How Do You Balance Life and Work?
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How Do You Balance Life and Work?
Age 4: He was composing music.
Age 8: He scored 1,500 out of 1,600 possible points on the SAT.
Age 9: He attended Chicago’s Loyola University and was still delighted in reading children’s books.
Age 12: He entered medical school.
Age 21: He completed his PhD in molecular 1 genetics and cell biology.
He has an IQ above 200.
He has a black belt in tae kwon do.
He is a noted 2 pianist.
He chose medicine because he wants to make a great contribution.
He says, “We’ll just have to see where life takes me, but really, I haven’t done anything yet.”
His name is Sho Yano, a former child genius and the youngest student to receive a medical degree from the University of Chicago by age 21.
What a big, well integrated life he is living!
Probably the first question that came to your mind is how did he find time to do and maintain balance between all that?
Before we examine Sho Yano’s secret to finding balance, let me ask you a question.
How old you are now?
If you take a look at your life to evaluate what you’ve accomplished 3, would you be proud of the life you’ve lived so far?
So many people claim that they are too busy at work that they can’t find time and energy to do what they want in life.
You wish to find a secret formula to balance life and work. You wish to live a bigger life and broaden your experiences, but you are totally stressed and out of balance.
When you turn to experts for a work/life balance advice, you usually get this answer:
“You must learn how to separate work from life”
For me this is B.S.
The legendary 4 Steve Jobs of Apple said, “Your work is going to fill a large part of your life and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what you do.”
So the advice of separating work from life is not practical and is pure non-sense.
If you carefully examine Sho Yano’s life, you’ll find the secret to balance life and work.
Here’s the secret…
Sho Yano lives an integrated life.
Everything he does is an integral part of his personality and lifestyle.
Although his primary work is in the medical field, he is a highly accomplished person in other fields.
The reason behind that is that his work gives him positive energy that extends to other areas of his life.
He talks integration 5, not separation.
When you do work you love and have a great cause to live for, your life becomes integrated. Work becomes part of your life and your life becomes part of your work. Everything you do has its role in the bigger meaning and purpose of your life.
That’s balance.
When your work energizes 6 your life and your life energizes your work, you’ll not feel that you’re actually working. Everything will be an integral part in the big picture of your life.
Trying to separate work from life means that your work doesn’t match with your passion and purpose in life. It doesn’t represent who you truly are or what you want to be. It means that you’re selling your life at work to earn a few bucks 7 at the end of each month. And you don’t even have time or energy to spend what you make on any pleasure you wish.
For many people, a balanced and happier life is associated with the dream of …
- no longer being an employee
- no longer having your schedule dictated 8 by others,
- no longer having your vacations taken by permission
- no longer having to obey incompetent 9 superiors
- no longer having someone else determines your income.
- no longer having to live your life on someone else’s terms.
If you want a balanced life, you must do work you LOVE! Period.
There is no other way to find and maintain balance. Passion is KING!
If you think that making the transition to a life of passion at this moment is an impossible mission, then you don’t know the power of starting small.
“Nothing is particularly hard if you divide it into small jobs” – Henry Ford 10
If you start small down the right path, then you will slowly transform your life into a masterpiece of joy and contribution. As the momentum 11 builds up, you’ll move faster than you could imagine possible.
And always remember that…
“Slow motion is better than no motion” – Joel Runyon
Follow Sho Yano’s secret to living a balanced life.
Think integration, not separation.
Do what you love and your life will be a complete, well integrated entity 12.
Do what you love and you’ll live in harmony.
Live your life as a whole. Don’t separate it into pieces. Otherwise, you’ll be crushed by stress and unfulfillment.
Start today following your passion and creating a new life you can be proud of.
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adj.分子的；克分子的
- The research will provide direct insight into molecular mechanisms.这项研究将使人能够直接地了解分子的机理。
- For the pressure to become zero, molecular bombardment must cease.当压强趋近于零时，分子的碰撞就停止了。
adj.著名的，知名的
- The local hotel is noted for its good table.当地的那家酒店以餐食精美而著称。
- Jim is noted for arriving late for work.吉姆上班迟到出了名。
adj.有才艺的；有造诣的；达到了的
- Thanks to your help,we accomplished the task ahead of schedule.亏得你们帮忙,我们才提前完成了任务。
- Removal of excess heat is accomplished by means of a radiator.通过散热器完成多余热量的排出。
adj.传奇（中）的，闻名遐迩的；n.传奇（文学）
- Legendary stories are passed down from parents to children.传奇故事是由父母传给孩子们的。
- Odysseus was a legendary Greek hero.奥狄修斯是传说中的希腊英雄。
n.一体化，联合，结合
- We are working to bring about closer political integration in the EU.我们正在努力实现欧盟內部更加紧密的政治一体化。
- This was the greatest event in the annals of European integration.这是欧洲统一史上最重大的事件。
v.给予…精力，能量( energize的第三人称单数 )；使通电
- However, heating energizes the vibrational, rotational, and electronic motions all at once. 但是，加热会一下子把振动、转动和电子运动统统加强。 来自英汉非文学 - 科技
- Purpose always produces passion. Nothing energizes like a clear purpose. 目的往往会带来热忱，没有任何东西比清晰的目的更有动力。 来自互联网
n.雄鹿( buck的名词复数 )；钱；（英国十九世纪初的）花花公子；（用于某些表达方式）责任v.（马等）猛然弓背跃起( buck的第三人称单数 )；抵制；猛然震荡；马等尥起后蹄跳跃
- They cost ten bucks. 这些值十元钱。
- They are hunting for bucks. 他们正在猎雄兔。 来自《简明英汉词典》
v.大声讲或读( dictate的过去式和过去分词 )；口授；支配；摆布
- He dictated a letter to his secretary. 他向秘书口授信稿。
- No person of a strong character likes to be dictated to. 没有一个个性强的人愿受人使唤。 来自《简明英汉词典》
adj.无能力的，不能胜任的
- He is utterly incompetent at his job.他完全不能胜任他的工作。
- He is incompetent at working with his hands.他动手能力不行。
n.浅滩，水浅可涉处；v.涉水，涉过
- They were guarding the bridge,so we forded the river.他们驻守在那座桥上，所以我们只能涉水过河。
- If you decide to ford a stream,be extremely careful.如果已决定要涉过小溪，必须极度小心。
n.动力，冲力，势头；动量
- We exploit the energy and momentum conservation laws in this way.我们就是这样利用能量和动量守恒定律的。
- The law of momentum conservation could supplant Newton's third law.动量守恒定律可以取代牛顿第三定律。
n.实体，独立存在体，实际存在物
- The country is no longer one political entity.这个国家不再是一个统一的政治实体了。
- As a separate legal entity,the corporation must pay taxes.作为一个独立的法律实体，公司必须纳税。
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