We have the impression that our life should be filled with busy and important aspects and that recreation is either aī ad thing or a luxury. In my experience, 'Fun and recreation' in the most frequently missed one. That area before or not given it sufficient importance to be an area of its own. This step allows them to reflect on the fact that they had 'missed' Sometimes, coachees do some adjustments, for example, they decide to add 1 or 2 areas, or to separate/group them differently. Do you want to revise your list? If yes, do it now if not, that’s OK too. At this point, I ask them to consider whether they wish to adjust the list they had just Check the images on the right for some examples: most wheels in clude 8 sections, though you can find versions with as many as 15 sections. Should be their option not something imposed by the coach or an online template.Īfter this initial step, however, I do read them back a list of typical areas within the For example, for some Family and Friends are one and the same area for others they are separate ones. This topic and see what coachees come up with, how they name and divide each area.
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So I prefer to ask first " what areas do you consider relevant for you to have a full life right now?" Make your own list right now too! I like to allow some time for reflection on Not everyone considers all dimensions equally important it may depend on which phase you are in your life, or maybe on whether you are hoping to get married or not someday or you areĪlready a widower, for example, for whom the concept of a ‘significant other’ sounds strange or externally imposed. Coaches learn not to judge too quickly for me, using a given list is a dangerous presumption of what life Life are the meaningful ones, and all the meaningful ones, is a dangerous assumption. I think that presuming up front that the 8 areas usually identified in the Wheel of Ready?įirst, I like to ask my coachees what are the areas in their life they consider relevant to have a full life.
You can do your own wheel at the same time. To a different area of your life, and asked to rate how satisfied you are with each of those areas right now. I like to use it in a slightly different way. Normally, you will be given a wheel-shaped figure divided into 8 sections, each assigned One – if not the – most well-know coaching tool, and you can easily find plenty of information about it online. Meyer, founder of Success Motivation® Institute, Inc. This is In coaching, this starting assessment is often done using the Wheel of Life, originally created by Paul J. Knowing how you are at a given moment can be a powerful tool to help us consider how balanced our life is and whether some changes are necessary (or even urgent). Even the most basic reflection, that is, simply assessing how we feel right now, is an exercise that most of us do very rarely. We all know how our busy lives leave us little time to reflect on ourselvesĪnd our well-being, both physical and mental.