How would you rate your financial situation, eg income, debts, savings and investments?

Can include intimate partner, love & romance.įinance. The quality of your personal network of friends, family, and community. How would you rate the condition are you in, physically and mentally? How about sleep quality or your energy levels?Ĭonnections. How much do you feel that you are adding value and fulfilling your purpose? How fulfilling is the work you are doing now (any work, business or projects that you are pursuing)?Ĭontribution. How satisfied are you with your surroundings, e.g. For example, instead of ‘Career’ you could use the term ‘Your Work’ which is more aligned to purpose and can be separate from the job you do to pay the bills.Įnvironment. Some terminology tends to work better for some people. The Coach Space puts a different spin on the wheel How stable does your wheel look? Is it giving you a rocky ride? Typical areas on a life wheel Give each area a score between 1-10 and colour up to the line.ġ0 = I’m completely satisfied and this area is not lacking attention – whoop!Ġ = I’m not satisfied at all and this area is being completely neglected – oops! There are usually 8 dimensions that make up the wheel, (but you can also use 10). How to use a ‘wheel of life’ĭoing the exercise can be quite therapeutic, especially if you like colouring 🙂 You’re like “Something needs to HAPPEN”, but you have no clue what. Or maybe you’re feeling a bit ‘meh’ and generally dissatisfied with life. Just 10 minutes at the start of each month to check over these things is worth it.Īnother good use for the wheel is when we feel overwhelmed and think the problem is EVERYTHING… “I hate my job, don’t have girlfriend, need to start exercising, my finances are a mess…” Where to start with all of THAT? Then, what happens when little or no attention is given to your marriage? Your spouse leaves you, life becomes chaotic and the business goes to the wall. Maybe you’re really ‘going for it’ in creating a new business, and giving it nearly all of your time and attention. It may even warn you if you’re heading for a crash. Use the wheel and you’ll be given clues straight away of how to make life a smoother ride. The Wheel of Life is a basic starting block which can shows you where your life is out of whack. Maybe it gets noticed and you’re given a promotion… see what I mean? Suddenly you’re skipping into work and coming up with new ideas with your team.

So you start painting again, and you become happier. Neglect one area, and it will most likely affect the others.įor example, you may think that your problem is “I need a new job”, but the ‘Wheel of Life’ may reveal other areas that you’ve seriously dropped down the back of the sofa, like a need to be creative. Life isn’t as rigidly compartmentalised as we think it is. Even when a client is quite specific about the issue they want to tackle, a coach needs a bird’s eye view of what’s going on. Why? Because it’s a great place to start.

The ‘Wheel of Life’ is a diagnostic tool that many coaches use in first coaching session with a client.

Printable life balance wheel