“I’m
mentoring several women right now who make
good money. They’ve been in their
industries for years and years. They should
be better off than they are, but they haven’t
gotten the financial area of their life
under control. I know people who make over
$100,000 a year and have nothing to show
for it,” says Lindy Ford, an actress,
real estate rehabber, and nutritionist.
Money isn’t the definition of success.
Workaholics often end up divorced or with
kids who hate them, because they’ve
neglected their families. We all know people
with more money than us who look miserable
most of the time. “Success is about
integrating. It’s about balance. I don’t see
many people living like this, Christian or
not,” Lindy explains. “My big philosophy is
that we are integrated human beings and
every area helps every other area. My spirit
is better if my emotions are right and my
physical life is right.”
When she was in her twenties, she often felt
tired and emotionally drained. She changed
her diet to one with fewer refined
carbohydrates (white rice, white flour,
white sugar, etc…). “Don’t feel sorry for
me,” she says in her “A Busy to A Beautiful
Life” DVD on improving your nutrition, “I
ate a great Mediterranean meal last night.
I’m not deprived just because I eat
healthy.” A healthy diet is just one aspect
of living a balanced life.
“I live in
freedom. I live in emotional, physical, and
spiritual freedom. I don’t find that most
people do,” says Lindy. That’s probably
because most of us don’t want to discipline
ourselves. I know it’s a struggle for me.
It’s not easy
for women who are disciplined, either.
Successful, balanced women like Lindy admit,
“These are tough choices. I’d rather eat
what I want whenever I want to. Not
preparing meals is the easy way. All of this
takes work. It takes pushing through
feelings, but good feelings come
afterwards.”
“This
morning, I woke up and I didn’t want to
exercise. I did it anyway. I probably didn’t
do it as vigorously as I could have, but I
did it. I think that’s a big key to being a
successful person. No matter what it is, you
have to manage yourself first,” she says.
Lindy has broken life
into three basic areas that must stay in
balance: spiritual, emotional, and physical
(includes finances).
“Spiritually, I want to regularly cultivate
a vibrant relationship with God and teach
others to do that.
“Emotionally I want to
cultivate good relationships with others. If
you don’t cultivate a good marriage or a
good relationship with your children, then
none of this really matters.
“Physically, I exercise
regularly, eat very healthy, and take a lot
of supplements. I have incredible health and
a ton of energy. I live in financial
freedom. I always wanted to have enough
money that I didn’t have to worry about it
and be able to give to other people,” she
says.
Don’t think that just
because Lindy has goals and strives to
maintain a balanced life that she’s a
modern-day icon of the woman in Proverbs 31.
“I’m not perfect,” she says, “Perfection you
need to literally throw out the window. You
have to keep growing with it. I’ve had these
principles for years, but I have to keep
applying and rededicating myself to it every
day. “
Lindy’s candid about her flaws in her “A
Busy to a Beautiful Life” DVD teaching
series based on Proverbs 31. Creating a
Bible Study curriculum based on the balanced
life of the Virtuous Woman was “a God
thing”. It wasn’t something Lindy had
planned to create, but she knew it was
something women needed.
Lindy’s candid about her
flaws in her “A Busy to a Beautiful Life”
DVD teaching series based on Proverbs 31.
Creating a Bible Study curriculum based on
the balanced life of the Virtuous Woman was
“a God thing”. It wasn’t something Lindy had
planned to create, but she knew it was
something women needed.
“The study takes ancient
principles and applies them to today. It’s a
woman who goes out and buys property. She’s
very savvy, but she’s kind and generous at
the same time. There’s balance in her life.
She lives in freedom,” explains Lindy.
Instead of teaching women to see the ideal
of this biblical woman as an unattainable
goal the way some teachers do, she shows
them that the woman is disciplined and
balanced, an example of a balanced and
successful life.
According to Lindy, living
with discipline takes you farther and gives
you a happier life. You could almost say
that she’s addicted to a life of freedom. “I
will never stop living like this,” she says.
Working together and learning from one another
is a tremendous benefit of being a work
from home mom. Being a part of an online
community or a local networking group can
help you to think outside of your usual
methods and develop unique ways of building
your business. Find the time to connect
with other work-at-home moms and work together
to achieve success.
ABOUT THE AUTHOR:
Terri Pilcher writes articles and
interviews millionaires from home for an
upcoming book about the Parable of the
Talents. Visit her website
www.ChristianMillionaireSecrets.com and
sign up for her monthly ezine containing an
article, an audioclip from a millionaire
interview, a book review, and a quote about
success.
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