Magic 8 Ball: 4 Hard truths about balance

<p>I have this fantasy of one day having a life where everything is in perfect balance.</p> <p>I’m putting out quality work, exercising daily, nurturing all of my relationships, getting plenty of sleep, making smart financial decisions, maintaining a clean home, making green juices every morning and healthy meals every night, and leaving plenty of time for fun and relaxation. And eventually I imagine adding kids and pets into the equation (without disrupting the balance of everything else, of course).</p> <p>Intellectually, I know this is unrealistic, but I can’t help that a small part of me still hopes this fantasy will come true.</p> <p>Can you relate?</p> <p>I’m reluctantly realizing that, as long as I stay attached to the myth of a perfectly balanced life, I’ll always be <em>slightly</em> critical of my current, imbalanced, messy life, judging it for what it *should* be.</p> <p>So I’ve decided I need to take a good, hard look at this whole “balance” thing and shift my mindset around it once and for all. Otherwise, my longing for a perfectly balanced life will perpetually steal any contentment I could be feeling with my life just as it is.</p> <p>In this week’s throwback blog from 2019, I’m sharing 4 hard truths that I’ve come to believe about balance…</p> <p><a href="https://clarityonfire.com/4-truths-balance" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">After you’ve listened, come leave us a comment over on the blog to let us know all your thoughts about what it means to live a balanced life.</a></p> <p>SERIOUS ABOUT SOME 1-ON-1 COACHING?</p> <p>One-on-one coaching will be open for enrollment again this Friday, January 22! A few pointers to keep in mind:</p> <ul> <li>We’ll be taking on about 10-15 people in this new wave.</li> <li>This is for people interested in getting started ASAP (within the next month).</li> <li>You don’t have to know <em>for sure</em> that you want to move ahead with coaching. You just have to be serious enough about it to want to have a conversation.</li> <li>If you’re not ready now, or you’ve fou