Find Your Balance Point: Clarify Your Priorities, Simplify Your Life, and Achieve More

129 Pages·2015·0.8 MB·English

by  Brian Tracy

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FIND
YOUR
BALANCE
POINT
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FIND
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POINT
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Brian Tracy
Christina Stein
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Find Your Balance Point
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Hardcover print edition ISBN 978-1-62656-572-2
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This book is dedicated to my mother, Barbara,
and to my two best friends, Mina Neuberg
and Niki Rein. These three incredible women,
who have shared my journey to achieve balance,
loved and supported me along the way, and
have taught me the blessing of true friendship.
christina
This book is also fondly dedicated to the
three great women in my life: my wonderful
wife, Barbara, my daughter and cowriter,
Christina, and my remarkable younger daughter,
Catherine, all of whom help me find my
own personal balance point in life.
brian
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contents
Introduction: Too Much to Do, Too Little Time 1
1 Determine Your Values and Start from
the Right Place 11
2 Discover What Holds You Back 27
3 Create Your Vision and Be Powered
by Clarity 35
4 Contribute with Purpose 51
5 Set and Achieve All Your Goals 61
6 Set Your Priorities and Simplify Your Life 77
Conclusion: Four Ways to Energize Your Life 93
Acknowledgments 95
Index 97
Services Offered 103
About the Authors 109
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introduction
Too Much to Do,
Too Little Time
Everyone today has too much to do and too
little time. You often feel overwhelmed with
your duties, tasks, and responsibilities. The chal-
lenge for you is to simplify your life in such a way
that you spend more time doing the things that
are most important to you and less time doing
those things that are not important at all.
The best news is that you have the power, right
now, to live a life with no regrets, where you feel
fully engaged in your relationships and every-
thing you do. You can choose to live a life where
each day holds meaning and purpose and brings
you joy. You can live a life that is focused, posi-
tive, and completely in balance with the person
you really are deep inside.
The desire for peace of mind and the idea of
living a balanced life are central to your happi-
ness and well-being. When you start to live your
life in balance as the very best person you could
possibly be, you will enjoy the happiness you de -
serve and experience harmony among all the ele-
ments that make up a successful life for you, as
you define it.
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