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Areas

Closely connected to the roles we occupy are the key areas of life that the roles fit into. Again
they are different and personal to each of us, some more or less applicable to the individual.
Here are a few of the more obvious areas of life to consider.

· Family Life
· Friendships

· Home Life
· Love Life

· Leisure & Social Life
· Personal Growth & Attitude

· Health
· Career
· Finances

· Spiritual
There are many other areas that consume the human existence. There may be others that
occupy your life not connected with those above. As the ten above affect the majority of us to
a greater of lesser extent, it is worth considering how each area has it’s own effect on the
happiness present in your life.

Family Life Most of us would agree that happiness within the family unit is important and we
tend to accept that family life should contain a healthy emphasis on loving, caring, nurturing
and supporting. For most people, family life is where major challenges are faced. Family life can
be a source of major stress and you can be certain that any challenges faced in this area will
have a knock-on effect in other areas.

Friendships Without doubt, our human relationships with others contribute the majority of
happiness and unhappiness we experience in our lives. For every happy or unhappy experience
you will have, there will usually be another person involved, or the lack of another person or
persons in a significant area of your life to influence the degree of happiness you enjoy.

Home Life What makes a home happy is the people that are in it, the attitudes we come in the
door with, and the simpler things that we can do to the space we call home each time we’re in
it that don’t cost a thing.
Love Life This may apply to your spouse, partner, lover, boyfriend, girlfriend, children, relatives,
friends – in fact any person or circumstances where you experience love on any level. For
example, recognition and acknowledgement for a job well done, or support and assistance
provided, is in itself a form of love. Do not restrict yourself to the person you wake up next to!

Leisure & Social Life We have to relate to so many people, those we work and live with, those
we meet out shopping in stores, banks, etc. What we are trying to get to here is how genuinely
at ease you feel interacting with other people. How comfortable are you in different social
situations? It is the broader picture of your interaction with other people we are assessing here,
not merely your pleasure gained from nights out with the girls or lads!