This information can help you determine which areas of your life that are going well and which ones you have been neglecting,ħ. The results are a snapshot of your life at this point. The metaphor here is that if this wheel was on the car of your life, no wonder life is so bumpy.Ħ. Usually, you end up with an irregular shape with some high and some lows. When you have worked your way around the entire circle, repeating for each section, you join all the lines together to complete your Wheel of Life. If you rated health as a five out of ten, you would draw a line within the health slice approximately half way between the centre of the circle and the outer edge.ĥ. Once you determine the rating, you draw a line within that slice representing your level of satisfaction in that area. Where zero is “I’ve really neglected this area,” and a ten means that “Everything is extraordinary!”.Ĥ. Work your way around the circle evaluating each area on a scale of zero to ten. I use the 6 Key Areas of Focus as labels for each section.ģ. Typical labels include finances, business/career, health, personal growth, romance, family/friends, physical environment, and fun/recreation. The next step is to label each section with an area of your life. Usually between 5 to 9 equal sections (pie slices) depending on the number of areas that you want to measure.Ģ. Take a blank piece of paper and fill the page with a large circle and divide it into equal slices. Here are your seven steps to work/life balance:ġ.

I use it as a personal self-assessment tool to gauge how I am doing within my key areas of focus. It’s a standard tool used by life coaches to help define the priorities for their clients. The Wheel of Life is a simple self-assessment tool that can give you a visual look at the areas in your life that you are neglecting and where you are doing well.

Balance wheel of life