Life Symmetry

I was talking to people this week about their work life balance, what that means and how to manage it best. Life is made up of many different facets – it’s not just about work and life. Work is part of your life.

I think sometimes people are striving too hard for something they think they want but actually sometimes they’ve got what they want all along and they just need to take a different look at it. There are two ways of looking at this. First take a look at the Life Wheel and think about how it would look if you had more money than you needed. Plenty to pay the bills and enough left over for holidays,treats and to live exactly as you wanted.

Now take a different colour and redo the wheel but this time think how it would look if you only had enough money to pay your bills. How would this affect each area of your life now? Take a look at both wheels and see what changes. Which areas are affected by the amount of money you have and which aren’t?

Look at the important things in your life, family, friends, relationships, your health and make sure that you make the most of what you’ve got. How symmetrical is your wheel? What would it take to make each area of your life a 10/10. Plan in time for the important things first, those things that if you had no money would still be there and would still be important.

Don’t forget to include yourself in there too. After all, you’re the most important person and you need to take care of yourself. Make sure that you take time out every day – even if it’s just for a few minutes and treat yourself at least once a week.