trouble or few in maintaing this balance.It should be like this - "Logout from ur office pc & forget ur office life and time starts to njoy ur personal life".But it's rather easily said than done.A thought often comes to my mind that God should have made the left and right brains in such a way that we can switch via it to toggle between our official and personal lives.

The cost effective centers in India have been the main reason making people work alcoholic - You want it or not, that is not the question; but any how u will have to become one to be successfull and grow in career untill and unless after few years in your career you reach a certain stage where u can lead and dictate(but even  at that phase, responsibilites wont leave u and provide enough time to enoy your life).So do u think of waiting till your retirement or have u found your way.

Please share your views and how do u maintain a work life balance so that not only me but also others can benefit from your comments.......Till then keep coding, testing and prepare urself  for the final relase of your product or else this year you might not get the desired raise but dont forget your family and friends as well in this rat race...... ;)