Life Balance: Creating Success In All Areas

One of the things I teach in my workshops is the importance of life balance – paying attention to all areas of life and being successful in each of them, rather than letting one thing, like WORK, dominate your life. Another thing I talk about a lot is the need to guard against your weaknesses.

Well, since I began to do work I love, I have noticed that sometimes I get so excited about a new project or business idea that I’ll let it take up too much space in my life. That’s one of my weaknesses. The biggest thing I tend to do is to let work push around my exercise routine. It’s so easy to tell myself that I’m going to exercise at lunchtime, and then when lunchtime rolls around I’m more excited about working, so I neglect exercise and work instead.

Well, I’ve had it with doing that. If I don’t take care of myself physically, I won’t be able to do any of the things I love! So, I’m putting my fitness goals here on my blog so the entire world can keep me accountable.

Here’s my very short-term goal:
I’m exercising at lunch every day this week. I love to walk or run for exercise, so that’s what I’m going to do. I started (again) today. Yayy! I only walked a mile, but prying myself away from my desk and getting it done was the hard part. When I was out there in the sunshine, though, it felt really good! I had a blast!

I’ve also signed up for a race – the “5 Mile Run for Education” – on May 2. That will give me an incentive to keep my lunchtime workout going next week. I’ll sign up for another one after that one is over.

Everyone has weaknesses like this, and we all have to make a focused effort to create success in all areas of our lives. What is out of control in your life? Do you need to spend some extra time with your spouse? Need to exercise, clean the house or get to work on that business plan? Don’t procrastinate! Make the change today!

Remember: You will only change when the pain of staying the same exceeds the pain of change.

I dare you to post a blog message that outlines your goals for the next week or two! Let us and the rest of the world keep you accountable too!

Jamie