- A. Smith Blog - Leadership in Life
I wanted to learn punches and kicks, but my sensei made me spend hours in the horse stance. I also worked on core strength exercises and deep breathing. Only much later did we work on punches, kicks, and agility exercises.
He helped get what I wanted by starting with the true goal: get a strong foundation. [Read more…] about The True Goal is a Strong Foundation, Not “Balance”
There are different views on this question, but it really depends on how you view life, and your work. The main definition we need to look at before digging into what work-life balance looks like is the definition of balance, which states, “an even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady.” Now, ask yourself the question, “Do I put the same amount of time into work as I put into living life?”
Everyone deserves to be happy, healthy and calm on a day-to-day basis. Yet as we all know, life has a way of putting itself between us and our well-intentioned plans for personal improvement. The trick, it seems, isn’t fighting the waves but learning instead to go with the flow — listen to your body and establish a balanced pattern of activities that prepare you to accept whatever it is the universe happens to fling your way. Lifestyles which promote better health and longevity have been found to share several unifying components: a sense of purpose (like volunteering or caring for a loved one), a daily, “primal” source of physical exertion (such as walking, biking or gardening), strong connections to other people, a primarily vegetarian diet, and a rational approach to life’s varying assortment of stressors.
