The wheel of life

Listen, I am no therapist or coach, but through working with a good amount of them, I have learned a thing or two about to structure your life properly and how to find a healthy balance between you and your mental health.  Now mind you, I haven't applied all of this into my own life yet, but small steps make quite a significant change. 

Have you ever heard of the Wheel of Life exercise?

This handy exercise that most therapists and coaches use offers a complete view of your current life situation.  It was made to help you quickly identify areas of imbalance in your life and allows you to create goals and set priorities based on your life vision.   This will help you figure out what you really want out of life and when I say it, I mean it.

So how do you do it?
 
Image and instructions courtesy of: Inside-out-coaching.com

1. For each segment ask yourself, “On a scale from 1-10 (with 10 being the ideal), how satisfied am I with this area of my life?” Don’t over-think it, just ‘go with your gut’.
2. Rate each segment until you have a second ‘inner’ wheel. Ask, “If I had to travel far with these wheels, how would the ride be?”
   
3. Choose the segment you feel to be most out of balance.
4. Consider all the small successes that make up this score i.e., “What is working well?”
5. If anything were possible, what would your ideal satisfaction score be? This is your life vision for one area of your life.
6. Compare your 2 lists: ‘What I have’ & ‘What I Want’. What do you notice?
7. Take a moment to ‘live’ your ideal score for this segment; Feel what it is like, visualize your ideal day, week, month, year. The more detail, the better!
8. What could you do to move up one point between your score today and your ideal?
9. Decide on an achievable action step to bring you one step closer to your target.

 
Now that you’ve done the easy part, it's time for the hard part; actually making the changes to fulfill all that you want out of life! Allowing yourself to be driven by your desired future is the first step in making differences in your life! After doing this exercise, I'm sure you have more of a clear idea of where you really want to be in your life, with your health, finances, relationships, career and more. 

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