Hina Javed Malik
Like a tightrope walker in a circus, you live your life saving yourself a step away from every fall. You constantly try to move forward with a purpose to achieve your goals while trying to balance the various elements in your life. You have to shortchange the other aspects if one area of your life draws more attention. It throws you off many times until you re-establish a balance between everything.
In order to devote equal energy to all aspects of life without tipping on one side more, the following are the ways to keep the balance:
Assess your life:
For restructuring your life, you need to look at yourself first. You need to pay attention if you are focusing more on one aspect of your life. Then find out the category which you feel has been given less attention.
Make decisions:
It is very easy to forget even when you know some areas of your life are being less focused. Renew your decisions and allow yourself to accept changes over time. You will only learn how to make the right decisions once you start making decisions. In this process, you will make some bad decisions but that is fine, remember – it’s a learning curve.
Acknowledge your feelings:
Once you have identified the areas that need your attention, take some time to acknowledge how you feel about them. Be honest with the way you feel and understand why some things have been neglected and why some are being given more focus.
Plan your goals:
In the areas in which your ultimate goal is to achieve balance, you need to set realistic goals. Your goals should cover your physical being, your spiritual alignment, your mental development, and your professional as well as personal life.
Take risks:
You should be willing to take risks not only to change your lives but to have more energy and expanded awareness of what your life revolves around. For balancing your life it is essential to take risks to restructure everything on its track.
Stay connected:
There might be people who have always supported you in hard times. Always stay connected to them and share your inner feelings with them. It will help you stay motivated in hard times, challenge your inner demons more strongly, and celebrate even the smallest accomplishments.
