Successful Living: How to balance Health and Work by Ulli G. Niemann

Health: Who's got time for it? If you know what's good for you (and your finances) you will make time for it. Health is your most valuable asset. Without it, all the money in the world won't have much value. That's why an investment advisor like me is writing about how, in today’s environment of longer commutes, shorter staffs, instant communications, voice mail, faxes and fast food on the go, as well as social and family obligations, you need to pay attention to your health.

Of course, I don’t know your specific situation, but chances are there are at least some similarities between yours and mine. So maybe some of the ways I have found to integrate taking care of my health into my routine will assist you to do the same. However you do it, I guarantee it will be one of the best investments you will make.

Life as a whole can be overwhelming, so I divide it up into smaller, more manageable pieces. Every 24-hour period represents a ‘mini-life’ to me, which I want to fill with things I ‘have-to-do’ and, more importantly, things I ‘want-to-do.’

I am an investment advisor, specializing in no-load mutual fund investments, and have owned and operated my company for the past 20 years. Besides doing extensive research so I can effectively manage the millions of dollars of clients’ assets I am responsible for, I write and publish two weekly investment updates, a monthly newsletter, various investment articles, and handle 15,000+ subscribers to my free internet publications. In addition, I am a husband and an older parent of a 7-year old boy.

Though my plate is pretty full, over my career I have developed a lifestyle which balances my health and work very well, thereby making me a more relaxed and productive person.

Here’s how my 24-hour “mini-life” works.

After working at the office in the morning, at 11:30 sharp I head to the fitness center for my 90-minute lunchtime workout. Afterward, I grab a nutritious sandwich and a health drink, and by shortly after 1 pm I’m back at the office.

Thanks to my exercise regimen the edge has been taken of and I’m relaxed knowing that I already have attended to my health needs. I may be physically a little tired, but mentally I feel very sharp, so the afternoon is my most productive time. Since I generally enjoy my work, it's okay if my work day extends into the evening. I feel good!

After a leisurely dinner with family and some play time with my son, I’m ready for my ultimate physical and mental relaxation ritual. Since I have always chosen to live in communities with facilities such as pool and spa, around 8 pm I head out for a wonderful hour or so of ‘decompression time.’ That includes a 45-minute soak in my spa, a dip in the cold pool and a shower. Afterwards I stretch out in the lounge chair looking at the stars in a cloudless Southern California sky and enjoying my favorite adult beverage.

This is the time I can think about projects, things I want to do or simply muse about life. No interruptions of any kind. I have enjoyed—or at least survived—another day and I feel balanced and in harmony.

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BIO:

Ulli Niemann is an investment advisor and has written about
methodical approaches to investing for over 10 years. He is stepping out of his comfort zone to write about different areas in which he has gained experience that can assist others. You can reach him at: www.successful-investment.com

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