Sometimes you just feel whacked out, or more likely, whack! It could be the lack of proper bal- ance in your life. Just as a pilot must ensure the airplane is bal- anced properly before flying, we must do the same thing with our lives. If your life is out of balance you’re most likely headed for trou- ble. Here are several suggestions for your consideration. • When was the last time you exercised? Jumping to conclu- sions doesn’t count. Good phys- ical health is the center of our existence; nothing else happens unless you’re physically healthy. • Medicating yourself? I’m not talking about prescription medi- cines a doctor has prescribed, I’m talking about all that other stuff you’re shoving into your pie hole. Stuffing yourself with unhealthy foods, drinks, smokes, drugs – or just going shopping spending money you don’t have, on junk you don’t need – are all a signal of lack of balance in your life. Plan to improve your habits starting today. • Do you have squirrel brain? Can’t seem to focus on what’s happening in front of you because you’re checking your cell phone again (for the 50th time this morning), or check- ing emails constantly? Do you obsessively tap your finger or foot? Is your leg bouncing up and down right now? Do your friends or spouse accuse you of not paying attention when they talk? These are all signs of excessive and unhealthy stress in your life. • Dude, are you alive? Do you leave folks hanging without replying to messages or phone calls? Is your inbox or voice mail so full they aren’t accepting new messages? Are you returning your phone calls within a rea- sonable time? It’s just plain rude and disrespectful to not respond to messages and/or do what you promise, so that’s another wacky action. Continue this and you’ll quickly discover just how un- needed you really are. • When was your last vacation or time off? Burn-out is one of the worst indications of a life out of balance, and worst of all, it is TOTALLY preventable. Just take a Is your life out of balance? By Steve Rausch, industry consultant BUSINESS FEATURE –––––––––––––––––– 56 TileLetter | July 2018