“Donna, you look AMAZING! What’s your secret?“
Every time I see friends lately this same question comes up. You see, I retired from the Army in 2011 and got really sick. For me, sick looked like an extra 50 pounds and a depressed and miserable demeanor. Without going into great detail, let me just say that my illness was very debilitating and left me able to only accomplish one thing per day. My relationships were suffering and the littlest thing exhausted me. My feet felt like I was walking on fire so I ended up spending most of my day sitting on my couch.
This past February I joined the John Maxwell team and started learning about belief systems and how they control us and dominate our lives. I also went through a program called Empowerment Mentoring. I got a “mindset makeover” and let go of 30 pounds off my body plus let go of hundreds of pounds of extra baggage in the form of limiting beliefs. I saw such a huge change in my life that I became certified to teach the curriculum to others. Now I get to teach others how they can have the change they want in their lives too. I’m having my best year yet!!!
How would you like to have your best year yet?
You’re in the right place!
There are 3 dangerous trends facing ALL Americans that keeps them feeling overworked, overwhelmed and heading for burnout.
Here they are:
3. Poor Work-Life Balance
2. Stuck in Unproductive Routines
1. Negative Belief Systems
Let’s take a look at the #3 trend first…poor Work-Life Balance.
What is work-life balance?
According to Google, Work-life balance is a concept that includes proper prioritization between “work” (career & ambition) and “lifestyle” (Health, pleasure, leisure, family, and spirituality).
Work-life balance does NOT mean an equal balance.
Trying to schedule an equal number of hours for each of your various work and personal activities is usually unrewarding and unrealistic. Your best work-life balance will vary over time and often varies by day and season of life. There is no perfect one size fits all.
I think Jim Bird of worklifebalance.com says it best. He says, “at the core of work life balance is achievement and enjoyment.”
Achievement and Enjoyment answer the why question. It’s our reason for doing things and brings about pride, satisfaction, happiness, love, and all the joys of living. We can’t have one without the other. We are in harmony when we have a sense of Achievement and it brings about a life of Enjoyment.
What about if we are out of balance?
The “hardworker” these days enjoys a very high social recognition causing many people to expose themselves to job stress and unneeded mental and physical health issues. Our society has become “addicted to busy” and we are seeing an alarming number of people either suffering from burnout or becoming workaholics.
I was definitely out of balance! I didn’t realize how much I was neglecting my health and how many excuses I was making. It was only when I did an exercise called the “life wheel” that I saw how disproportional my health slice was compared to the other areas of my life. What does your life wheel look like? Download your copy and can find out! Click Here!