Summary: <br> <br> <br> BALANCE IS ATTAINABLE<br> EPISODE #81<br> Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.<br> –Thomas Merton<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> In this episode we will cover: <br> <br> What one thing you can do today to have more balance<br> How balance can change your experience of life<br> 7 Ways to Increase Balance in Your Life<br> <br> <br> <br> There’s no such thing as work-life balance. There are work-life choices, and you make them, and they have consequences. –Jack Welch<br> <br> Be moderate in order to taste the joys of life in abundance. -Epicurus<br> <br> Balance, peace, and joy are the fruit of a successful life. It starts with recognizing your talents and finding ways to serve others by using them. –Thomas Kinkade<br> <br> Wisdom is your perspective on life, your sense of balance, your understanding of the various parts and principles apply and relate to each other. –Steven R. Covey<br> <br> Extremes are easy. Strive to balance. –Colin Wright<br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> <br> The Confidence Roadmap:<br> Get yours at www.trishblackwell.com/roadmap<br> <br> <br> Reviews / Thank you / Giant Virtual High Fives to: <br> <br> Clancy777<br> HannaProctor<br> TetriminiaMaria<br> <br> <br> Why we struggle with balance:<br> <br> <br> -We want to do it all<br> <br> -We think we need to do it all to be worthy<br> <br> -We think it’s our job to make people like us, making it hard for us to say ‘no”<br> <br> -We have bought into the concept that we earn our worth / value<br> <br> -We keep ourselves so busy because sometimes we don’t want to think about life<br> <br> <br> Seven Ways to Increase Balance in Your Life:<br> <br> <br> Stop staying that you can’t find balance in your life.<br> Claim the word & repeat (make it your password)<br> Create boundaries with your time<br> Be okay saying “no”<br> Invest in building confidence in your self-efficacy<br> Keep moving, but stand still sometimes<br> Give yourself permission to expand the areas that need it (Circle of Life Wheel)<br> <br> <br> YouTube Video to come this Thursday:<br> Circle of Life exercise mentioned on today's show...stay tuned to www.youtube.com/user/trainerTRISH<br> <br> <br> SHOW NOTES:<br> IF YOU WANT TO BE FEATURED AS LISTENER OF THE EPISODE ALL YOU HAVE TO DO IS SHARE YOUR STORY WITH ME!<br> <br> <br> <br> Voicemail<br> Email - trish at trishblackwell.com<br> Contact on my website - www.trishblackwell.com<br> Twitter - @trainerTRISH<br> Facebook - www.facebook.com/trishblackwellfitness<br> Instagram – @traintrishtrain<br> <br> <br> ________________
