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The Brilliance of Balance
Until very recently, I have not been hugely successful at “balancing” the different aspects of my life - my nature is to go full-force in most things that I take on. A new relationship: I disappear for weekends at a time; a new business idea: it’s all I can think about; planning a charity fundraiser: you would think it was my fulltime job.
So it’s actually quite surprising that my job is to help busy professionals achieve balance. I feel that the reason I am good at what I do - and why I understand the challenges involved - is because I discovered how to do it for myself. I realized that if I devote a disparate amount of time to a new relationship, my business or charity work, the other areas of my life suffer. So I learned how to make my time equally available to each endeavor to achieve a state of equilibrium that works for me.
I’m not saying it’s easy, or that it happens overnight - it’s a process that requires assessing priorities, making changes, and asking for help when needed. And I’m not saying that I’m always on track. But I do know that when I have sense of balance, I feel brilliant. And what a great way to feel!
What makes you feel brilliant in your life?
