A nice experience :

Sheida , 36 years , a successful executive with a reputed large company in Europe , was my customer when I worked with a multinational company as VP-sales. During our business association of more than a decade we became good friends and she narrated a nice experience.
She said very gently :
" I have been working very hard for last three months till late evenings with meetings and deadlines. Finally, I had my holidays and planned to go to Greece.I was sitting on the beach in Greece and watching the sun , sand and the beauty of the sea.
It was a complete change from my busy work life in a closed office to a vast open sky and sea.
After about ten minutes ............................. I started feeling lightness and peace in my mind and body - now I could hear the whistling sound of the waves ".
This peace and spiritual feeling was as important to her as getting a performance bonus from her company for her work. A great balance indeed !

Live your own greatness :

We all need a good balance to live a complete and happy life.

I believe a balanced life focuses on six important areas :
 * Education    * Health    * Family and friends   * Spiritual   * Social   *  Career & Finance
You are the only "YOU " in this world and so is your own perfect balance.
You must find your own balance by prioritizing , planning and investing time in each area. You need to review the right balance periodically , based on opportunities and changes in your life.
You will feel great once you stretch yourself in each area to your maximum potential. This will lead you to live your life to your own greatness.

My favorite quotes for each important area of balanced life :

* Education  -  Anyone who keeps learning stays young.  ( Henry Ford ).

* Health      - Take care of your body. It's the only place you have to live in.( Jim Rohn ).

* Family Friends-Love the people god gave you,because he will need them back one day.

* Career & Finance - Choose a job you love & you will never have to work a day in your life.
                                                                                                                   (Confucius).

* Spiritual  - The power is in you. The answer is in you. You are the goal. ( Ekhart Tolle ).

* Social   - There are those who give with joy , and that joy is their reward.( Kahlil Gibran ).  

A jingle for " Balanced Life "

" Your wealth needs your time and so does your health ,
   Your school needs your time and so does your soul ,
   Your living needs your time and so does your giving "

Balanced life is a concept , which once lived , becomes your own happy life. Live life to the fullest in all areas to maximize your own potentials and the greatness hidden in you.

As I think of the word “Giving “, the first person that comes to mind is my maternal grandfather. I was very young when he died. I had heard many stories about him Giving to the society.

As he was no longer living, I had only chance of holding my mom and uncle to find out more about Giving and his Life. They told me a lot of interesting things and my most important Learning;I will share with you all today:
“Thank the person, who is taking from You. I repeat … Thank the person who is taking from you, because you can only give when he Accepts what you are Giving. At times, when we Give, we think that the Giver is at a higher level and Taker is at a lower one. The perspective that I got about Giving from my grandfather, is that both are Equal. The Giver is important and the Taker is Equally Important, because if the Taker does not Accept, you cannot Give. This really changed the way I started thinking about GIVING.”

I added my views in the book “Noble Nine” about Giving. A very interesting topic with a story titled “Giving is the Beginning of Receiving.” If you want something in your life. Say for example, you want “Respect” …… start “Respecting Others “, you will start Getting it. If you want Love, start loving others, genuinely. Friends, think about it. Many, Super Rich people across the globe, have started Philanthropy and their wealth has increased. They have wealth in monetary terms, wealth of satisfaction and the treasure of Love of so many people for whose welfare they have donated.

Wishing You A Super Life!
Devang Tanna
Author | Life Coach