Work-life balance that benefits the whole family

Before discovering the Whole Person concept through MDRT, Adrian Enrique Orozco Silva did not exercise. Ever.

He made the usual excuses: He didn’t have time. Not now, at least. He had more important things to do.

In the years since, though, the 11-year MDRT member from Mexico City, Mexico, starts every day at 5 a.m. with an hour of exercise — usually on a treadmill or elliptical machine — and has seen a remarkable change. He sleeps better. Previous knee and back pain has disappeared. And his schedule has become far more balanced and efficient, ensuring he spends time with his kids in the afternoons, including soccer practice with his son and ballet for his daughter.

It has also resulted in Orozco’s wife adjusting her work schedule for more family time and exercise time as well.

“Before I thought I didn’t have time; time is relative,” Orozco said. “We have to take time for ourselves, and it makes me feel good to exercise and spend more time with my family.”

For more Whole Person ideas

•        “Well mind and body” (pdf)
•        “Don’t allow negativity” (video)
•        “Whole Person balance quiz” (pdf)

Written by Matt Pais, MDRT Content Specialist