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 Greetings, Leaders

Great leaders focus on being centered as individuals to increase effectiveness and longevity. All of us know about the benefits of physical exercise. But many leaders see the rewards of a holistic view of their lives.

A holistic view starts from the inside out and seeks balance in four key areas: the vocational, spiritual, social/recreational, and family dimensions.

"Whatever lies at the center of our lives becomes the primary source of our life-support system." Steven Covey. 

Vision for your leadership in life and career is essential to a joyful journey. Just as critical is the need for a balanced life for the trip.

Like a car with unbalanced wheels that affect its performance, so is the life that is out of balance. Correctly balanced wheels provide a smooth ride for drivers and are essential for ensuring safety on the road.

The heart, mind, will, soul, and emotions are central to a balanced life. Someone wisely stated, "guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow the streams of life."  

I recall my conversation with an early professional hire leader who named the outcome of this balance "The Wheel of Happiness." Since then, others have confirmed that they enjoy a balanced life's benefits.

A balanced life affects our speech, responses to challenges, and our relationships. "Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks, and as we think in the heart, so we are."

People with balanced lives serve as a light to others on their journey. All of us can remember the person who exhibited a balanced life. We trusted them. They had an impact on our lives. So, like them, let your light shine so that others may see your good works in how you live and lead.

Let's seek to be that leader as we travel our unique paths in life and career.  

Covey emphasizes the sense of stewardship about everything in our lives, including time, talents, money, possessions, relationships, families, and our bodies. 

How can we start balancing and maintaining balance in our lives?

1. Assess what is in the center of your heart and your primary motivator. Engage with someone whose life exhibits balance. Some indicators are love, joy, peace, goodness, kindness, patience, gentleness, and self-control.  
2. Associate and seek to understand how these leaders become hopeful and assured. What is the source of their strength?
3. Annotate the steps you will begin practicing in light of the benefits.
4. Apply the principles for holistic living and make a note of the outcomes.

It is always early enough to start. The rewards of a balanced life are yours and mine for asking, obeying, and believing.

"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours." 

Henry David Thoreau

Victory!