Comments on: The Secret to Balance http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/the-secret-to-balance/4257/ The Online Community of BNI Thu, 17 May 2012 18:18:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Doc http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/the-secret-to-balance/4257/comment-page-1/#comment-1161 Doc Thu, 09 Jun 2011 20:30:20 +0000 http://successnet.czcommunity.com/?p=4257#comment-1161 Thanks alot - your answer solved all my problems after several days struggling. Thanks alot – your answer solved all my problems after several days struggling.

]]> By: Dr Lubna Khawaja http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/the-secret-to-balance/4257/comment-page-1/#comment-510 Dr Lubna Khawaja Thu, 07 Jan 2010 10:44:13 +0000 http://successnet.czcommunity.com/?p=4257#comment-510 Dr Misner You have hit the nail on the head. I have spent years looking for this elusive balance,trying to manage a busy Dental Practice and raising 3 children in different age brackets. I have spent plenty of time feeling bad as to why I am not at the other end. If somebody had explained about giving 100% to present and Harmony which is not follow standard conventions,I would have saved a few years of feeling bad Thank you, Dr Misner
You have hit the nail on the head.
I have spent years looking for this elusive balance,trying to manage a busy Dental Practice and raising 3 children in different age brackets.
I have spent plenty of time feeling bad as to why I am not at the other end. If somebody had explained about giving 100% to present and Harmony which is not follow standard conventions,I would have saved a few years of feeling bad
Thank you,

]]> By: Michael MacGinty http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/the-secret-to-balance/4257/comment-page-1/#comment-484 Michael MacGinty Wed, 30 Dec 2009 14:38:55 +0000 http://successnet.czcommunity.com/?p=4257#comment-484 If your work does not 'help' create harmony in your life, perhaps it is time to find a new job. If your work does not ‘help’ create harmony in your life, perhaps it is time to find a new job.

]]> By: Ceci Bolan http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/the-secret-to-balance/4257/comment-page-1/#comment-483 Ceci Bolan Thu, 17 Dec 2009 09:42:45 +0000 http://successnet.czcommunity.com/?p=4257#comment-483 GREAT article, Dr. Misner! As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps working moms find that ever-elusive "balance" between career and family life, your article has helped me realize the value of finding the HARMONY in what we choose to focus on at any given time. Many times, people (especially working moms) choose either to focus on their career OR their family life -- and then torture themselves over the guilt of neglecting the one they did NOT choose to focus on at that particular time. This is why I absolutely love the concept of "being where you are". Since it is physically impossible to be in more than one place at a time, we might as well ENJOY being where we choose to be at any given time. THANKS for your insight and advice regarding this subject! Warm regards, Ceci Bolan GREAT article, Dr. Misner!

As a Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist who helps working moms find that ever-elusive “balance” between career and family life, your article has helped me realize the value of finding the HARMONY in what we choose to focus on at any given time.

Many times, people (especially working moms) choose either to focus on their career OR their family life — and then torture themselves over the guilt of neglecting the one they did NOT choose to focus on at that particular time.

This is why I absolutely love the concept of “being where you are”. Since it is physically impossible to be in more than one place at a time, we might as well ENJOY being where we choose to be at any given time.

THANKS for your insight and advice regarding this subject!

Warm regards,
Ceci Bolan

]]> By: Lisa Renz http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/the-secret-to-balance/4257/comment-page-1/#comment-482 Lisa Renz Wed, 16 Dec 2009 23:24:13 +0000 http://successnet.czcommunity.com/?p=4257#comment-482 Ivan, as always, great article! The interesting thing about harmony is everyone wants it, anyone can achieve it, yet most settle to have it later rather than sooner. Thus, they live never truly achieving harmony. Albert Einstein once said, “Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.” I think finding harmony means for each of us to be able to define “What does it mean for me to be a person of value?” Going a step farther, ask yourself, “For whom do I want to be a person of value?” When you can answer these questions, you can achieve harmony. Thank you, Ivan , for being a person of value! Ivan, as always, great article!

The interesting thing about harmony is everyone wants it, anyone can achieve it, yet most settle to have it later rather than sooner. Thus, they live never truly achieving harmony.

Albert Einstein once said, “Try not to become a man of success but rather try to become a man of value.”

I think finding harmony means for each of us to be able to define “What does it mean for me to be a person of value?”
Going a step farther, ask yourself, “For whom do I want to be a person of value?”

