Self-Assessment Tools for Life Balance
Self-Assessment Tools can help you to understand where your life is out of balance. Learn about yourself so you can trust yourself to create the positive changes you desire.
“Coaching is unlocking a person’s potential to maximize their own performance. It’s helping them to learn rather than teaching them.”– Timothy Gallwey
Wheel of Life
One of the most valuable and versatile tools coaches (and yourself) can use is the Wheel of Life. It’s a simple and easy-to-use exercise that can help you find out which areas of your life are most satisfying and where you would like to focus attention on improving your quality of life (The Coaching Tools Company, 2012).
Spheres of Influence
Are you stressed, anxious, overwhelmed? This coaching tool will help you take back control by focusing on what is in your control – and letting go of the rest
Journaling
Daily journaling facilitates reflection and can spark useful brainstorming about how to better strive toward your goals
You can use the JOURNAL acronym to get the most out of journaling (Coach Federation, 2013):
- J – Judgement-free
Write whatever is in your heart. This journal is personal, private, and a safe space to express your thoughts and feelings. - O – Observation
Journaling is an excellent opportunity for you to step into an observer role. Write down things what happen to you and spend some time thinking about how you interpret them. - U – Understanding
Piggybacking off of observation, what we observe can help us reach understanding about ourselves. How we perceive what happens to us is more important than what actually happens to us and observing how we think can help us understand our own thought patterns, which can lead to effective management of our thoughts and behaviours. - R – Revelation
This process can often lead to revelations about our desires, our dreams, our goals, and aspirations. Journaling can help us get in touch with our core selves. - N – Needs Assessment
Keeping a daily journal makes it easier to notice problems and potential solutions, as the simple act of writing something down can make it seem simpler and clearer. Keeping everything bottled up can be extremely harmful, and just putting pen to paper can sometimes be all that is needed to release some pressure. - A – Awareness
Writing down your experiences helps you to take a wider perspective on your life, as well as reminding you of problem areas and things you have to be grateful for. Raising awareness of these areas is the first step towards making the necessary changes and appreciating what you have. - L – Life
Quality Journaling is known to be an effective way to de-stress and decrease anxiety. Just a few minutes a day can have a major impact on health and happiness.