"For every action, there is an equal and opposite reaction."

- Newton's Third Law of Motion

"Our very life itself is a paradox, contradictory in many senses; whenever you have too much of one thing you have problems created by that. You always have extremes and therefore it is important to try and find the middle way, to balance the two."

- Dalai Lama, 1976

Today, I'd like you to experience balance.

Literally stand up and feel your body as it stands in one place.

Listen to your breath, feel your limbs, your arms and legs, your fingers and toes.

When we mentor others, we in fact increase our own abilities, because we need to explain, enlighten, process, and understand our own experience in order to share our experiences with others.

For example, a math teacher truly understands a theorem when the teacher is able to teach a student the thinking behind that theorem. In the same way, when you mentor another person, you impart your knowledge and training to that person: you help them learn lessons in a quicker, more efficient way… the same mistake doesn’t *need* to be repeated twice ;-)

The very word "educare" means "to rear," meaning we are rearing the next generation's minds, spirits, consciences, and beliefs when we model for them what we have learned.

Sharing is one of the greatest ways that we may increase our own and our dearest loved ones' success.

Think about it: when you learn a lesson, either through a mistake, or through hard work, or just through luck, you alone have learned that lesson. When you share your learning with one other person, now two of you have an opportunity to learn that life lesson.

Reach out of yourself and start to touch other people with the lessons that you are learning day by day. This may mean sharing via the phone, a letter to a friend, a quiet moment with your family member, some time with your spouse or partner, or even a reflective moment where you post to your blog.

For many people, it's just okay (ho-hum) to get another job. I've had lots and lots of jobs: I've worked as a dish machine operator, a sandwich maker, an agricultural worker, a door-to-door canvasser, a pianist, a secretary, a movie usher/cashier, an educator, a software developer, and the list goes on. 

When I finally "woke up" and realized I wanted to be orchestrating my job search (and my life), I started to think about how to best look for work that I truly loved and felt good at. For me, this meant connecting with people, because in my line of work (web design and development), other people help me find opportunities.