In your career, you’ll be looking at how to get a promotion, work for another company, or venture into another industry even. Now you’re going to ask yourself a few questions about a specific relationship, the one you have with your partner. In the Wheel of Life, this is one of our most important relationships. The original concept of the wheel of life was created by the late Paul J Meyer, who founded the Success Motivation Institute® in 1960. Today different variations of the wheel are used by coaches and those in the personal development space.

In addition, the Wheel of Life can be valuable for clients who feel overwhelmed by the many areas of their lives they wish to change. With its visual representation of the different areas, clients can clearly see which aspects of their life are most important to them and can use this information to prioritise their goals and actions.Your willingness to share emotions, thoughts, and feelings even when it is uncomfortable or embarrassing. How willing are you to share your thoughts and feelings? Connection Review goals — the client has set over the short or long term and ask if they enhance overall life satisfaction In the upper right-hand corner of the Wheel of Life, the Buddha appears, representing hope for liberation.

Ask clients to rank their level of satisfaction with each area of their life by drawing a curved line across each segment (see image for example). Scoring is between 1 (very dissatisfied) and 10 (fully satisfied).Ryan, R. M., & Deci, E. L. (2018). Self-determination theory: Basic psychological needs in motivation, development, and wellness. Guilford Press. Goal setting is the perfect tool for delivering change. It works by clearly defining goals that are time-bound and measurable, relevant, achievable, and realistic. We’ve left our worksheet blank so you can choose which areas you want to look at in your life. Need a little inspiration? Here are some categories you may want to include: Emma-Louise Elsey has been coaching since 2003 and is the Founder of The Coaching Tools Company and Fierce Kindness.com. She's passionate about coaching and personal development. Originally a project and relationship manager for Fortune 500 companies she combined her love of coaching, creativity and systems to create over 100 brandable coaching tools, forms and exercises including 30+ completely free coaching tools . She now serves coaches and the coaching world through her exclusive newsletter for coaches , Coaches Helping Coaches Facebook Group and many other great tools for coaches, plus resources and ideas for your coaching toolbox. The Coaching Tools Company is an official ICF Business Solutions Partner.