The Seven Deadly Sins of Work Life BalanceWritten by Jennifer Jefferies
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For example, perhaps you know a person you see as living a balanced life you get all excited and choose to do same things he or she is doing. The only problem is that you have no system to what you do, you shadow them and copy superficial parts of their life and get exhausted doing it. Why, because they are doing pieces behind scenes elements as well, not just apparent ones. By all means, look around to see what others are doing, but don’t just copy their tactics without understanding how and where they fit your life. Get whole picture and then implement it as a system. 5. Pride: Holding on to things that aren’t working If what you’re doing isn’t working, do something else! I know that that sounds obvious, but it never ceases to amaze me how often people keep repeating unsuccessful patterns. If you’re running tired all of time, or don’t even have time to run tired, look at what you are doing. Your lifestyle is obviously not working for you if it is sucking life out of you constantly. Find a system you can use to get what you want out of life and implement it one step at a time like you would with any new system in workplace. It usually doesn’t take much effort to solve these problems. But first step is to recognise them, and commit to doing something about them one step at a time. 6. Anger: Blaming other people for your lack of success If you’re not getting success you desire, look to yourself first. Even if it is somebody else’s “fault”, you could be waiting a long time for them to fix things for you. It is far better to take responsibility yourself to find a solution. For example, if you have lost your spark for life and your health is suffering, you need to look at what you have been doing to get to that state. You are responsible for what you put in your mouth each day, for how you treat yourself and for what you get out of life. If you are treating your physical and emotional body like a second-class citizen then that is what you will get back in return. You will get a body that won’t give you energy for anything. Accept responsibility and be healthy now. 7. Sloth: Dragging your feet Above all, do it now! None of other advice in this article will do you any good at all unless you take action. It’s too easy to say “I’ll go to gym next week”, or “I’ll start eating healthy tomorrow”, or “I’ll fix my office environment after I finish this next project.” It’s often easy to take action, but it’s almost always easy to not take action. Successful people do things that unsuccessful people don’t do. Your success is in your hands – it’s up to you!Jennifer Jefferies is author of "The 7 Steps to Sanity". Visit http://www.jenniferjefferies.com and get your free e-book "Feed Your Body, Gain a Life".
Life Balancing expert Jennifer Jefferies is one of Australia’s best-known authors and speakers. Jennifer speaks to corporations throughout Australia, New Zealand and Southeast Asia, sharing practical real-life strategies that help people to improve their health,wellbeing and productivity by finding balance in their lives.
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4. Low-fat dairy 5. Oatmeal 6. Eggs 7. Turkey and other lean meats 8. Natural peanut butter 9. Olive oil 10. Whole-grain breads and cereals 11. Extra protein (I use whey protein powder) 12. Raspberries and other berries All 12 foods above have a high nutritional value and should be incorporated into your daily snacks and meals. I personally bring list with me food shopping and you might want to do same.
Ryan Cote is the owner of http://www.SimpleHealth123.com, a website devoted to Life Force International's whole food supplements that help people take control of their health. Home business opportunity available as well.
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