Hi there Schealer and thankyou for your kind words - it is the greatest reward for me to be of help
Setting up business when we moved, made it necessary to do "whatever it takes" and we made the decision to pay this price. We had already done this in the U.K. for a number of years so we knew the kind of effort we needed to make.
We did make sure that we had quality family time, however we put exploring our new environment to a real minimum.
After two years of hard work we set some goals in the new year to work towards a 4 hour workday
by June (to enable us to really enjoy the summer months)
Although we are only part way towards this goal, I suddenly realised something last Thursday while I was meditating. It's really difficult to explain -but I just felt quite clearly that we needed more balance and fun in our lives.
We had gotten into the habit of working long hours, my daughter had just moved home and I felt like everyone was ready for a better balance.
I called a brief meeting and everyone agreed excitedly - we believe we'll be just as productive finishing 2 hours earlier every day - and we'll be able to spend more time with our new friends, enjoying the pool, barbecues and general outdoor living.
Being disciplined and responsible as a team now gives us some wonderful choices - we all enjoy our work, however, we have always been working towards our choice of a healthy balance.
Just incorporate it into your goals, it's certainly a very exciting and worthwhile one. I wish you an abundance of peace, joy and family time out
