Balance your Tanks

Living in balance strengthens your leadership.

When your inner tanks are filled properly, you gain greater margin to adapt to change.

You can respond more nimbly to crisis or opportunity.

A life in balance carries less stress and is more productive over the long haul.

If you want to blaze a legacy rather than burn out as a leader, finding balance isn’t a nice-to-have.

A warplane out of balance can’t fight well. It may even enter a spin. Same goes for a leader.

Balance is about priorities, not time.

We’re not talking a math equation here.

I dislike the “work-life balance” term for that reason. It implies “work” isn’t a part of “life”—like some bizarre see-saw with our “work” hours on one seat and our “life” crammed onto the other.

Instead, look at your life holistically. Think about last week. What occupied priority space in your mind? How were your Core Values reflected in your attention?

It’s possible to be intentional and focused, even for a short time, and refill an important tank. (If you have a family, you know how much your attention matters to them.)

Check your fuel tanks, then adjust.

Sometimes a pause to assess current reality is all it takes to open the flow to breakthrough.

Sign up below for a free worksheet to guide that assessment. It will also invite you to isolate action steps to tweak your balance.

This isn’t a one-and-done deal. We all need to step back and make adjustments from time to time. Saying “yes” to something new often requires a “no” elsewhere. Tune your boundaries.

Filling our priority tanks leads to fulfillment as a person, a leader, and a legacy-leaver. It’s worth the effort!