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5 Balls of Life
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- Why
- See where work fits in your whole life before you decide what work you want.
- What
- A quick check-in on each of the five balls: physical health, mental health, family, friends, work.
- How
- Rate each ball, jot one or two bullets, compare hours you spend now vs. hours you'd want to spend.
Recipe 1
5 Balls of Life
Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling some five balls in the air. You name them — work, family, health, friends, and spirit — and you're keeping all of these in the air. You will soon understand that work is a rubber ball. If you drop it, it will bounce back. But the other four balls — family, health, friends, and spirit — are made of glass. If you drop one of these, they will be irrevocably scuffed, marked, nicked, damaged, or even shattered. They will never be the same. You must understand that and strive for balance in your life.
— Brian Dyson, then CEO of Coca-Cola Enterprises, Georgia Tech commencement, September 1991
Five quick check-ins, one per ball. About 8 minutes.