Finding Balance in an Unbalanced World
I recently read a book, Breaking the Trust Barrier, by JV Venable — an excellent book; I highly recommend it! One of the topics it touched on was creating balance in our lives. The author, a former commander and demonstration leader of the USAF’s elite demonstration team, the Thunderbirds, suggested a way to monitor our life balance through the “Pillars of Life”. His Pillars of Life are: Faith Family Friends Health Work If one of the five is out of balance, it will affect the others in some way, and the pillars eventually start crumbling! How to Know if Balance is Missing in Your Life Most of us are “busy being busy” and rarely take the time to reflect on these five key areas to monitor our life balance. I have been training and coaching people in organizations for over 30 years, and I continue to consistently hear: I am so tired I feel like I am burned out I don’t have time to breathe I never have enough time for “me” I wish I could take a vacation by myself and disconnect I am not sleeping well My tank is so empty I have nothing to give my family …
