Comments on: Understanding the Seven Life Areas http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/03/20/understanding-the-seven-life-areas/ Holistic Growth through Balanced Living Tue, 06 Sep 2011 05:57:37 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Haider http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/03/20/understanding-the-seven-life-areas/comment-page-1/#comment-2416 Haider Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:54:47 +0000 http://personalgrowthmap.com/?p=347#comment-2416 Sounds like a plan! ;) Sounds like a plan! ;)

]]> By: Arsh http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/03/20/understanding-the-seven-life-areas/comment-page-1/#comment-2415 Arsh Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:53:31 +0000 http://personalgrowthmap.com/?p=347#comment-2415 Thanks again. For daily recreation after work, I will probably stick to PS3 and on the weekends, I can do photography and hiking. Thanks again. For daily recreation after work, I will probably stick to PS3 and on the weekends, I can do photography and hiking.

]]> By: Haider http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/03/20/understanding-the-seven-life-areas/comment-page-1/#comment-2414 Haider Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:48:40 +0000 http://personalgrowthmap.com/?p=347#comment-2414 Well, Arsh, you can put "hiking" under the Physical life area, and count that as part of your exercise routine. You can then schedule time for PS3 and time for photography, based on your energy level and the other activities that surround it. As a suggestion, you might want to play PS3 after running some errands and go out to take some pictures when you've been working at home and need some fresh air. There will always be several options of how you can advance in each life area, and it's up to you to choose what option to go for and when. Glad you're enjoying the site and wish you all the best. :) Well, Arsh, you can put “hiking” under the Physical life area, and count that as part of your exercise routine.

You can then schedule time for PS3 and time for photography, based on your energy level and the other activities that surround it.

As a suggestion, you might want to play PS3 after running some errands and go out to take some pictures when you’ve been working at home and need some fresh air.

There will always be several options of how you can advance in each life area, and it’s up to you to choose what option to go for and when.

Glad you’re enjoying the site and wish you all the best. :)

]]> By: Arsh http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/03/20/understanding-the-seven-life-areas/comment-page-1/#comment-2413 Arsh Sun, 09 Jan 2011 07:42:10 +0000 http://personalgrowthmap.com/?p=347#comment-2413 Hi Haider Thanks for the comment. I really enjoyed your site and spent some time today sorting out some stuff. Coming to hobbies, I have a slight issue with putting hobbies under recreational. For example, my hobbies are photography and hiking. For recreational purposes I love my PS3 gaming. So if I put photography, hiking and PS3 under same category, I will probably choose PS3 most of the time (since it's the easiest option) rather than getting out and taking pictures or going for a hike!! Anyway, it's just something personal to me and as long as I'm aware of the issue, I should be able to use some discipline. Hi Haider

Thanks for the comment. I really enjoyed your site and spent some time today sorting out some stuff.

Coming to hobbies, I have a slight issue with putting hobbies under recreational. For example, my hobbies are photography and hiking. For recreational purposes I love my PS3 gaming. So if I put photography, hiking and PS3 under same category, I will probably choose PS3 most of the time (since it’s the easiest option) rather than getting out and taking pictures or going for a hike!! Anyway, it’s just something personal to me and as long as I’m aware of the issue, I should be able to use some discipline.

]]> By: Haider http://personalgrowthmap.com/blog/2009/03/20/understanding-the-seven-life-areas/comment-page-1/#comment-2412 Haider Sun, 09 Jan 2011 06:04:01 +0000 http://personalgrowthmap.com/?p=347#comment-2412 Thanks, Arsh. :) Your hobbies would be Recreational, since they are done for fun. Having said that, hobbies can easily help you overlap life areas. For example, you might join a reading club, in which case it becomes Recreational and Social (and if the books are any good, Intellectual :P). You can turn your love for DIY into a community project to help the less-privileged, making it a Spiritual, as well as a Recreational activity. The possibilities for overlapping life areas (and, therefore, making life balance much easier to accomplish) are endless. :) Thanks, Arsh. :)

Your hobbies would be Recreational, since they are done for fun.

Having said that, hobbies can easily help you overlap life areas. For example, you might join a reading club, in which case it becomes Recreational and Social (and if the books are any good, Intellectual :P ).

You can turn your love for DIY into a community project to help the less-privileged, making it a Spiritual, as well as a Recreational activity.

The possibilities for overlapping life areas (and, therefore, making life balance much easier to accomplish) are endless. :)

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