Week Ten: Measuring the Cost:Life Balance

Which is more important: Being happy? Being wealthy?

Or can you have both? Sure! But it requires discipline and balance.

Steps for Success per Thomas S. Monson:

1.     Fill our minds with truth

2.     Fill our lives with service

3.     Fill our hearts with love

Ann Miura-Ko

The work life balance is hard to say it is actually balanced. Most entrepreneurs have a struggle with a work/life balance. Any job has to have the balance, not just entrepreneurial work.

Randy Komisar

Take opportunities as they come, THEN you can do what you want. Make priorities in your life and work to be in harmony with them. A balanced life is a dynamic question. Being balanced means having a holistic view. He advises to never put yourself in a position where you can’t say no. Increasing income doesn’t increase happiness. At some point in life your kids are the most important thing and at others its your salary and at others its your education. Have priorities and adapt as time goes on.

Money: We all need it and want it, but it should not consume our lives or be our sole purpose of existence. In order to be successful with our money we should abide by the rules for prospering:

1.     Seek the Lord and have hope in Him

2.     Keep the commandments (tithes and fast offerings)

3.     Think about money and plan how to be self-reliant

4.     Take advantage of chances for learning so you are not ignorant about your money

5.     Learn the laws the blessings of wealth are predicated upon

6.     Do not send away the naked, hungry, thirsty, sick, or those held captive.

Life will always be full of choices. Life will always involve work. As mortals we are working to become eternal beings and we can’t do that without our families. In our pursuit of success as mortals we can’t leave our families behind or we won’t be able to achieve eternal joy.