The Wheel of Life

Feeling a little out of kilter but not sure why?

Well, many of us set out to achieve a ‘balanced life’. Interestingly though, balance is actually a temporary thing and is susceptible to the simplest of forces. If you’ve ever had an ear infection, you’ll know what I mean!

The slightest variation or disruption of air movement in the ear canal can mean you are either standing straight up or heading straight down to the floor! Having a bit too much wine, getting up too fast or dashing around a corner too quickly can easily throw you off too.

But how do you know what’s influencing your balance today? Here’s a quick tool for finding out.

Action - Draw a circle split into 6 sections so it looks like a pie. Label each piece with an aspect that is important in your life, such as health, career, family and so on.

With the centre of the pie being 0 and the outside ring being 10, draw a dot inside each piece of the pie from 0-10 on your level of satisfaction with that aspect of your life. So if you were particularly satisfied with your career, you may score it an 8, whereas your health might be a little lower at a 4 if you’re dissatisfied.

Now, connect the dots in each section of the pie to each other. You will end up with either a smooth, roundish kind of image, representing a current feeling of satisfaction and balance, or something choppy and pointed.

Whatever the final image looks like, use it to decide your next goals, where you want to focus your attention and what might need to be added or removed from your life.

This Wheel of Life is a fabulous yet simple visual tool you can use once a month just to check in on your current state of affairs.

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"From", not "To". Huh??

I want to share an important tip for achieving your goals. By following it, you will create success more easily.

Here it is:

ALWAYS, work FROM your goal, not TO it.

This means imagining what things will be like when the goal is achieved, and working BACK to today so that you can make a plan of action. The achievement process becomes simpler because you automatically build in benchmarks to guide your daily actions and decisions.

Action - Begin this technique by:

1. Getting clarity on what your world will be like when the goal is achieved
2. Sense and know everything around you from that place of achievement
3. Feel those slaps on the back from family and friends

Then, backtrack to the present and write out your specific plan of action.

Try working FROM your goals and see just how much easier it is.

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Pie In The Sky

People are often frustrated that life isn’t what they thought it would be. So, I’ll ask you—what do you want?

Oddly, few people have an answer!

If you don’t have a dream, how are you going to make it happen!?

You see, goals are simply dreams with a deadline. When you have a plan and start taking action, the dream then has a chance to manifest.

Sure, some dreams are just playthings for your imagination and will never really be more than that, but there is no law that says you cannot pursue your dreams if that is what you choose!

Action - What is your #1 dream? Right now, spend 15 minutes outlining that dream as a goal. Choose a deadline, write out some steps and begin to shape it in a tangible, measurable way.

Nothing becomes real in life if it only sits on your mind’s wishlist.

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