Preparation and Balance

Do you have the balance you want among work, family, and recreation in your life? Part of transitioning - whether it is a transition you planned or one you find thrust upon you - is preparation. You've got to be prepared in order to live a balanced life and transition dynamically.

Preparation includes a number of things. You might take a seminar to improve your sales or management skills. You might spend a day reading and researching something that contributes to a project you're working on. You might attend an industry or professional convention. You might take a class in meditation or yoga.

In what ways are you preparing yourself for the next transition to better and higher success in your life?

Here's a fun task: Pretend you can go anywhere in the world for a 2 week vacation. Money is no object. In fact, pretend you've got an unlimited budget for this vacation. You can go first class all the way.

Where would you go? Who would you take with you? Do some research on the Internet on this Dream Vaction -- whether it's an African Safari, a luxury cruise, a trip to the Amazon Rain Forest, a yachting trip in the Azores....let yourself day dream a little and have fun with it.

This exercise not only helps to open your mind, it prepares you for the time when you will be planning vacations like this.