The Balanced Wheel

 

I got this idea from the genius Zig Ziglar. Evaluate if your life is in balance. Consider the smallest circle is 25% of your desired capacity. The second smallest circle is 50%, then 75%, and finally the outer circle is 100%.  For each of these areas, fill in the pie section to the percent appropriate. Only round to the nearest 25%.  Note: To get 100% doesn't mean you have to be perfect. It does mean that you have that category well under control and are only making incremental improvements, as you'll do for the rest of your life, but no major area is left undone.

 

Look for where there is more than a 25% spread in any area, up or down. For example, if all areas were at some combination of 100% and 75%, and one area was 25%, then some focus needs to be on upgrading the 25% attribute. Get help to get the score up. Also, if say most of the scores are 50%, but you have one at 100%, then you may be spending too much time on that attribute to the determent of all others. Use this wheel to evaluate if you're in balance. Under the wheel are expanding definitions for each of the seven attributes in the wheel.


The Seven Attributes

 

  1. Family: Marriage, children, extended family, visits, relationships, successes, order.

  2. Social: Network of friends, neighborhood, political involvement, membership in organizations, invited to others homes and you invite persons over, finding new friends.

  3. Financial: Investments, retirement plan, will, savings, checking, debt-free, prospering, adequately insured, diversified in earning ability, not broke, net worth high, homeowner, tax plan.

  4. Spiritual: At peace, church or synagogue family, firm beliefs, involved in ministry, growing personally in the faith, spiritually disciplined, prayer life, reading plan.

  5. Career: Established in business and/or employment, regular promotions or expansion of business, satisfied, increasing in influence, well-networked, skill set portable, well liked.

  6. Physical: Health numbers good (cholesterol, bp, etc.), annual check-up, weight-training, aerobics, sound nutrition, modest eating habits, mobile and agile, weight under control, recreation, healthy.

  7. Mental: Intellectually stimulated, sound mind, not given to worry, clear thinker, problem solver, logical decision maker, good judgment, educated, committed to lifelong learning, creative, able to relax. EQ high. No destructive addictions.