The Myth of Balance

Rarely has anything great ever been achieved through balance.

Ask a great musician or martial artist if they lived a balanced life while achieving greatness.

Ask a graduate of law or medical school if they lived a balanced life while studying for and earning their advanced degrees.

Ask any wealthy person, other than those born into wealth, if they lived balanced lives while achieving great wealth.

Balance will achieve mediocrity. Perhaps you are contented in your balanced life.

However, almost always, it is only through living an UNBALANCED life that you will achieve anything great.

Figure out what you really, truly want. If it is great, you must be unbalanced. What will you sacrifice? And what will you tenaciously pursue?