Brad Pitt on Life Balance

Think the rich and famous have it easy when it comes to balancing their lives? Well… YES…. but there are a few who seem to have their feet on the ground at least! One of those is Brad Pitt. He’s got a bajillion kids right now (actually, only six) but he’s already thinking of the future and even retirement from acting.

He said, “I like the balance of it all right now, but probably at some point in the next few decades, I’ll be gone from the world of acting.”

Pitt says he wants to have his kids grow up and then will decide what to do after that. I thought this was an excellent example of someone who “has it all” and yet also knows that “it all” won’t last forever. He seems to be enjoying the moment (with his kids and career) and also thinking about what will happen next when the kids grow up and he’s not the hunky young actor he used to be.

It’s not so different from the rest of us. (Besides the money and fame, of course!) There are two things from his example that we can take away. One is that he’s grateful and living in the moment. He’s happy for what he has, but also is content that it all won’t last forever.

The second thing is that he’s looking forward. Many of us get attached to where we are right now so much that when a great opportunity comes along, we don’t even see it. We actually have to stop and realize it’s a great opportunity.

It isn’t that you can’t be content where you are. It’s just that things evolve and change. Family life and career changes, whether you like it or not. Even if you’re happy in your career, there are probably some things you don’t like but have accepted over the years (because you need to pay the bills – and rightly so!) But you don’t have to just stay planted where you are because the negatives aren’t as bad as they could be. What if there was a situation that didn’t have those negatives? Wouldn’t you at least want to consider it?

Things change even when YOU stay the same. Employers switch up things on you, coworkers leave, bosses change… even if you’re “content” you can be sure there will be things to shake you up a bit. Should you run all over looking for something new all the time? NO WAY! But you should you keep your eyes open to the all the great things the universe can send your way.