For Sustained Accomplishment, You Must Have Balance
Regardless of your innate talent or your current level of expertise, given sufficient time, you can win at almost anything. The key phrase in that statement is "sufficient time" and there are two components to this. The first is, of course, any deadlines placed on you that you don't have control over. The second is your ability to last longer and work more consistently than your competition. The primary factor in acquiring that endurance, is finding and maintaining balance in all areas of your life.
Every one of us has a limited amount resources, time, and energy. In order to accomplish a goal in one area of our lives, we often must take away resource from another. For instances, more time at work means less time with the family. Over short periods of time, this may be necessary and even alright, but over long periods it can be damaging, unsustainable and will often actually decrease your ability to succeed.
For many years, I burned the candle at both ends. As it turned out, this was one of just a few key (and seemingly minor) mistakes that I made consistently that prevented me from making any significant progress toward my goals. I would put all of my focus on my business and I would neglect other areas of my life. I would sleep less, get less exercise, and eat more poorly. And I would invest less time into the important relationships in my life.
The result is that I was always fatigued and frustrated. I could not maintain a high level of focus. I was sacrificing my creativity. I was sick more often. I couldn't move at as quickly a pace in my work. And my relationships were in serious trouble. So, while I initially justified this lack of balance as being necessary for achieving my goals, it actually held me back. I was never able maintain momentum. And, as is usually the case with lost momentum, it's not a matter of picking back up where you left off, but rather of starting over completely from the beginning.
Life without balance can cost you your relationships, your health, your business, your spirituality, and your happiness. You must find balance in all areas of your life. While living a balance life will limit the resource you can allocate to any one endeavor, in the long-term it is the only way you can create and sustain momentum. At the end of the day, you'll find that you've outpaced your competition simply because they were not able to sustain their pace as long as you.
Dale Horton is a husband to a amazing wife, a father to two fantastic children, and has a passion for empowering home business owners. To learn the most important factor to the success of your MLM business, Click Here.