#Wheel of life in coaching professional

Keen to recalibrate your career, business or life balance? Let’s turn the wheel together (excuse the pun!).There are as many variations of Wheel of Life coaching configurations. Like activist and writer Thomas Merton I’m convinced that “Happiness is not a matter of intensity but of balance, order, rhythm and harmony.” I’m a fan of small but significant steps over sweeping changes. Once we’ve identified the need to do things differently we can impose some pretty rigid new rules in our quest for quick results. Many of us are inclined to give ourselves a hard time about the things we see as flaws or failings. Be gentle with yourself as you rebalance your time and resources.

Choosing to take a positive perspective also prompted me to pat myself on that same back for my many personal and business achievements since my last birthday!ĭoing the wheel of life can energise and motivate you to change. It worked! I found myself feeling especially grateful for my lovely generous spirited partner and the skilful, caring health professionals who are helping me manage my back injury. Knowing I’m prone to lapsing into negatives around goals I haven’t met in the previous year I was curious to test the ‘positives only’ approach. I did this at my recent birthday review with great results. I also find a pre birthday review often reveals some interesting insights.Īs an experiment, ask a friend to work with you on only talking about the positives in each life area. I recommend a review every few months as well as whenever something major shifts in your life. Repeating the wheel of life can help you keep track of your bigger picture while staying focused on the details. This infographic illustrates the steps very clearly. Set some SMART goals to help you bridge the gap. Reflect on what you need to do to get there. Having marked where you are for each area, mark where you want to be in terms of fulfilment or time spent. NOTE: How happy or fulfilled do you feel given the amount of time you spend in each area? Do you need to review some areas? Reflect on whether you have the right balance between the segments you shaded as important.

Once you’ve completed this initial review: NOTE: This will help you assess if you are spending enough time on the most important areas of your life. The closer the line is to the centre, the less time you are spending. The less shading outwards, the lower score for that area.ģ. Bolding the line on one of the inner circles in each area of the wheel to show how much time you spend on each area. Shading each pizza slice from the inside outwards showing how important each area is to you, or how happy or fulfilled you currently feel there. NOTE: Alternatively you might examine a single area such as how you spend your working day.Ģ.

Labelling the segments with key areas of your life such as career, friends, family, finances etc. Working on my health has to be a regular thing, not just something I pick up when back pain strikes.ġ. Straight away, I knew I needed to shift my mindset. This triggered a wheel of life review to discover where minding my health sat as a priority in my busy ‘business focused’ life. Recently my ongoing back injury flared up. It can also confirm where you’ve got the current balance right. The wheel of life can highlight where change will give you better balance.

If you feel your life is out of balance, marking up a wheel of life template can give you a blueprint for setting things to rights. This simple, flexible tool helps you identify where you spend most of your time and how satisfied you are with this arrangement.

#Wheel of life in coaching professional

My career and entrepreneur coaching clients also find it really useful for recalibrating their personal and professional balance. I use it often to check for gaps and overload in key areas in my life. The Wheel Of Life is a much-loved coaching tool.