Ghandi said that we cannot be successful in one area of life and unsuccessful in others. Life is an inseparable whole.
How to achieve more in life?
Truly successful people maintain a balance between the different roles and responsibilities in their lives. On the other hand, some people sacrifice their family life and friendships for their career, while others sacrifice their career for their family. Both are often unhappy because they are missing something.
A holistic approach to life is based on fulfilling the four basic categories of human needs: material/physical, social/emotional, intellectual/mental and transcendental/spiritual. Our life is like a car with four wheels. If one of the tyres is flat, the car will continue to move for a short while, but will soon have to stop. Similarly, if we neglect one of the needs this will negatively affect all other aspects of our life.
For example, if you neglect physical health, this will reflect badly on your mental state or your interpersonal relationships. When we are sick, the mind tends to be anxious and you are in a bad mood because of physical pain or worrying about missing work. A bad mood can negatively affect our behaviour towards others (irritability, nervousness).
If we neglect our social life, interpersonal relationships, the exchange of affection between people, it will affect our health, motivation and productivity.
If we neglect the spiritual aspect of our life, the need for deeper understanding of the world, the meaning of life, our position in the universe, God, the soul and so on, life can become empty and void of deeper insight. If we neglect our soul, our higher self, the physical pleasures and stimulating the mind through films, music and science this may drain us and leave us with the feeling of inner emptiness, sometimes even hopelessness.
That is why it’s our responsibility to take care of all four aspects of life and align them for mutual encouragement. Taking responsibility for our own life and needs is the first principle of success. When we take responsibility, we feel peace and a firm basis for productive activity. Taking full responsibility for our past, present and future is completely in tune with the principles – the natural laws. If we harmonize our life, our behavior and activity with natural laws, we are increasing the probability of success in all areas. Responsibility gives us strength and empowers us to be efficient.
