Gaining Perspective With A Life Choices Wheel Gameboard
This week, I’ve been thinking about how much easier it is to say no when I have a strong understanding of my values and goals.
Often, I overfocus on one area of my life, and it’s helpful to zoom out to gain a more balanced perspective. The Life Choices Wheel can be a helpful tool for gaining perspective.
The tool I’ve created uses language that resonates with me from multiple other tools. It’s available as a Google Slides Template and I’ve included the instructions below, along with an example of a completed one.
I recommend trying it yourself and then returning to it in the future to see how your perspective changes.
Click on the image to download it or go to the template deck (Google Slides).
I just checked in again and realized that I am spending too much time on professional growth compared to taking care of my physical environment and health/wellness. I could also spend a little more time on fun and certain relationships.
It’s not surprising to me that I overfocus on work. I enjoy what I do and love learning. However, when I reflect on other areas of my life, I recognize how a few minutes not focused on work could lead to feeling more fulfilled.
Over the next six weeks, I plan to question whether the extra things I’m doing for work are necessary, especially at my current level of intensity/perfection. I hope to end the year feeling a little more fulfilled with one additional area of my life. As I was writing this, I realized that I hadn’t committed to the area… Accountability is tough… I will make more space for wellness so I can also do more with my family.
What do you want to do more of? Who can you share your goal with to increase accountability?
Instructions
Make a copy of the template deck for your own use. Currently, you can only move the circles and stars when you are not in Slideshow mode.
Pick one of the quadrants and ask your client to tell you how fulfilled they are with that area from 0 (I am not fulfilled at all and need to make an immediate change) to 10 (I feel fulfilled and while there are things I could do differently, this is an area I want to maintain instead of finding ways to change).
Move a blue game piece to the number they gave you and record any reasons in the grey notes area. I also record the date. Repeat with the remaining 7 quadrants.
After all 8 quadrants have been evaluated, ask which areas your client wants to maintain and move the purple stars to those quadrants.
Review the ones they want to work on. Have them pick one main focus and move the green star to that quadrant.
Ask them about their readiness to change or their attitude towards being able to make a change. Record that with the dark blue dot on the scale in the center of the wheel.
See the example below.
Let me know if you have any suggestions or learn anything fun while using it.
