Why Forming New Habits is the Key To Balance

How do you know your life is out of balance? It's often that subtle feeling of something feeling 'off'. Something is not quite right. Maybe you already know the areas of your life that feel unbalanced? Are you spending too much time at work, or too much time commuting? Maybe you have gone in the other direction and spend too much time in the gym, and not enough time at rest?

Whatever the reason, finding balance again is important for your overall health and wellbeing. Identifying areas that need a different approach and developing habits in those areas, is the key to finding balance in your life.

Here are some ways to help you identify and choose new habits to find more balance.

When you are busy creating new habits to find more balance in your life, remember that you can
have a new habit for each area of your life. You don’t have to be restricted to just
healthy habits or just regular daily habits. There are many different types of habits that
will benefit you greatly.

"Balance is not something you find, it’s something you create." - Jana Kingsford

 

Where are You Falling Behind?
Before creating your first new habit, think of where in your life you are falling behind.
This doesn’t mean you're failing, but it may be an area of your life where you don’t focus as much attention as the other areas of your life. Most people have at least one. This might mean you work hard, but neglect your health. Or you eat very healthy, but you have trouble saving money. Maybe you don’t get enough sleep because you are always distracted at night.

This can tell you what areas need improving first before moving on to other habits.

What do You Complain About the Most?
Another way to figure out where where your life is out of balance and where your new habits should start is based on what you tend to complain about.
Think about the last time you complained to someone or yourself about what isn’t going your way, or what isn’t working in your life. Do you complain that you are always late to work? What about the fact that your bills are late or your clothes don’t fit? Are you frustrated because you never have enough time to get everything done? These are good signs of where your habits to find more balance should start.

Choosing Your New Habits
Remember that even if you come up with a list of new habits to form in your life, you still
want to start with just one at a time. Even if you have 5 small habits all for the same end
result, you want to start with just one of them before moving on to the next.

How do you know it is time to develop a new habit? When the last one you created is
something you don’t even have to think about anymore. That is when you know you are
ready for the next habit.

Everyone has habits each day of their life, even if you don’t realize it. They aren’t
always something you constantly think about. It might be your cup of coffee in the
morning or the way you drive to work. What you want to do now is gradually create new habits
that will improve the overall balance in your life.