How to Create More Life Balance Without Getting Overwhelmed
How to Create More Life Balance Without Getting Overwhelmed
9/15/2015
By Sarah Clodius, owner of Steady Fire Life Coaching and Retreats When looking at the desire for change and growth in one's life, it can be easy to take on unwanted stress and anxiety when figuring out a path to focus on. When we take on that stress it can overpower our will to change, and the result can be more of the same bad habits and just plain old giving up. One of the ways to combat this vicious cycle is to take a mental inventory of major life components on paper and rate your level of satisfaction in each one. After you have done this, pick just one or two areas to give your focus to and create personal commitments and goals in those areas. For example...
Let's say your desire is to create more life balance because you've realized your personal relationships are suffering because of giving all of your time and energy to your career. Or maybe it's your health that has also begun to suffer for the same reason. Pick one or two areas that are calling your energy and begin by asking the following three questions: 1.What does the current climate look like in this life area? 2.If I had to rate my level of satisfaction on a scale of 1 to 10 in this life area, what numerical value would I give it? 3.How would it look and feel like to be fully alive and fulfilled in this area? The answers to these questions will point your focus in the right direction to gaining deeper insight and creating a plan of action for life balance, personal growth, and making changes that will last. It seems really simple right? The trick is to not let your mind begin flooding with too many options to follow or excuses as why you can't make these changes. The first step to making lasting change is having a clear awareness of 'what' needs to change. Then you can bring your focus to the 'how' of making those changes.
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