My attempt at a balanced life is achieved by being unbalanced and by giving appropriate time to critical priorities.  Right now a big priority is keeping all my little children alive so I have to be flexible and ready to drop everything to tend to their needs.

Here are the fundamental 5 I use to keep myself pointed in the right direction.

1.  Faith- Relationship with my creator.

2.  Fitness- I don’t always take great care of myself, but on paper it is the second highest priority simply because if I don’t have good health I will not have the chance to be effective in any other area.

3.  a. Family-  A rich, meaningful relationship with my wife.
b. Family-  My children are my pride and joy and I would do anything for them.

4.  Finances- This includes all business concerns and how I handle finances.  Money is somewhat like oxygen in that when you don’t have it you need it.  Anyone who says money is not important to sustain life will lie to you about other things too.

5.  Faculty-  This is simply personal development.  You are either green and growing or ripe and dying on the vine!

One more F is FUN… but that always seems to happen on its own!