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Practical tips
for executives for balanced living
Define
your personal mission. See pages 9 and 10 of Seven
Steps to Lasting Happiness.
- Prepare
a family mission statement. Involve all family members
in this process.
- Set
personal and family goals for health and fitness, reading,
bonding, meditation, etc.
- Focus
on the solution, not on the problem. Explore creative solutions
with outside-the-box thinking. Remember that for every problem,
there are at least 21 solutions.
- Do
two meaningful activities at the same time. For example,
combine exercise with building relationships by taking a
brisk walk with your spouse or business colleague. Listen
to the inspiring CD 7 Steps
to Lasting Happiness or other CDs while driving
to work.
- Focus
your most significant time on your most important activities.
Eliminate the non-essentials. Remember that less is more.>
- Schedule
your priorities. Schedule weekly one-to-one meetings with
your spouse, each of your children (if applicable), and
work colleagues.
- Eat
with your family once a day. Make this a family ritual and
an enjoyable time for sharing and communicating.
- Value
diversity. Synergy happens from differences.
- Try
to remain in the big picture by referring to your personal
mission, family mission, and corporate mission. Do not get
caught up in the small stuff.
- Prepare
a weekly time budget of where you want to spend your time.
See page 83 of Seven Steps
to Lasting Happiness for an example. Keep track
of your time for a week to see how you are actually spending
your time. Record your insights in your journal.
- Try
20:20:20 (meditate, exercise and read) in the early morning.
Start the day with the big stuff!
- Live
one day at a time. Treat each day as the most important
day of your life.
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