How Are You Faring In Your Life Now? – The Life Wheel

(Originally written and published on Aug 2, 2010)

In today’s article, I’d like to share something called the life wheel (or wheel of life). It’s one of the coaching tools I use in with my clients. It’ll undoubtedly be a useful tool in your journey of growth.

What is the Life Wheel?

After my last post on putting parts of our life on hold, readers have been sharing interesting responses. It seems numerous readers can relate to that problem. However, while some of us may intuitively know that we’re putting parts of our life on hold, it can be a hazy perception.

The Life Wheel is a wheel that gives you a snapshot of how you’re doing (a) overall in life and (b) in the individual areas. It is essentially a circle divided into segments (usually 8) that represent different life areas. See sample diagram below.

The segments are not fixed – it’s up to the individual to define the areas he/she finds important. The common areas are career/studies, family, love, friends, finance and health. The remaining few are more subjective. They can be personal growth, recreation, spiritual or others.

Each segment comes with a rating scale of 1-10, representing how you’re doing right now. 1 being lowest,…

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Published Aug 2 2010
Filed: Awareness & Growth, Career & Work, Cultivate Habits, Emotional Mastery, Goals & Success, Healthy Living, Money & Wealth, Passion & Dreams, People Skills, Relationships, Singlehood & Dating, Spirituality, Studies & School
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