175 – The Quest For Balance - a podcast by Alf Herigstad

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THE QUEST FOR BALANCE…
CONTEST ANNOUNCEMENT:Before I get into today’s content I have a little announcement.  As you may know, the Friday episodes are sponsored by http://stumptownkilts.com (StumpTown Kilts), and they have graciously agreed to donate one kilt, to be the prize of a contest.  That my friends…is an amazing prize.
I have been thinking for a while about how to structure the contest, since I have never done one before.  Finally, I think I have it.There will be two ways to enter the contest:  
1.)  First, anyone who decides to be part of the launch team for the upcoming book will get their name in the drawing, you have to let me know that you also want to be in the contest though.Now, I only want you on the launch team if you really want to be there, you can find out more about it at http://www.beingabettermanpodcast.com/TEAM (www.beingabettermanpodcast.com/TEAM).
If you are already on the launch team, and would like to be entered in the kilt contest, just write me an email and let me know. 2.)  The second way to enter is super simple.  Just go to iTunes, find this podcast, and subscribe to it, rate it, and write a review for it.  Then take a screen shot of the review, and send it to me in an email to alf@beingbetter.men.  When I receive your email you will be entered into the contest.
Since I am closing participation in the launch team on the 15th of March, that will be the last day for the contest as well.  On the 15th I will put all the names into my Viking helmet, and draw out the winner.  I’ll try to video that, so I can post it on the Facebook page.  Thanks to StumpTown Kilts for providing us with a kilt for the lucky winner.____________________________________

Ok so here we are again, the beginning of another week of life.  Today I want to expound a bit on what I left off with last Friday…and that is, for us men to make sure we take time to focus, think about, and celebrate the things we are doing well.It occurred to me that I spend a lot of time on this show talking about what we should not be doing.  I’m always talking about improvement, improving things that are wrong, and becoming better.  It’s kind of what the show is about after all…however, it is important also to pat ourselves on the back once in a while and feel good about where we are in the moment.
Improvement is great, I’m a huge advocate of improvement as you know.  But the very fact that improvement is necessary also illuminates the fact that there is something wrong, or something that we aren’t doing well enough.  If we aren’t careful, we can start feeling weighed down by all the things we need to be better at…and that doesn’t sound like much fun, and more importantly, its not productive to think that way.The answer, of course, is balance.  I find that balance is the answer to many questions that plague mankind.  Balance is the holy grail, that thing everyone is trying to find, many times without even knowing that is what they are looking for.
The pursuit of balance is a huge thing for guys.  We try to balance our work life with our home life, our responsibilities with our recreational pursuits.  We try to find balance in our income vs our spending.  And, more internally, we seek balance between what we need improvement in vs what we are already great at.Too much of anything will eventually become a negative, because it’s impossible to focus solely on one aspect of life without neglecting all the other aspects that are also critical to your humanity.
So, essentially, it’s a juggling act.  It’s not easy at all, and no one ever said it should be, its just the way life is.  I’m still juggling all these things, trying to find balance myself, and I probably will be until the day I die.  Thats just how it is. There are guys that stop juggling.  They quit trying because its too hard, and those are the guys that become consumed by their careers, or any

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