Are you successful? Are you balanced?
Today I'm delighted to welcome Apryl Zarate Schleuter, author of Finding Success In Balance to my blog.
Finding Success in Balance: My Journey to The Cheerful Mind follows the quest of the career-driven individual trying to find a healthy balance between work and everything else outside of it (family, health, relationships, fun, etc.). Interweaving personal stories of the lessons she learned on her own journey, Schleuter shares strategies to help readers identify what work-life balance truly means including:
· Find time for the things you love without sacrifice
· Accomplish goals that are aligned with your priorities
· Love your career and grow strong, healthy relationships
· Manage stress and avoid burnout
It¹s time to stop letting society dictate what ³success² means and start living the awesome life you have always wanted. Your journey starts here.Click here to find my review of Finding Success In Balance
and read on to learn what inspired Apryl to share these stories with her readers. Over to you Apryl, and thank you for visiting my blog.
The Motivation Behind writing “Finding Success in Balance”
by April Zarate Schleuter
On a sunny August day in 2015 (the 6th
to be exact!), I publicly proclaimed (via social media) my intention to write a
book. “And this, my friends, was the moment (or the moment shortly
after) I made the decision to COMMIT to writing a book. Wanna guess what my title *might* be?” I was on my way to a
flying trapeze class, and on the drive, I listened to a podcast where someone
was explaining how one could write an entire book in a weekend, and while I was
skeptical, I thought to myself, “Well, if people are writing books over a span
of days, there’s no way I can’t
become an author!” Of course, I had fear around taking this leap, especially
since my academic background had nothing to do with writing, but the idea of
jumping into a big goal like this fed my inner adrenaline junkie, so I went for
it!
It was a period of my life where I was transitioning into
entrepreneurship after many years of being employed. I was one month into my coach
training, and I had already experienced massive personal growth, and wanted to
share the many lessons I had learned. However, I wasn’t quite sure how I was
going to share those lessons. Looking ahead at creating my business plan, I
knew that I would need to eventually choose a strategy to market who I am and
what I do in my business, but I had no clue what that perfect strategy was.
One of the big takeaways I had from my coach certification
training was the fact that I was an “outward processor.” This trait of mine was
one which I historically had a great amount of shame around; people used to
make fun of me because it would take me a significant amount of time to answer
questions. I always wanted to provide a thorough explanation on how I arrived
at my answers. Once I was able to embrace this tendency, I realized that
writing a book would be the perfect method to explain who I am, why the search
for work-life balance was so important to me, and how I could help others find
balance for themselves.
In writing Finding
Success in Balance, I was able to gain clarity on the many lessons I’ve
learned to improve my overall quality of life, and I now have a tangible item
that I can reference whenever I need a reminder on how to move forward. The
book writing journey was a fun ride, I feel a sense of great accomplishment,
and have more confidence than ever!
And just maybe it will be good for me too--I rather suspect I'm an "outward processor" too.
Apryl Schlueter is the
Chief Energy! Officer of The Cheerful Mind, Inc., a happiness and productivity
expert who helps people have more fun while getting stuff done! She is a
Certified Professional Coach, speaker, and author of "Finding Success in
Balance: My Journey to The Cheerful Mind." Like this article? Find more at
www.thecheerfulmind.com.
Find the book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Success-Balance-Journey-Cheerful-ebook/dp/B06XRYTWWQ/
Find the book on Amazon at https://www.amazon.com/Finding-Success-Balance-Journey-Cheerful-ebook/dp/B06XRYTWWQ/
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