The Wheel of Life - Creating Life Long Goals

When considering new business opportunities and ways to generate new money, you may find it beneficial to do an assessment of where you currently stand before you start to make any changes in your life.

The Wheel of Life will help you do an inventory of your life as it currently stands and assist you in making positive changes in your life.

I found this exercise very helpful and quite easy. Working through it allowed me to review and address different areas of my life. As I worked on each question and listed my answers, I was able to create my list of goals and dreams based on my answers.

You can start by sorting the details of your life into several categories so that your assessment does not become overwhelming.

To get the best results from this, first, make yourself a nice cup of hot tea or coffee. Then grab a pen and some paper.

Take your time and relax as you work through this exercise. Stick with it! You may find it very enlightening.

Draw a large circle on the first piece of paper.

Imagine your circle represents a pie and draw six even slices across your circle.

Label each section of your pie as follows:

   Health
   Financial
   Spiritual
   Relationships
   Personal
   Dreams

Below are questions for each category. Use a new sheet of paper for each category. Write down the questions along with your answers.

Health

1. How well do I eat?
2. Am I at my ideal weight?
3. Am I in excellent health?
4. How many days per year am I sick?
5. When I am sick, is it more than just a cold or flu?
6. Do I exercise at least 3 times a week for 40 minutes?
7. Do I get a good eight hours of sleep per night?
8. Do I wake up energized or stressed and tired?
9. Am I working more than 37 hours a week?

Financial

1. Am I earning my desired income?
2. Is my credit score in good to excellent status?
3. Am I saving and investing at least 10% of my weekly pay check?
4. Is my net worth what I want it to be?
5. Do I have a good retirement savings plan in place that I contribute to each month?

Spiritual

1. Do I worry about the past or the future?
2. Is my life filled with joy and peace of mind?
3. Do I spend at least 30 minutes of my day in peace and quiet on my own?

Relationships

1. Do I take the time to acknowledge and enjoy the significant people in my life?
2. Do I value the friends in my life? Click on this link to check out a great site about building friendships
3. Do my relationships enhance and support my life?

Personal

1. Do I have the time and flexibility to do whatever I choose?
2. Do I feel that I am enough as I am today?
3. Am I living the life that I have always dreamed of?

Dreams

1. Do I take as many vacations a year as I would like?

2. Are there any adventurous activities that I would like to try?
3. Do I live in my dream location?
4. Am I happy with my current lifestyle — single, relationship, married?
5. Do I love my current occupation?
6. Am I happy with the amount of money I have?

When answering these questions think about what you could do differently and how you can make positive changes in your life.

I hope it helps you too!

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