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Improve Your Work-Life Balance by Using the Wheel of Life
How to use the Wheel of Life tool to understand work-life balance and set goals
How good is your work-life balance?
I have worked for many years as an executive coach helping people lead themselves and others better. One consistent theme that comes up with coaching clients is trying to get a better balance in life.
And I can speak from experience too. Achieving a better work-life balance is frequently on my mind. In my experience, it requires constant monitoring and correction. This is why the plate-spinning metaphor is such a good one; if we don’t keep working on maintaining balance, something is likely to come crashing down.
I also know this from hard experience having experienced burn-out from overworking.
Here is one practical approach that I have found particularly helpful to start examining what balance looks like.
The Wheel of Life is a useful coaching tool that is used to examine how content we are in our different spheres or roles in life. It is a great way to get an overall feel for how content we are and identify key areas for growth. It is particularly helpful for people concerned about achieving a…
