Life Is Bigger Than Work & Money - Master 3 Fs and 3 Ss
Most of us identify with our roles and money. We know ourselves by our titles - CEO, VP, General Manager, Director etc. We judge our worth by money we have and money we earn as compared to others.
As we have erroneously equated life with money and title, we get threatened when our work, title and money are threatened!
Let us look at 6 important areas in your life that are essential for peaceful and happy life. 1st three areas are extremely critical and last three areas are required for inspiring and happy life.
1) Fitness :
Fitness includes health, well-being and energy.
Health is the biggest wealth. Do you actually treasure, value and celebrate your health? We keep count of money.
Have you kept count of days when you felt absolutely fit, healthy and energetic?
Law requires us to maintain our financial statements. We carefully record our income, expenses and asset statements.
Have you ever maintained Health Statement? Like financial statement, health statement will be overall statement of your health - factors that increases your health & stamina and factors that reduces your health and stamina.
You can take 3 critical actions for better health:
1) Nutrition & Diet
2) Sleep
3) Exercise
https://www.lifehack.org/449548/the-most-valuable-asset-in-our-lives-that-most-people-overlook
Health is # 1. Taking care of your health is the most important action you can take.
2) Family :
Family includes your close relationships, friends, religious congregation and community.
You exist in relationships. In the language of Vedas, this world is Dvait - Duality. Your family, friends and relationships create experience of fulfillment, meaning and satisfaction.
Do you consider relationship as assets? Do you protect & nurture relationships?
You consistently take actions to get more money.
What actions are you taking to enrich, enhance and expand your relationshps?
Some of the actions you can take on daily basis are:
2.1 Appreciate & take stand for people's greatness.
2.2 Create vision for other people & let them know their strengths & future possibilities.
2.3 Drop past. Forgive. Give up resentment. Be grateful.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5954612/
3) Finance :
Finance will include your career, investment, money management, skills development and educational pursuits designed to earn more money.
Education, skills, career, money, finances and investment is the 3rd important area. Learn new skills, master new ideas and concepts. Take action to create financial plan, learn investment strategies, protect & grow your money.
Some actions you can take to advance in your career & grow your money are:
1) Learn new skills, develop training plan, create plan for your career advancement.
2) Learn investment principles. Create investment plan. Start investing.
3) Monitor your skills, investment and career advancement. Take coaching.
https://medschoolinsiders.com/lifestyle/money-doe-buy-happiness-new-research/
4) Social Contribution :
Most people believe earning money is the ultimate goal. We have no idea about spending money or strategic social contribution. Social contribution is extremely important for individual's well-being & fulfillment.
What is the use of your money and success if it does not translate into joy & satisfaction in everyday living of life?
Start preparing a plan to contribute.
You have a career to earn money. Now, create a serious and strategic plan to donate money, make a social contribution, help people.
https://www.elitedaily.com/life/science-generosity-feels-good-give/890500
5) Spiritual Practice :
Most of us keep careful account of our degrees, educational qualifications & time spent in acquiring various titles?
Do you keep count of time you spend in prayer or meditation?
Prayer & meditation are THE most important actions you can take to enhance quality of your life and well-being. Consider your ability to pray as the ultimate source of joy & satisfaction.
https://time.com/4856978/spirituality-religion-happiness/
6) Sideline Hobbies :
Finally, consider hobbies as important as your gold and mutual fund investment!
Planning for hobbies must be an important priority. Hobbies are an expression of ultimate freedom. You are bound by no compulsion. Hobbies are final luxury. You are free. Do what you want!
We have retirement planners. We should also have hobby planners.
Pay close attention to your hobbies. Develop your hobbies. Hobbies are your best friend. If you like music, singing, dance, literature, poetry, stamp collection, cricket, sports - treasure it. Your hobbies are the ultimate source of pleasure, independence and self expression.
https://headtohealth.gov.au/meaningful-life/purposeful-activity/hobbies
https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/happy-trails/201509/six-reasons-get-hobby
Make a plan for each of the Six Important Areas -
3 Critical Areas - Fitness, Family, Finance
3 Important Areas - Social Contribution, Spiritual Practice, Sideline Hobbies
Create goals in each area. Monitor your assets, accomplishment and progress in each of these 6 areas.
Don't just spend time earning money and investing money.
Spend time (every day) enhancing fitness, family, finance, social contribution, spiritual practice and hobbies.
Make these 6 areas matrix of your life. Live a richer, bigger and more fulfilled life.
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