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WheeloflifebyAinsleyGroves

Achievinghealthandhappinessthroughbalance

CREATING SUCCESS: WHEEL OF LIFE HANDBOOK AINSLEYGROVES.COM 2|P a g e

Isyourlifeamess?Doyoufeeloutofcontrol?

IntroducingyourWheelofLife:

Howbalancedisyourlife?Wellnessissomethingweshouldallstrivetoachieve.Primarilythisiscreatedthroughbalanceinalloftheaspectsofourlife,ensuringthatweareattentivetothedifferentwaysinwhichourlivesinteractandgiveusmeaning.Whenwethinkofachievingbalanceinthesedimensions,itisnotaboutspendingequaltimeontheindividualdimensions,itismoreaboutknowingwhattheymeantoyouandhowyouachievefulfillingtherulesorconditionsofhappinessorbalanceinthosedimensions.Itisimportanttorememberthatanythingwearedoingatanygiventimeisapriority;otherwisewewouldn’tbedoingit.Thisexerciseisagreatwaytolookathowwecurrentlyinvestourtimeandenergy,anddefinitivelyhighlightshowwewouldprefertospendourtimeandwhichareasofourlifewemaybeneglectingandareconsequentlyover-investinginothers.

Becauseweonlyhave1440minutesineveryday,itisimportantthatweplaceourtimeandenergyinthewaysthatalignmostwithourpurposeandgoals.TheWellnessWheel,orWheelofLifeisagreatwaytoreflectanddecidehowtomoveforwardtoensureyouaregettingthemostoutofyourday,asitguidesyourshorttermgoalssothatyouarecontinuallyworkingtowardsyourmid-to-longtermgoalsthereforeenhancingyoursenseofpurposeandfulfilment.

Purpose:

1. Quantifyingwhatisimportanttoyou,whatgivesyourlifemeaning2. Howhealthyaretheseaspectsoftheseimportantaspects/dimensionsofyourlife?3. Whichareasofyourlifedoyouneedtopaymoreattentionto?4. Defineyourcriteriaforhowyouachievehappinessintheseaspects(knowyourgoalposts)

How:Thefirststep:Youmustdeterminewhatyourwheeloflifeiscomprisedof

Whatdimensionsmakeupyourwheeloflife?In1976BillHettlercameupwiththe6ModelofWellnesswhichincludedphysical,social,intellectual,occupational,spiritualandemotional.

BillHettler’s‘6Dimensionsof‘Wellness’outlinesthebroadcategoriesourlivescanbedividedinto(insomewayoranother).Oftenwefindthatatanyonetimewearenotabletopayequalattentiontoeachofthedimensionsofourlives.Wemayfindthatsomeaspectsofourlivesarebeingneglected.Whenthishappens,wefindithardtofeelsatisfiedorcontent.Forexamplewhenyouareconcentratingon‘gettingahead’inyourjob,youmaystophavingtimeforyourselforcannotfitinvisitswithfriends.Thiswouldleadtoanunbalancedlifeanddisharmony.Obviously,whenwearemanagingtoachieveourgoalsatworkandinourpersonallifewefeelwarmandfuzzyandeveneuphoric,becauseeverything‘clicks’!Belowisadiagramandexplanationofeachofthewellnessdimensions.Followingthis,youwillfindyourownwheelwhereyoucanidentifywhichofyourdimensionsarebeingneglectedandwhichyoucanaffordtospendlesstimeon.Wellnesschangesasoftenasday-to-day,soitisimportanttotrytothinkmorealong



thelinesofaweektostartwith,asitmaynotberealistictocaptureaccuratelyeverythingyoudowithina24hrperiod.

