A "Whole-of-Life" Approach

During my teen age years, I was greatly influenced by a very committed and dedicated youth worker who provided me with a model of personal development that has stayed with me throughout my life.

I cannot recall his name or remember all that he had to say, but he impressed upon me the need to continually nurture the four critical and interrelated dimensions of my life.

The four areas are Spiritual, Emotional/Social, Mental and Physical.

I have never forgotten his message, and although at times I have neglected one part or another, I have always sought to integrate and balance all of these areas of my life. My experience has proven to me that if you neglect one part, the other parts suffer as a result.

I have also found that in business the same integration and striving for balance applies. We must pay attention to each and every component of our business, while keeping in mind the whole, all of the time. We must nourish all the areas of our business to maintain its overall health. To do this, we must have a "whole-of-business" approach.

Therefore, our own wholeness and success in business can only be achieved by paying attention and striving always to get all the parts of our business properly aligned and integrated. If we are able to achieve this, we guarantee our success.