Often, people ask me "how do you balance it all"? Work, running, parenting, wife, volunteer . . .
Balance?
The truth is, I don't.
The bigger truth is, I would never want to.
I am sure it is the same truth for you.
Balance means everything is equal.
Most of us don't want equal emphasis on career and family as other things. These are the big two. An example from the book reviewed below, which illustrates it awesomely, is comparing fitness to your career. You don't need to exercise 40 plus hours a week to maintain your desired level of fitness. Good news right? Maybe just an hour 3 or 4 times per week. Your boss definitely wants more from you in your job. So are fitness and career balanced? Of course not.
If not balance, then what? Great question.
Purpose.
You have to know what you want and how important it is to you.
Will it be worth missing a few soccer games?
Is it worth being passed over for a promotion?
When you know what matters most and why, then you know how to cut up the pie. You know which activities require more time
and
if you stay focused and true to your purpose,
you won't be searching
for balance.
Take the Stairs: 7 Steps to Achieving True Success by
Rory Vaden
My rating:
4 of 5 stars
What I love most about this book is that it reinforces what we all know and that is that hard work, persistence, and sweat equity is and always will be the key to success. There is no magic pill. There is no 4 hour body. There is only self discipline. I love this quote from the book
“Success is never owned; it is only rented – and the rent is due every day.”
The reason I love this is because you can replace the word "success" with whatever goal you are striving for.
"Fitness is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day".
"Financial freedom is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day".
"Great relationships are never owned; they are only rented - and the rent is due every day".
"__________ is never owned; it is only rented - and the rent is due every day".
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