11. Find Your Balance Point

Rating:  ☆☆

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Author:  Brian Tracy

Genre:  Non-Fiction, Self-Improvement

Info:  128 pages, published August 25, 2015

Format:  E-Book (Zinio)

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Summary 

Author Brian Tracy argues that each of us has a balance point where we feel in perfect harmony, grounded, happy, connected to others, and where our mind, body and spirit are in alignment, i.e, when “you feel at one with the universe.” He then posits that imbalance in our lives results not so much from doing too much but from doing too much of the wrong things. He then provides a process that enables you to sort out what is most important to you from among the many activities you could focus on. When you can efficiently identify and accomplish what really matters to you, you’ve found your balance point.

Quotes

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.”

“Fully 85 percent of your happiness will be determined by having the right people in your life.”

My Take

I was at the San Francisco airport waiting for a flight back to Colorado after a wonderful weekend in Carmel and was looking for something quick and free to read on Zinio, one of the two free e-book services I have access to through my public library.  After perusing several titles, I settled on Find Your Balance Point, which had the virtue of brevity and a subject matter that interests me.  

Since I had already spent some time earlier in the year devising my Happiness Mantra and was in the process of living it, I already felt like my life was fairly well balanced.   However, there is always room for improvement, so I decided to give this book a try.

While there were a few helpful concepts, there no big or especially meaningful new ideas for me.  As such, I cannot recommend it.