by Mark Bradford | Jul 6, 2017 | Balance Wisdom
Geometry and your journey You are constantly making adjustments in your behavior. These adjustments are a mixture of our conscious mind and our unconscious mind. The unconscious mind makes decisions based on learned behavior, experiences, and even present mood...
by Mark Bradford | Jun 25, 2017 | Uncategorized
Energy is expended when we make course corrections. There’s a huge myth regarding multitasking. Many believe multitasking is a near magical ability to get more done; they believe that they have the ability to do two or more things at once – thus cheating...
by Mark Bradford | Jun 15, 2017 | Balance Wisdom
You’ve heard me say that life is made of three things – Time, Energy and Resources. Each of those three is very important, and each is unique. Of the three, only one is a meter for how happy you are at any given time: energy. Energy Think about it; do...
by Mark Bradford | May 20, 2017 | Balance Wisdom
My recent article Everyone finds time to do what they want to do I mentioned that (not surprisingly) everyone finds time to do the things they really want to do. Well, for some that same thing applies to energy and or resources. But that brings up some questions....
by Mark Bradford | May 12, 2017 | Balance Wisdom
“Everyone finds time for what they really want to do.” My friend recently repeated this phrase to me in response to a story I told him. He finds perverse pleasure in doing that, since I coined the phrase some time ago. He likes to repeat it back to me,...
by Mark Bradford | Mar 31, 2017 | Uncategorized
Aren’t my titles long? I remember being privy to a conversation in email. One person was having an issue of a technical nature. The likes of this issue would soon pass. He wrote an email to his supervisor regarding the issue and after a bit of a rant ended it...
by Mark Bradford | Mar 13, 2017 | Balance Wisdom, Uncategorized
The Flaw in the System (& the Mechanics of Existence) I was chatting with a friend recently. He is constantly flying around the US selling the services of his firm. He relayed to me that he, unlike most people trying to do the same thing, had found the flaw in...
by Mark Bradford | Feb 22, 2017 | Balance Wisdom
Privacy, Passive Listening and Forgotten Headphones As I write this I am listening, unintentionally, to someone who is obviously in a coaching session. I should not be able to listen to a coaching session, as privacy is extremely important. When I sat down (it is a...
by Mark Bradford | Feb 3, 2017 | Uncategorized
I recently gave a talk to some very interested kids on writing fiction. One of the things I told them was that they had control over time. I explained that when writing a story, unless something interesting is happening, or important to the story, we typically jump...
by Mark Bradford | Jan 23, 2017 | About, Balance Wisdom
Not What You Think – revisited Back in September of 2016 I wrote an article called Balance Coaching is Not What You Think. In this article I attempted to articulate what Balance Coaching actually is. I did this because though the term “Balance...
by Mark Bradford | Jan 7, 2017 | Uncategorized
Comfort Zones You have heard lots of helpful phrases regarding your comfort zone. You’ve heard phrases like “move out of your comfort zone” or “nothing ever happens in the comfort zone” or “make it a point to move out of your...
by Mark Bradford | Dec 28, 2016 | Balance Wisdom
New Year’s Resolutions. According to Wikipedia, about half of the US makes New Years Resolutions each year. Another study of 3,000 people sampled showed that 88% of those who set New Year resolutions fail. 88%. That’s about nine people out of ten....
by Mark Bradford | Dec 19, 2016 | Balance Wisdom
Donations When we think of donating to the poor or those in need we almost always exclusively think of it as monetary. Right? “Did you make a donation?” “No, I didn’t give any money,” you think in response to the question. Or, more...
by Mark Bradford | Nov 23, 2016 | Balance Wisdom
The holidays can be a wonderfully unbalanced time of year. According to Pew Research Center 90% of Americans celebrate Christmas, with about the same celebrating Thanksgiving. Don’t forget New Years too. If you’re not in that group you can still learn...
by Mark Bradford | Oct 4, 2016 | About, Balance Wisdom
Hey! It’s a sliding puzzle! If you’ve heard me talk about how I find balance with Time Energy and Resources, you know I do it by shifting the things you overdo to make some room for the things you want to do more (or don’t yet do because you...
by Mark Bradford | Sep 28, 2016 | About, Podcasts
“What do I get?” you ask. You may have read some of the other posts, and understand what balance coaching is and isn’t. You may have read posts and understand a lot about finding balance. If so, great, I’m doing my job to inform you of my...
by Mark Bradford | Sep 21, 2016 | About
The Flask You hear me refer to a ‘flask’ fairly often when talking about balance. “What’s this flask?” you may ask yourself if you’re new to my articles. “What’s a flask?” you may ask if you’ve never heard...
by Mark Bradford | Sep 14, 2016 | Balance Wisdom, Uncategorized
Congratulations: You’re Bored. No, I mean it. You’re bored, that’s a good thing. That’s a very key element in seeking balance. Remember, as always, it’s about Time, Energy and Resources. Tired of me saying that yet? Boredom has a...
by Mark Bradford | Sep 11, 2016 | Balance Wisdom, Uncategorized
Most people consider Sunday to be the off day, the Day of Rest, the day they tie up lose ends and wind up or down for the coming work week. If you work Sundays or have a non traditional work week, then just replace Sunday with whatever day is technically your Sunday....
by Mark Bradford | Sep 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
Balance just doesn’t cut it. It doesn’t tell people about direction. It doesn’t convey the depth of understanding you’ll have in what you’re spending your time, energy and resources on. It doesn’t even explain that it’s about time,...
by Mark Bradford | Sep 10, 2016 | Uncategorized
I started Alchemy for Life after a five year journey. Juggling a full time business, being a full time single dad with two kids, and even dating. How could I make all that work, or at least remain sane? What was the answer to that? I had run a tech business for 10+...
