Balance is a mind-set, as individual and unique as our genetic code. Where you find joy, you find balance. … The important thing is to see connecting with others not just as another manipulative tool used toward achieving a goal but rather as a way of life. When you’re out of balance, you’ll know because you’ll be rushed, angry, and unfulfilled. When you’re balanced, you’ll be joyful, enthusiastic, and full of gratitude. … In the end, we all live one life. And that life is all about the people we live it with.

Keith Ferrazzi in Never Eat Alone, 288