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EXERCISE | The Wheel of Life - How well are your human needs being met?

The Wheel of Life Exercise, sometimes known as the Life Balance Wheel, is one of the most
powerful and versatile personal awareness and growth tools available.

We have explored the basic human needs, the roles some of us fulfil and the areas of our lives
those needs and roles occupy. Now it is time to bring them all together in a simple exercise that
will reveal how well your human needs are currently being met in the key roles and areas of your
life. The example wheel is left blank so you may choose the elements of your life that are most in
need of review.

It’s simple and easy to use - and extremely flexible. You can use it to reveal your analysis of
EACH of the NEEDS, ROLES and AREAS we have shown or adapt it to almost every part of your
life. An example might be to assess a relationship, breaking it down into the areas you consider
most important and then scoring them to arrive at a more visual picture of your present position.
Use the blank wheel to enter your own combination of needs, roles and / or areas to analyse
the level of satisfaction you currently experience.
The Wheel of Life is a popular visual tool to help you quickly understand how balanced or
fulfilled your life is in this moment. It consists of 10 categories or areas considered important for a
whole or balanced life. Score your level of satisfaction with each area, drawing a line that
joins the score in each area. This gives you an immediate overview of your current "life balance"
in the areas you have selected as important. Crucially, the life wheel scoring system allows you
to see right away which areas of your life that might need improvement.