|
Balancing Your Family and
Business Life
Learn to juggle your work and
family. Even if you are in
a very hard-hitting, high-powered position in your business, you do not have
to sacrifice your family. Take self-care measures and
get creative
about integrating your work and family life so you can be a successful
leader and fulfill personal obligations.
Jesus on Love
Become earnest about the word! For as to the
word, its first part is faith; the second,
love; the third, works; for from these comes life....
More
Buddha's Path To Liberation
From right understanding proceeds right
thought;
from right thought proceeds right
speech;
from right speech proceeds right
action;
from right action proceeds right livelihood...
More
Buddhism: The Wheel of Life
The Wheel of Life in Buddhism
The
Wheel of Life is a representation of the Buddhist teaching on the
suffering and impermanence of cyclic existence.
Dalai Lama of Tibet, the Winner of the Nobel Piece Prize, explains the
differences between the Buddhist and Western approaches to life, "In modern
Western society, there seems to be a powerful cultural conditioning that is
based on science. But in some instances, the basic premises and
parameters set up by Western science can limit your ability to deal with
certain realities. For instance, you have the constraints of the idea that
everything can be explained within the framework of a single lifetime, and
you combine this with the notion that everything can and must be explained
and accounted for. But when you encounter phenomena that you cannot account
for, then there's a kind of tension created; it's almost a feeling of agony.
In Western psychology there may be a tendency to overemphasize the role of
the unconscious in looking for the source of one's problems. This stems from
some of the basic assumptions that Western psychology starts with: for
instance, they do not accept the idea of imprints being carried over from a
past life.
And at the same time there is an assumption
that everything must be accounted for within this lifetime. So, when you
can't explain what is causing certain behaviors or problems, the tendency is
to always attribute it to the unconscious.
It's
a bit like you've lost something and you decide that the object is in this
room. And once you have decided this, then you've already fixed your
parameters; you've precluded the possibility of its being outside the room
or in another room.
So you keep on searching and searching, but you
are not finding it, yet you continue to assume that it is still hidden
somewhere in the room!"
"Buddhism
can accept many of the factors that the Western theorists can come up with,
but on top of that it would add additional factors.
For example, it would add the conditioning and
imprints from previous lives."2
Hinduism: Aspiration for Balance
Hindu approach
to the human life shows aspiration for balance.
For example, the concept of four ashramas (stages of life) has been
developed to actualize this need for balance. The same goal has the concept
of three
vargas (goals of life): artha (success, profit),
dharma (consciousness development/ religious duty) and
kama
(love). In Hinduism these three
purposes of life are seen as equal and essential to fulfill. It is said that
artha, dhama and kama constitute the one way to moksha.
Islam: Leading a Balanced
Life
A balanced life is the way
of Islam. Islam teaches people not to be extremists: i.e. neither do too
little nor do too much, but follow the Golden Balance.
Islam teaches people not to be extremists:
i.e. do neither too little nor too much, but follow the Golden Balance.
Furthermore, it teaches people to seek a
balance between various facets of life. There
should be harmony and balance between all of the following goals:
-
Financial Goals
-
Religious Goals
-
Intellectual Goals
-
Social Goals
-
Family Goals
-
Personal Goals
-
Philanthropic Goals
-
Physical Goals3
Karma Quotes
"Karma moves in two directions. If we act
virtuously, the seed we plant will result in
happiness. If we act non-virtuously,
suffering results."
~
Sakyong Mipham
"I'm a true believer in karma. You get what
you give, whether it's bad or good."
~
Sandra Bullock....
More
Humorous Business Plan:
Success in Love
Competition:
"There is love of
course. And then there's life, its enemy."
–
Jean Anouilh...
More
Kids Little Instructions on
Life
"When you want
something expensive, ask your grandparents." –
Matthew, Age 12...
More
Positive Emotions are the
Key to Life
Positive emotional energy is the key to health,
happiness
and wellbeing. The more positive you are, the better your life will be in
every area...
More
Mental Fengshui: 21 Rules
Love deeply and
passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life
completely...
More
Confucius about Knowledge and Learning
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember.
I do and I understand.
Real knowledge is to know the extent of
one's ignorance.
They must often change who would be
constant in
happiness or wisdom...
More
Combine Your Life Vision &
Life Strategy
By: Stephen Kraus
To get the most out of
life, ask yourself if you have both a vision and a strategy. Think about
your vision for your future – Do you really know what you want to achieve? Have
you really thought about who you want to become? And what about your strategy
for getting there – Have you set goals? Have you made plans for success?
Clarifying both your vision and strategy will help maximize your motivation and
your success, not to mention your health and
happiness…
More
10 Roles of an
Inspirational Leader
-
Help people connect
their personal goals to
business goals.
Leadership
is essentially about helping people to achieve a better life. An
important measure of
your own success as a leader is the success of your followers.
Talented and
empowered employees
are the prime ingredient of organizational success and they need to
be able to
lead themselves. Provide
strategic alignment and be a
coach
to your people to help each of your followers to develop into an
effective self-leader. Establish an
attitude of relentless growth to enable
your organization and
people to achieve their stretch goals...
More
|
