Nine:  Find Balance in Your Life

 

            Finding your own personal balance in life is important if you’re going to achieve the health goals that you’ve set for yourself.  If you don’t find this balance your life can feel out of control and overwhelming.  You need to be clear about what it is that you need for yourself and to satisfy those personal needs. 

 

One technique that you can use to attain this balance in your life is a tool called “mind mapping”.  Mind mapping was developed by Tony Buzan and is the process of learning by using key words and images.  Your mind doesn’t work in a linear fashion and mind mapping will help you to remember things associatively so that you can achieve more balance in your personal life as well as manage the projects and goals that are important to you. There are many software products that will help you learn how to manage the process of mind mapping such as MindGenius, and MindManager.

 

One of the ways that you can determine how much personal and business balance you have in your life is by taking a look at the “wheel of life”.  The wheel of life lets you use a balanced life chart that asks you specific questions about the areas of your life where you are most active.  Based on your score you can determine how balanced your life is.  There are eight categories on the wheel of life These include:

 

• social
• spiritual
• physical
• family
• financial
• professional
• community
• mental