![]() ![]() The next step within a coaching session would be to discuss each area and the mark attributed to it and to choose one or two on which to work. Once you have your themes, take some time to consider each one and rate your satisfaction from 1 to 10 – draw lines in each wedge so that 1 is a line near the interior of the circle, and 10 is the further edge. ![]() Wedges specific to expat life might be “language learning” or “integration.” Other possibilities might be “money”, “leisure”, “health”, “career”, “spirituality”… it’s a very personal choice.Ģ. What you understand by each of your themes is your business, as long as you’re clear about the meaning you load onto the word you choose. A few examples: one wedge might be “family”, which for some might mean “me, my partner and our kids” but for others might mean “parents, grandparents, siblings.” Others might choose to put “partner/love” and “children” into separate wedges on their own. Themes are areas of your life that you wish to take a look at or can just be areas that spring to mind in this exercise, your intuition is a good guide. Draw a circle on a piece of paper and divide it into wedges, like in the pies in a game of Trivial Pursuits (number of wedges is your choice – I find starting with six pretty manageable). And, while you’ll probably make more progress faster by doing the exercise with a qualified coach, it’s also perfectly possible to use it on your own to glean some helpful insights. The wheel of life is an engaging way to take a beat and see where your figurative house needs to be put in order. It provides a fairly comprehensive tool for taking stock of your life and can be a great point of entry when you feel stuck, off-kilter, or simply that things could be better, but you don’t really know where to start making changes. If time spent with a coach is a moment to step out of and back from your life to examine how it’s going, the wheel of life is a visual representation of that exercise. This was the first coaching tool I ever tried (Day One of my Intro to Coaching!) and, as well as using it with clients, I still do the exercise regularly for myself. Whether you’re only just starting to think about making changes to your life or you’re a regular reader of personal development titles, the most accessible arrow in your self-coaching quiver is the wheel of life. © Johan Hain/Pixabay Try spinning the wheel of life The wheel of life to help you visualise all the important areas of your life at once. So, even if you cannot or perhaps are simply not yet ready to work with a coach, there’s no reason you can’t make significant inroads into shaping a more satisfying life working alone, from the comfort of your own home. ![]() That toolbox, along with other techniques I have picked up during training and years of experience as a coach, is what I plan to share with you in this series of articles.Įmpowering coaching is based on the premise that people are naturally creative, resourceful and whole, and that while a coach is a fantastic tool when you’re creating your best life, it’s the client that does the work.Īs a colleague once told me, the coach is a hammer, the client is the sculptress. I signed up for an Introduction to Coaching course the next day and discovered – to my joy – an immense toolbox exists specifically to help me figure out where I wanted to go next in life. ![]() After much time spent in the personal development aisle at WH Smith, I learned about the coaching profession, and my moment of insight ensued. However, after a stint teaching English, more studies, then a few years in communications, I started to (re)question what I was doing with my life and where I was going. At 23, I was broke and fresh off the Eurostar armed with a single suitcase and a mini French dictionary that I carried around in my bag like an amulet for longer than I care to admit. That was certainly the case for me when I first arrived in Paris. However, we do not live in a perfect world, and that’s not always feasible – perhaps because of a lack of resources, a perceived dearth of time, or some other inconvenient life circumstance. Someone to support our growth, challenge our limiting beliefs, encourage us to move forward, and help us find our best selves. © goodiuz/123RF In an ideal world, we’d all have a life coach. ![]()
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