Coaching practices for The Wheel of Life During a Big Change
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- I’ve looked honestly at my life and now I want to fix all of it at once
- On any given day my read on how my life is going swings wildly with my mood, and I can’t tell whether things are actually getting better or worse over time or I’m just reacting to today
- I assume the fix is to pull back from the one area where I’m thriving and spread myself more evenly
- Everything that used to give my life shape suddenly feels hollow and the new thing hasn’t arrived yet, so I’m stuck in this disorienting in-between
- I do these life check-ins alone in my head and then quietly let them slide, and I think if I actually said the low scores out loud to someone who’d remember, I couldn’t just keep ignoring them the way I always do.
Practices that may help
- Choose one domain to move, not all of them
The worst use of a wheel assessment is trying to improve every domain simultaneously.
The Wheel of Life, Made Practical - The Wheel of Life, Made Practical
The Wheel of Life is a coaching tool that maps satisfaction across multiple life domains (career, health, relationships, finances, and others) as a visual "wheel" to show where life is well-rounded and where it is flat. It is widely used in coaching but lacks independent clinical trial evidence; its value is as a structured self-awareness and conversation-starter tool rather than a therapeutic intervention. - Track your wheel scores over time to see trajectory, not just snapshots
A single wheel is a photograph; repeated wheels are a film — trajectory matters more than today’s score.
The Wheel of Life, Made Practical - Distinguish rebalancing from raising — they are different goals
A lopsided wheel needs rebalancing; a uniformly low wheel needs investment — know which problem you have.
The Wheel of Life, Made Practical - Navigate season transitions — the gap is normal and necessary
The confusion and loss of meaning between seasons is structural, not personal failure.
Seasons of Life - Use the wheel as a relationship check-in, not just a solo exercise
Sharing your wheel with a partner, coach, or trusted friend turns a self-assessment into a conversation and a commitment.
The Wheel of Life, Made Practical - Rate each life domain with brutal honesty, not aspiration
The wheel’s value is proportional to the honesty of your ratings — aspirational scores produce a pleasant picture that changes nothing.
The Wheel of Life, Made Practical - Update your love map after major life changes
When life shifts, assume your map is outdated and ask new questions.
Love Maps: Knowing Your Partner's Inner World - Identifying the turning points that shaped you
Single out the three to five moments where your trajectory genuinely changed — and examine what you made of them.
The Life Line Exercise - The seasonal values revisit
Re-sort your cards every three to six months — values shift, and the map should too.
Values Card Sort
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- The Wheel Of Life For My Teenager
A single wheel is a photograph; repeated wheels are a film — trajectory matters more than today’s score.
Track your wheel scores over time to see trajectory, not just snapshots
- The Wheel Of Life With My Partner
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- Wheel Of Life Conversation
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- Wheel Of Life Rebalancing
The Wheel of Life is a coaching tool that maps satisfaction across multiple life domains (career, health, relationships, finances, and others) as a visual "wheel" to show where life is well-rounded and where it is flat. It is widely used in coaching but lacks independent clinical trial evidence; its value is as a structured self-awareness and conversation-starter tool rather than a therapeutic intervention.
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