After A Family Tragedy, I Finally Learned How To Balance My Work Life Jung Lee, founder of events production-and-design firm Fête, writes about the moment she learned to create a stronger support system.

When you're an entrepreneur, your business is your life. But it's not your entire life. Your family and friends are there, too. You have a life to live. It's important to remember that, but it can be easy to lose sight of.

In the spring of 2009, Fête, my wedding and event planning and production business, was taking off. I was working on one of the biggest productions of my career: a bar mitzvah for a very prominent, wealthy family in New York. It stretched over multiple days, with nearly 800 guests. We had to do everything -- build temporary housing, make sure all the meals were strictly kosher, and truly create a bespoke experience. The pressure was enormous.

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