Walking a tight-wire

As I read through and watch the instructional material for this week I was amazed that at the balancing act that we are to acquire throughout our life. Whether that balance is with work and family, balancing the urge that we have to create within entrepreneurship, and the battle we have with the natural man and self-mastery.  As I took time to ponder this struggle that we all have within us to find the perfect balance I found the advice given by Steve Blank to be most helpful. When Mr. Blank was speaking about the balance within the family, he taught me that the most important thing is to schedule yourself in such a way that you are able to create balance. Not allowing yourself to say, I will work a little longer, or I will do that later, and setting an agenda that is set that you can keep to will help you to maintain that balance.

I also found great advice within Elder N. Eldon Tanner's talk. He said that we need to remember that the shortest route to two points is straight. As we deviate from the straight and narrow making our course more of a treasure map rather than a straight path, we lose valuable time and energy that could be used towards the things that matter most. He also says the decision to follow the straight and narrow should be made now. Although he said we should make it as a young boy, I even think we can say right now. Right now I make the decision to walk the straightness of the shortest path. 

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