Social&Environment:Thesocialdimensionencouragescontributingtoone'shumanandphysicalenvironmenttothecommonwelfareofone'scommunity.Itemphasizestheinterdependencewithothersandnature.Itincludesthepursuitofharmonyinone'sfamily.OccupationalTheoccupationaldimensionisinvolvedinpreparingforworkinwhichonewillgainpersonalsatisfactionandfindenrichmentinone'slifethroughwork.Occupationaldevelopmentisrelatedtoone'sattitudeaboutone'swork:Youwillcontributeyouruniquegifts,skillsandtalentstoworkthatispersonallymeaningfulandrewarding.SpiritualThespiritualdimensioninvolvesseekingmeaningandpurposeinhumanexistence.Itincludesthedevelopmentofanappreciationforthedepthandexpanseoflifeandnaturalforcesthatexistintheuniverse.Asyoubegintodevelopthespiritualdimensionofyourlifeyou'llstartaskingthequestion,"whoamIandwhatismeaningfulinmylife?"PhysicalThephysicaldimensionencouragescardiovascularflexibilityandstrengthandalsoencouragesregular,physicalactivity.Physicaldevelopmentencouragesknowledgeaboutfoodandnutritionanddiscouragestheuseoftobacco,drugsandexcessivealcoholconsumption.Itencouragesconsumptionandactivities,allofwhichcontributetohigh-levelwellness,includingmedicalself-careandappropriateuseofthemedicalsystem.

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Anintellectually-wellpersonusesresourcesavailabletothemtoexpandtheirknowledgeandimproveskillsalongwithexpandingpotentialforsharingwithothers.Anintellectuallywellpersonusestheintellectualandculturalactivitiesintheclassroom,workarenaandcommunitytoimprovetheirknowledgeandskills.EmotionalTheemotionaldimensionemphasizesanawarenessandacceptanceofone'sfeelings.Emotionalwellnessincludesthedegreetowhich:

- Onefeelspositiveandenthusiasticaboutoneselfandlife- Thecapacitytomanageone'sfeelingsandrelatedbehaviours,includingtherealisticassessment

ofone'slimitations- Developmentofautonomyandabilitytocopeeffectivelywithstress.

SinceHettler’smodel,severalnewmodelshavebeencreated,forexampleTravis(2004)has12dimensionswhichincludehowwetakeenergyintothebody/mind(breathing,eatingandsensing)andtheywayswetransformenergyandputitoutintotheuniverse(self-responsibility&love,moving,feeling,thinking,playing&working,communicating,intimacy,findingmeaningandtranscending).

ThisemphasisesthatwhatonepersonbelievestobetheirversionofWellnessisperfectanddoesnothavetobesimilartoanyoneelse’s.Thegiftinthisexerciseisthatwhenwecannamesomethingandquantifyit;westarttounderstandmoreaboutit,werealisewehavecontroloveritandwerealisewecanmakeitbetter.Sochoosethethingsthatfitbestwithyouandthinkabouthowyouachievehealthandhappinessineachofthesedimensions.



TheSecondStep:Lookingatthedimensionsindividually

Afteryouhaveidentifiedwhatdimensionsneedtobeincludedinyourwheeloflife,identifywhateachdimensionmeanstoyouandhowyouwouldachievetotalhealthinthatdimensioniftherewerenoconstraintsonyourtime,moneyetc.(seespaceonpage7)thencompletetheblankWheelofLife(seepage8).Foreachwedge,determinehowsatisfied/healthyeachdimensionis.Youdeterminehowhealthy/howsatisfiedyouareinthatdimensionofyourlifebyplacingalineinthatdimensionclosertothecentreofthecircle(0%)orclosertotheradiusofthewedge(100%).

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Ifyoucanimaginethisasawheel,itwouldnotrollasthereisimbalance.Noticewhichdimensionsareperformingbetterthanothers–couldtheybereceivingmoreattentionthanthelesssuccessfuldimensionsinyourlife?

Thethirdstep:Movingforward,howbesttoachievebalance

Sinceyouhaveidentifiedhowhealthyeachdimensioncurrentlyisandhowyouwouldachieve100%successineachdimensionwhatistheveryfirstthingyoucandointheattainmentofbalanceandtruehealth?

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Eachofthedimensionsismorebalanced;onceyouarefocusingonachievinghealthineachofthedimensionsequallyyoucanstarttofocusonhowtotakeeachdimensionto100%.

Identifyyourdimensionsofwellnessandhowyouwouldachieve100%healthineachiftherewasnolimitationsorrestrictions…howcanyouscoreifyoudon’tknowwherethegoalis?

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Actionplan:Youknowwhereyouare,youknowwhereyouwanttobenowit’stimetoidentifyhowyouaregoingtogetthere…‘wecallthisstartingwiththeendinmind’

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