MIDDLE MISMANAGEMENT
The desire for balance makes sense. Enough time for everything and
everything done in time. It sounds so appealing that just thinking
about it makes us feel serene and peaceful. This calm is so real that
we just know it’s the way life was meant to be. But it’s not.
If you think of balance as the middle, then out of balance is when
you’re away from it. Get too far away from the middle and you’re
living at the extremes. The problem with living in the middle is that it
prevents you from making extraordinary time commitments to
anything. In your effort to attend to all things, everything gets
shortchanged and nothing gets its due. Sometimes this can be okay
and sometimes not. Knowing when to pursue the middle and when to
pursue the extremes is in essence the true beginning of wisdom.
Extraordinary results are achieved by this negotiation with your time.