Success in Balance

Well, I am not one to force something on anyone and the reason I have started SiB and Digital Stakeholders was to be an extension of my interests. So should I worry that only a few people are checking out these pages? No, because that is not why I started. However, while others have not used these pages, I have learned a lot. So I think I will use the pages to share what I have been learning and then perhaps others will jump in. Who knows, a month from now this might be a vibrant community or it may take years. But at some point someone will learn something and it will all be worthwhile

Right now I seem to be on a mission to reinforce many of the things I have learned over the past few years. I am in the midst of reading three books. Yes I said three. They all seem to compliment each other.

Read more… The first two are by John Maxwell, Thinking for a Change and The Success Journey. I just recently purchased Thinking, but Journey I purchased years ago. In addition I have been reading Joel Osteen’s “Your Best Life Now.” All three books are reinforcing in me the need to think positive, to fill my mind with good thoughts, to have a plan, and to take steps each day towards my goals.

Many people have commented to me that I am one of the most motivated people they know. A good friend who has known me for years commented recently that I am much more goal oriented than he. But as I look back I realize that is really not the case. So you may ask, Paul how can that be? With three degrees, a family, etc. how did you make all that happen without goals? Well it is simple, one step at a time. But each step was taken to avoid the most conflict and to move in a direction, but honestly I have just sort of ended up here. I know, a weird confession for a site called Success in Balance.

For me it has been a journey and I am very blessed that more things did not turn out wrong. For a large part, I am lucky. Most of my life has been spent focusing on “urgent” things (think Covey), but I have arrived at a point where urgent is no longer the driver, important is. But I have never mastered important. So I am having to go back and relearn what I already know. To help me put things into perspective and truly focus on the important.

Well that’s enough confession for now. Perhaps some of you will join me and we can start a nice community to help each other along

Grace & Peace

Paul