If you have started to seriously consider the accuracy of the principles in your belief window, you have taken the first step toward building a solid foundation for accelerated success. The second essential element in that foundation is a well-managed life. Those who lack good life management skills will have difficulty sustaining the discipline needed to produce continued success. If you hope to be a high achiever, it is absolutely critical that you maintain discipline in your life. Consistent discipline will continually move you toward success as you set your goals, make your plans to reach them, and work to accomplish your objectives.

There are six basic elements common to all human existence, and how we combine them provides the evidence of life management. This concept is also known as the “Balance Wheel of Life,” and it embraces the principle that the more balanced we are in each of the six areas, the smoother our “wheel” of life will roll.

While these categories are fairly simple, life is certainly much more complicated that this list might imply. It is the interaction and application of these six areas that can be, and usually are, very difficult. Every individual’s life is a journey marked by thousands of events. If we were to analyze everything that occurs in the course of a person’’ life, we would find that each event falls into one or more of these six basic categories

• Spiritual
• Social
• Educational
• Home and Family
• Physical and Health
• Financial

We will discuss the important role that goal setting plays in achieving accelerated success in greater depth during a later article. But setting personal goals within these six basic areas is the key to developing a well-managed life. The best way to get your wheel out of balance is to simply “let life happen” and not establish goals in each of these areas. Unfortunately, many people live their lives without setting goals, and the result is that a large percentage of our society is simply drifting through life with no place to go, so to speak. Many people who hope to be successful are just waiting for their “big break” and have never entertained the thought of establishing goals and structuring a plan to achieve them. They have no idea where they are going or how to get there.

As we explore each of the six basic areas of the Balance Wheel of Life, I would encourage you to consider what personal goals are important to you within each area. Write them down to reference later and possibly develop into full-blown goals.

Next time we’ll start taking a closer look at these six basic areas of the Balance Wheel of Life.

Reprinted with permission from Success Acceleration by Tony Jeary. You can get on the fast track to success immediately by visiting Tony’s website at www.tonyjeary.com.