Today I was reading an article written by the CEO of 5WPR, Ronn Torossian. His public relations firm has been the fastest growing for four years running and currently has about 100 employees. He represents companies such as Barnes & Noble, Evian, McDonald’s, Sean John, XM Satellite Radio, and LifeStyle Condoms just to name a few.

Clearly this man is super productive, and when I spoke to him after his speech a couple of months ago he told me he wakes up in the wee hours of the morning to work out before starting his work day. Indeed he looks in shape, and seems perfectly healthy.

In today’s article Ronn writes about working hard. There is no question that he worked hard and has been super productive in order to reach such a level of growth in such a competitive niche. He did this by working hours that far exceeded the standard 9-5.

His recommendation to getting ahead in the PR industry is to bring your BlackBerry home from work, be accessible, and keep on top of things. I think that’s a great way to get ahead at work. However, I’m not quite sure that such work habits are conducive to work-life-family balance.

I know that for myself it is important to balance out my health, my family, and my career goals in order for me to get a holistic experience of well-being. However, I’m not the CEO of a company with 100 employees, what do I know? I have a lot of respect for Ronn, and I think he is a great individual, so this article is not to second guess him, but to start a conversation on life-balance.

Do you think employees should take their BlackBerry home from work so they can receive e-mails, keep on top of breaking news, and be easily accessible by their employees? Do you think it’s more important to leave work at work and concentrate on our selves and the people in our lives that we value? Voice your opinions.

Read: Ronn Torossian on [1] Work Hard!