The three-legged stool.
It is interesting how the best advise in life often comes in sets of 3. A long time ago, as part of a workshop for busy professionals, somebody mentioned the 3-legged stool analogy as the key to a long, fruitful, and happy life.
The idea is that we should strive to balance our time and attention equally between work, family, and ourselves. The idea that one third of our time should be spent on each of these elements to get best results seemed interesting. Especially the third one: ourselves.
Spending time developing one's career and enjoying one's family make perfect sense. The one that most people forget is the one about devoting time to ourselves - our aspirations, our interests, our happiness. The idea of spending the same amount of time in our own development and enjoyment is what most successful people forget ... and it is an absolutely critical leg for a balanced life.
What is something you have always wanted to do, selfishly, but never felt you could? Why not? ... Is it time to try and observe the immediate balancing force it has on the other two legs of your three-legged stool - work and family? It is never to late to get started : )
It is interesting how the best advise in life often comes in sets of 3. A long time ago, as part of a workshop for busy professionals, somebody mentioned the 3-legged stool analogy as the key to a long, fruitful, and happy life.
The idea is that we should strive to balance our time and attention equally between work, family, and ourselves. The idea that one third of our time should be spent on each of these elements to get best results seemed interesting. Especially the third one: ourselves.
Spending time developing one's career and enjoying one's family make perfect sense. The one that most people forget is the one about devoting time to ourselves - our aspirations, our interests, our happiness. The idea of spending the same amount of time in our own development and enjoyment is what most successful people forget ... and it is an absolutely critical leg for a balanced life.
What is something you have always wanted to do, selfishly, but never felt you could? Why not? ... Is it time to try and observe the immediate balancing force it has on the other two legs of your three-legged stool - work and family? It is never to late to get started : )
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