Understanding Balance (Elite Athlete)
LESSON OVERVIEW
WHAT YOU WILL LEARN
In this lesson, you’ll learn to set realistic, measurable goals and create a step-by-step plan to achieve them. By breaking down long-term goals into manageable daily and weekly targets, you’ll stay focused and motivated. You’ll also learn to track progress, using calorie calculations and personal energy metrics, and reinforce commitment through accountability tools and reminders. This approach helps ensure steady progress toward your goals.
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Balance
Is Your Life In Balance?
When life feels off-balance, it’s like you’re constantly juggling between what you have to do and what you want to do. But real balance? That’s about being present with what you’re doing right now, instead of stressing over what you should be doing. If you can fully embrace the moment, you’ll stop feeling guilty about what you’re not doing. Think of crossing a bridge with evenly spaced, steady boards—much more fun and secure than one with gaps and jagged edges.
Finding Balance In Your Life
Does balance seem impossible for you? The truth is: balance is an ongoing process. You’re constantly juggling different parts of your life, and balance doesn’t just appear—it’s something you create.
As Einstein said, “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Life is always moving, and so is balance. The trick isn’t to fight it—it’s to adapt as things change. Embrace the unexpected: a work meeting, a last-minute dinner cancellation. Life is messy, and balance means rolling with it.
For example, work-life balance isn’t about keeping work and personal life separate—it’s about integrating them. Don’t build walls; let different parts of your life feed into each other. When you let go of control, balance will naturally fall into place.
Studies show that repressing emotions leads to stress and hampers our ability to focus, so why suppress what needs to flow? An imbalanced life is exhausting, where everything feels like a battle—protecting your ‘me-time’ against everyone else’s needs. Instead, balance is about enjoying what’s in front of you. What’s the point of taking time off if your mind is still on work?
5 Ways to Find Balance
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Integrate All Aspects of Your Life:
Stop compartmentalizing your time. Let your work, personal life, and social time flow together. They should be working in harmony, not against each other.
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Lose Balance to Find Balance:
Sometimes, you’ve got to let go of control. Don’t be afraid to take risks or make mistakes. If you have to work late one night, give yourself time to recover another day. Balance isn’t about perfection, but the long-term view.
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Prioritize Your Activities:
Know what truly matters. To find balance, you’ll need to say “no” to certain things, so you can say “yes” to what really aligns with your goals. Let go of things that drain you, and ask for help when you need it.
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Develop a Balanced Mindset:
Balance isn’t something outside of you—it’s within. If you’re feeling off, ask yourself why. Neutralizing the noise in your head can help restore calm. Balance is about adjusting your mindset to handle life’s demands.
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Practice Journaling:
Reflect on how you spend your time. Acknowledge both the good and the bad, and make adjustments where needed. Journaling helps you focus on the positive, so you don’t get stuck in stress.
Balancing The Scales
Remember the Personality Test you took earlier? If you’re someone who’s a perfectionist, balance will be key to understanding how to navigate that. Maybe being imperfect at work helps you connect better with your family. It’s about knowing where you need balance. If you’re the “all-or-nothing” type, learning balance is crucial. Don’t just focus on one thing—learn to give equal attention to all areas of your life.
Is Your Life in Balance?
Take a moment to reflect on where your life is right now. How much time do you spend in each area? Write it down honestly. Then, imagine you only have one hour in your day. How would you divide that hour across all areas of your life? The key here is to see where you currently are and where you want to be. This exercise will help you pinpoint where you need to adjust and find true balance.
ASSESSMENT
Fill In The Blank | Workbook Page 88-90
ACTIVITY | Find out what is in and out of balance.
What is the Right Balance?
I am sure you were thinking about your own life, specifically how much time and effort you put into the different areas. If you were, good. We are going to do an exercise to see what life balance means to you. If you were not, that is okay. This exercise will help to make that clear to you.
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Step 1
Visit page 88 on your workbook. look at the listed areas and rate from 1 to 10, where 10 is extremely important and 1 is not important at all.
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Step 2
Now that you have rated each area of your life, let’s look at where you spend your time right now. Create a pie chart on a piece of paper and rate how much time you spend on each area of your life.
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Step 3
On page 89 on your workbook. Fill out the top 10 things that feel unbalanced in your life.
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Step 4
On page 90 on your workbook. Write 10 things that you are willing to do in the next year to get yourself in balance:
Summary
No person on this earth is 100% balanced. Even if you’re very balanced in a few realms of your life, you’ve got lower levels of balance in other areas. We’ve all got baggage and weaknesses aplenty, as we know (or if we don’t know, then our spouses can vouch for it!). The aim here is to see if any unbalanced areas are holding you back by taking up too much energy and mental capacity.
Alright, you’ve got everything you need—your goals, your nutrition dialed in, your workout plan, and the tools to make it happen. This is the moment where it all comes together. You’ve laid the foundation, and now it’s time to map out how you’re going to actually do it.
So, let’s map it out together (assessment)
Take a moment to answer these questions and solidify your plan:
- What’s my weight loss goal? (Short-term and long-term)
- What’s my daily calorie burn target?
- What are my nutrition priorities? (Meals, macros, meal prep)
- What’s my workout schedule? (Including muscle building, cardio, and flexibility/mobility)
- Who’s in my corner? (Coaching, accountability partners, or a support group)
- What’s my backup plan? (For busy days, setbacks, or unexpected challenges)
Write this all down—it’s your blueprint. I’m serious. When you can see your plan laid out, it’s a game-changer. It gives you direction, focus, and a reason to keep going. Next, we’re diving into the glue that holds it all together: accountability. That’s how you stay on track, even when life gets messy.
