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Guest Post - Dr. Patrick Ball - Family Physician, writer, and musician We all strive. Push for better and more. This ambition or enthusiasm can be the difference between making it and not making it in a competitive, indifferent market. No pain, no gain. It can also be, with the incorrect motivation or wrong goals, an ends to our undoing. [featured-image single_newwindow="false"] Margin, in the business world, is expressed as a percentage of profit when divided by revenue. Net margin is this percentage when adjusted for taxes, interest and all those other expenses that must be paid for before the owner gets paid their salary. This is the "proverbial bottom line". What is left over at the end of the day. This is the number that those with ambition lie awake at night and try to predict or to strategize ways of increasing and maximizing. Leveraging talents, assets, efficiency, and human resources in a constant effort to show dependable material improvement. If cash flow is like blood then margin is like breath on the lips.

Ideal body weight is a tricky topic to discuss and define.  If your weight is higher than ideal but a large portion of your weight is muscle, is that a problem?  No.  Is there a way to determine ideal body weight?  Is weight even the best metric to follow ? The 3 most commonly used methods to determine ideal body weight: 1.  Actuarial tables 2.  BMI (Body Mass Index) 3.  % Body Fat

If you are like me and have been married for several years, I find it easy to let the everyday tasks and needs of the family consume my time and focus.  Paying the bills, mowing the lawn, preparing dinner, running the kids to school, attending recitals, shuttling kids to soccer practice, providing for the family financially are all necessary but if those are the only things that define your marriage then you are just coexisting.  You’re roommates with a common goal of raising your children. Successful businesses know the importance of having a vision and are intentional about developing a culture that supports and fosters the growth of the vision.  Good marriages should take note of this concept.  What is your vision for your marriage’s relationship?  What type of culture have you intentionally cultivated to achieve that vision? You may find that your vision may differ from your spouse’s.  Being able to support their goals even though they may not be your own is an important step toward a healthy relationship.  You will also find that as you age and as your spouse ages your goals and visions progressively evolve.  I certainly am not the same person my wife married 26 years ago, yet she still supports the ever changing  person I am becoming.  The more common ground you have on the big issues, the easier the marriage becomes, however. John Gottman lists 4 pillars of Shared Meaning 1.  Rituals of Connection -  One of my most vivid family memories as a child are the times we spent around the dinner table.  As we ate together, we shared our day’s experiences.  Cell phones and iPads didn’t exist back then so there was no temptation to check my latest messages or emails.  In today’s world we need to be more intentional about this time together.  We have too many distractions.  What other traditions do you share in your family - a particular vacation spot you visit yearly, praying together, gathering at holidays, or tucking your kids into bed at night?  What new connections can you ritualize so you can create new memories?