When you can answer these questions, you can achieve harmony.

Thank you, Ivan , for being a person of value!

]]> By: Ted Moreno http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/the-secret-to-balance/4257/comment-page-1/#comment-476 Ted Moreno Thu, 10 Dec 2009 22:25:04 +0000 http://successnet.czcommunity.com/?p=4257#comment-476 Excellent article. As a hypnotherapist/entrepeneur,parent, husband and new home owner, harmony is really what I need to strive for. The pendulum of activity needs to swing from side to side, one week, hit projects hard, the next week, spend time with family. Thank you for bringing a sensible approach to this challenge. Excellent article. As a hypnotherapist/entrepeneur,parent, husband and new home owner, harmony is really what I need to strive for. The pendulum of activity needs to swing from side to side, one week, hit projects hard, the next week, spend time with family.
Thank you for bringing a sensible approach to this challenge.

]]> By: Robert Rubino http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/the-secret-to-balance/4257/comment-page-1/#comment-475 Robert Rubino Wed, 09 Dec 2009 22:04:54 +0000 http://successnet.czcommunity.com/?p=4257#comment-475 And having harmony leads to balance. Balance does not necessarily mean giving the same amount of time to one or another activity, but also means the proper amount of energy for a given activity; energy in a given direction. There must be a balance, the balance of the head and the heart, the balance of power and wisdom, the balance of activity and repose. It is the balance which enables one to stand the strain of this journey and permits one to go forward, making the path easy. When one has harmony then there is balance. And having harmony leads to balance.

Balance does not necessarily mean giving the same amount of time to one or another activity, but also means the proper amount of energy for a given activity; energy in a given direction. There must be a balance, the balance of the head and the heart, the balance of power and wisdom, the balance of activity and repose. It is the balance which enables one to stand the strain of this journey and permits one to go forward, making the path easy. When one has harmony then there is balance.

]]> By: Niri S Patel http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/the-secret-to-balance/4257/comment-page-1/#comment-474 Niri S Patel Sat, 05 Dec 2009 21:16:41 +0000 http://successnet.czcommunity.com/?p=4257#comment-474 At last, someone who agrees! For years I have said that work-life balance is an unattainable ideal. When you do what you love, you can have a 7 day weekend. And by embracing the 3 core principles Dr Misner relates in his article you get to "live it large" and experience ever sooo much. Niri At last, someone who agrees! For years I have said that work-life balance is an unattainable ideal. When you do what you love, you can have a 7 day weekend. And by embracing the 3 core principles Dr Misner relates in his article you get to “live it large” and experience ever sooo much.
Niri

]]> By: Christina Maddocks http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/the-secret-to-balance/4257/comment-page-1/#comment-472 Christina Maddocks Sat, 05 Dec 2009 10:34:31 +0000 http://successnet.czcommunity.com/?p=4257#comment-472 Wonderful now I dont need to feel guilty about spending an entire day in bed with my catch up tv, if I have been working flat out for 10 days in a row. Still it's really hard to allow yourself time off when u r just starting out with a new venture, especially if u enjoy what u r doing, it's hard to find the border between leisure and work, will certainly keep on trying the achieve harmony! Wonderful now I dont need to feel guilty about spending an entire day in bed with my catch up tv, if I have been working flat out for 10 days in a row. Still it’s really hard to allow yourself time off when u r just starting out with a new venture, especially if u enjoy what u r doing, it’s hard to find the border between leisure and work, will certainly keep on trying the achieve harmony!

]]> By: Sylvie Lafrance http://successnet.czcommunity.com/from-the-founder/the-secret-to-balance/4257/comment-page-1/#comment-468 Sylvie Lafrance Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:43:01 +0000 http://successnet.czcommunity.com/?p=4257#comment-468 This saturday is my business staff party. I am in the beauty biseness. So i invited me 2 part time employee, an ex employee who sends me good referral and 4 other BNI member from my chapter that are in me contact sphere. So everyone will be able to continue building strong relationship. (the basic rule of networking) This saturday is my business staff party. I am in the beauty biseness. So i invited me 2 part time employee, an ex employee who sends me good referral and 4 other BNI member from my chapter that are in me contact sphere. So everyone will be able to continue building strong relationship. (the basic rule of networking)

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