India, Oct. 23 -- At 85, American lifestyle entrepreneur Martha Stewart has little patience for the idea that a successful career and personal life can be kept in perfect balance. The businesswoman, worth an estimated $400 million, calls the pursuit unrealistic.

"There is no such thing as balance-just get that through your thick skulls," Stewart told financial influencer Vivian Tu, known online as Your Rich BFF. "You can't balance it. It doesn't balance," according to Fortune.

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Stewart said marriage, divorce and other life changes can upset even carefully made plans. While acknowledging that some people occasionally find equilibrium,...