Comments on: The Cure To An Average Life

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 15:07:50 +0000

@ Jenny – That’s a cool way to look at it and when rewards will work really well.

@ Tom – It’s funny, I had never heard of work/life balance until I joined a company where I had to work 70+ hours per week to keep my head above water. They were obsessive about it, probably because nobody had any! It’s easy to talk the talk and say “Look how wonderful we are, we’re promoting work/life balance”

By: Tom Volkar / Delightful Work

Tom Volkar / Delightful Work — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:16:42 +0000

Tim I have noticed the pain/reward thinking. I’ve also noticed that when people go in search of balance they are trying to balance too many damn things that they feel obligated to do.

Gotta love those aha client moments. Great coaching!

By: Jenny Mannion

Jenny Mannion — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:24:47 +0000

Hi Tim & Jennifer, I a BIG believer in the reward system and will use things like “a dance party with my kids”, “a walk with a friend or by myself” “1/2 hour reading something fun” “1 hour playing video games with my kids” and other non-monetary things as rewards…. Things that I put off doing sometimes because of my “to dos”…. suddenly when it’s a reward it is that much more sweeter, appreciated, focused and enjoyed….. Thanks! Jenny

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 11:05:09 +0000

@ Marc – You know that because YOU have a positive attitude and know the impact it can have. If only we could pass on that attitude to everybody on the planet for just one day, I wonder what a difference it would make. Surely there would be no going back.

@ Jennifer – The reward system is cool and often overlooked by a lot of people, me included. Let us know how you get on. One thing I would say about it is, be creative. There’s a 1,001 ways we can reward ourselves and too many people got for the obvious like money, clothes etc. There’s lots of other stuff out there too.

By: Jennifer

Jennifer — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 00:53:04 +0000

Great post Michael.

That was an interesting thought about the WLB that I never thought of before. It is so crucial to find something we enjoy – that will help us have that proper balance. If we’re doing something we hate then everything – all aspects of our lives – will suffer. It only makes sense.

Number one tip truly is the most important, but alas it seems to be the most difficult for some reason. It’s much easier to sit around and complain and do nothing about our misery, but oh the rewards when we make the right choices – and the most important one being our attitude!

I really like the reward system you mentioned. I might just have to try that.

By: Marc and Angel Hack Life

Marc and Angel Hack Life — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 23:31:54 +0000

You are spot on with your points about creating your own attitude. Attitude is a choice… and it governs much of our lives. ;-)

Thanks for the insight.

By: Tim Brownson

Tim Brownson — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 21:02:54 +0000

@ Jenny – That’s a brilliant Dyer quote, I love it and I’m sure you’ll get a lot from the site, he is definitely all about attitude.

@ Dr KC – Thanks for the comment and I agree 100% with everything you have to say.

By: Dr. KC/DOCintheBiz

Dr. KC/DOCintheBiz — Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:57:29 +0000

Being described as the “cure to an average life” is more than a compliment! You’re helping average lives change to be something more than just average. Now, don’t get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with average, but it’s just the same as saying, “What does average mean to you? What does success mean to you?” You do in fact, give people the tools to become whatever it is they want to be. You can’t do it for them, but you do set them on the right paths to doing it for themselves. Bravo to you!

Thank you for sharing the choices that we all have and the steps to making work (or perhaps something else in life that we don’t love) tolerable. Number one is of course the most important, but since it’s not all that easy to do…you do give us 2-7!

A wonderful article. Thank you!