Brain Training For Success – Lesson 5.3 – Strive For Balance

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The secret of your success is determined by your daily agenda.
(John C. Maxwell)

Welcome to Lesson #27 of the Brain Training for Success course!

After creating the ideal vision for your lifestyle, it’s important to consider the importance of balance – because you can achieve your dreams and still manage to make a mess out of your life if you’re not careful.

Unless you’ve intentionally put your life in balance, it’s unbalanced.

Having balance among the various parts of your life is necessary for happiness and well-rounded success.

Focus on the areas of your life that you would consider low-rated.

If your life is out of balance, you could:

  • Be financially successful at the expense of your social life.
  • Be successful at your career at the expense of your relationships.
  • Be successful at your spiritual interests at the expense of your career.

Without balance, you’ll be suffering in at least one aspect of your life.

This can be tricky. We live in a society that worships those that have accomplished amazing things, often at great expense.

While it’s easy to admire these people, many of them are very unhappy.

By giving too much attention to any single area of your life, other parts of your life will suffer.

Set Goals That Increase The Level Of Balance In Your Life

After assessing your life, you should have a good idea of where your weaknesses lie.

Time is a limited resource, so ensure that you’re spending it on the areas of your life that will provide the greatest returns.

Seek balance and contentment will follow.

You can have multiple goals covering several areas of your life, but divvy up your time intelligently.

Find balance by choosing your goals intelligently:

Create One Goal For Each Area Of Your Life

You can create your own categories, but limit the number to 6-8. Set bigger goals in the areas of your life that are lagging or are the most disagreeable to you.

It’s not a bad idea to rate each part of your life on a 1-10 scale. Set smaller goals in the higher-rated areas and more significant goals in the lower-rated areas.

Choose goals that can be achieved within 12 months and are measurable. Being “healthy” isn’t a suitable goal. “Weigh 150 lbs. or less” is suitable.

Be bold. You can accomplish much more in a year than you currently believe.

Determine The New Habits You Need To Develop For Each Goal

While we enjoy the stories of those that are successful, the truth is that path to success is quite boring. Losing 50 lbs. is exciting, but 300 days of eating well, exercising, and avoiding snacks isn’t that thrilling.

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