Tag: prioritize

Scott Boyles, a wealth manager at Brightscape Investment Centers in Dallas, Tex., admits that new marriages and money conversations between newlyweds aren’t exactly a big priority—but they should be.

"As a financial planner, I work with many couples on how to manage money," Boyles says. "Yet in my own life, my wife and I had to have difficult talks regarding money through the years because we started a business together."

Boyles and his spouse began discussing the budding business, with all of its financial implications on their lives, before they tied the knot.

This is undoubtedly the age of sexual freedom where any and everything goes. Sexual boundaries have been lowered and in some contexts we've fallen just a bit short of having outright sex in public. The porn industry, the internet and those steamy-leave-nothing-to-the-imagination music videos have all played their part in desensitizing us on the issue of sexual openness. Of course, there is a very positive side to the new openness on sex.

Is your life balanced? What does that even mean?

Do you often say, "There are not enough hours in a day" or "I just wish I had more time"? If you have answered "yes," then this may be a sign that your life is out of balance. How do you find balance in your life?

The symptoms of being out of balance are feeling rushed, hurried and anxious as you take on the daily events. When we are out of balance, we find it difficult to enjoy life. Many times poor scheduling dictates the quality in our lives. Instead, we need to build a life that reflects our values and priorities. I do believe that it is possible to have it all in a lifetime, but not necessarily at the same time.