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This website is about living your best life. So what does that mean? And how can you lead your best life? Well, I find that an interesting question and through this website I’m going to try and find the answer and provide resources for things that I believe can help us to get the best out of life. 

How can we live our best life?

Should we aim to help others, make this world a better place? Or should we focus on ourselves being happy and content?

Should we seek for the meaning and try to connect to our soul through religion or spirituality. Or should we just live life as it comes and accept things for what they are?

Should we work as hard as we can, have clear goals and earn as much money as possible or should we be content with smaller things and hence not be so driven and spend more time with family?

Should we enjoy the pleasures of life whenever we can, eat and be merry or do we need to watch our diet and keep thin and fit?

How much time do we spend with friends?

Finding the right balance

Of course the answer would be that it would need to be a combination of these. The trick is to try and find the right balance that is right for you. And that is the hard part;  to know what the right balance is.

So where to begin to find that balance? I think you first need to look at what kind of person you are. What are your passions in life? What do you love to do? Start by making a list of these things or create a mind map. To create a mind map you draw a circle and call it life. Now around it write anything that comes to mind that you want your life to be. Think about work, family, friends, spirituality, community service, leisure time, health, love, learning etc. The more you want of something the bigger the letters or block should be.

Create another mind map or drawing, whatever feels right for you, and write down how your life currently is. Is there a big difference between the 2? What parts of your life are currently missing and which area in your life is dominant? Determine what the right balance would be for you. When you have established the areas that you want more of, you can start making plans on how to achieve this. Take small steps to move in that direction. Start by looking at what time you have available to add some of these things into your life and use that to move closer to your desired balanced life. Perhaps you have some time where you would normally watch television and you could now choose to spend that on learning the language you always planned to.

Review on a regular basis to see where you are at and where it is necessary to make adjustments.

Let’s try and discover what it means and what it takes to live your best life. Of course I will share my thoughts and ideas on this site but I would welcome any comments and ideas that you have. Have you managed to find the right balance and / or what is your take on living your best life. What topics would you like to see  discussed on this site? 

Further resources:

• Creating the wheel of life