Goal Setting using Zig Ziglar's Life Wheel

Goal Setting ExercisesBased on the motivational work of Zig Ziglar

Wheel of Life

The Chinese say that the journey of a thousand leagues begins with a single step. Commit yourself to take these Dream-setting steps NOW.

Make a Dream List: Let your imagination run wild and list everything you want to be, do or have.

For each item on your Dream List, answer the question “why?”

If you can’t express why you want to “be, do or have,” it, then cross it off the list

Test your Dreams:

Test your Dreams:

Can you honestly answer “yes” to each of the following questions?

Test your Dreams:


1. Is it really my Dream?

Test your Dreams:



2. Is it morally right and fair to everyone concerned?

Test your Dreams:




3. Is it consistent with my other Dreams?

Test your Dreams:





4. Can I emotionally commit myself to finish this Dream?

Test your Dreams:





4. Can I emotionally commit myself to finish this Dream?

5. Can I “see” myself reaching this Dream?

Test your Dreams:


If you answered “no” to even one of the previous questions,

Then your statement was an Illusion, and not a true Dream.

Cross it off your list.

Test your Dreams:

Refine your list, leaving only your true Dreams.

Test your Dreams:

Refine your list, leaving only your true Dreams.

Next, look at the Dreams that remain. You can refine them further.

Refine your Dreams:

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Refine your Dreams:

To refine your dreams, ask yourself the following questions:

Refine your Dreams:


1. Will reaching this Dream make me happier?

Refine your Dreams:



2. Will reaching this Dream make me healthier?

Refine your Dreams:




3. Will reaching this Dream make me wealthier?

Refine your Dreams:





4. Will reaching this Dream win me more friends?

Refine your Dreams:






5. Will reaching this Dream give me peace of mind?

Refine your Dreams:







6. Will reaching this Dream make me more secure?

Refine your Dreams:







6. Will reaching this Dream make me more secure?

7. Will reaching this Dream improve my relationships with others?

Refine your Dreams:


If you answer “yes” to at least one of these questions

Refine your Dreams:


If you answer “yes” to at least one of these questions

Keep the Dream on your Dream List.

Shape your Dreams into Goals:


For each Dream on Your Dream List, ask yourself the following questions:


1. What, specifically, does this Dream look like in real life?



2. What specific action am I taking to make this Dream a reality?




3. What am I spending too much time and energy on?





4. What am I not spending enough time and energy on?






5. What will I stop doing?







6. What will I start doing?

Congratulations. You have completed your list of Dreams and Goals.

Now try the Life Balance Assessment

Life Balance Assessment


This is the “Wheel of Life” designed to help you visualize the degree of balance in your life.



The Wheel is a circle divided into eight equal segments:




• Business/Career




• Business/Career

• Finances




• Business/Career

• Finances

• Health




• Business/Career

• Finances

• Health

• Family and Friends




• Business/Career

• Finances

• Health


• Romance




• Business/Career

• Finances

• Health


• Romance

• Personal Growth




• Business/Career

• Finances

• Health


• Romance

• Personal Growth

• Fun and Recreation




• Business/Career

• Finances

• Health


• Romance

• Personal Growth


• Physical Environment


The center of each segment contains a scale from 1 to 10,



With 10 being the most satisfied and 1 being the most dissatisfied.




Take a moment to reflect on each area of your life,




Take a moment to reflect on each area of your life,

And place a mark within the corresponding segment to represent your level of satisfaction in that area.


Business/Career


Business/Career

Consider your professional progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking


Business/Career

Consider your professional progress or general course of action through life or through a phase of life, as in some profession or undertaking

Rank your satisfaction with the current state of your business or career by placing a dot along the scale in the center of the Business/Career segment.


Finances


Finances

Consider how well you manage your money; and the way that you conduct or transact your income and your investments.


Finances

Consider how well you manage your money; and the way that you conduct or transact your income and your investments.

Rank your satisfaction with the current state of your finances by placing a dot along the scale in the center of the Finances segment.


Health


Health

Consider how the general condition of your body and mind , your level of soundness and vigor. How free are you from disease or ailment?


Health

Consider how the general condition of your body and mind , your level of soundness and vigor. How free are you from disease or ailment?

Rank your satisfaction with the current state of your health by placing a dot along the scale in the center of the Health segment.


Family and Friends


Family and Friends

Consider the emotional ties you enjoy with your closely related by relatives such as parents, children, uncles, aunts, and cousins, as well as the support and warmth you share within your friendships.


Family and Friends

Consider the emotional ties you enjoy with your closely related by relatives such as parents, children, uncles, aunts, and cousins, as well as the support and warmth you share within your friendships.

Rank your satisfaction with the current state of your relationships with family and friends by placing a dot along the scale in the center of the Family and Friends segment.


Romance


Romance

Consider the intimacy you experience as a deep emotional, sexual or spiritual recognition and regard for the value of another person in a romantic relationship


Romance

Consider the intimacy you experience as a deep emotional, sexual or spiritual recognition and regard for the value of another person in a romantic relationship

Rank your satisfaction with the current state of your romantic life by placing a dot along the scale in the center of the Romance segment.


Personal Growth


Personal Growth

Consider the actions or processes you are involved in which are leading to personal growth; development; and gradual increase; allowing you to develop from a simpler to a more complex stage.


Personal Growth

Consider the actions or processes you are involved in which are leading to personal growth; development; and gradual increase; allowing you to develop from a simpler to a more complex stage.

Rank your satisfaction with the current state of your personal growth by placing a dot along the scale in the center of the Personal Growth segment.


Fun and Recreation


Fun and Recreation

Consider the pastimes, diversions, exercises, or other activities that you participate in which lead to relaxation and enjoyment.


Fun and Recreation

Consider the pastimes, diversions, exercises, or other activities that you participate in which lead to relaxation and enjoyment.

Rank your satisfaction with the current state of your fun and recreation by placing a dot along the scale in the center of the Fun and Recreation segment.


Physical Environment



Consider the indoor or outdoor settings that surround you, characterized by the presence or absence of specific furnishings, plants, and art.



Consider the indoor or outdoor settings that surround you, characterized by the presence or absence of specific furnishings, plants, and art.

Rank your satisfaction with the current state of physical environment by placing a dot along the scale in the center of the Physical Environment segment.


Connect the Dots


Connect the Dots

Connect the dots you have placed within each life segment.


Connect the Dots

• Business/Career


Connect the Dots

• Business/Career

• Finances


Connect the Dots

• Business/Career

• Finances

• Health


Connect the Dots

• Business/Career

• Finances

• Health


• Romance


Connect the Dots

• Business/Career

• Finances

• Health


• Romance

• Personal Growth


Connect the Dots

• Business/Career

• Finances

• Health


• Romance

• Personal Growth


• Physical Environment


Now that you haveconnected the Dots:



Is your Life Wheel well balanced? Or do you have a flat tire?



Is your Life Wheel well balanced? Or do you have a flat tire?

What actions will you take to restore (or create) balance in your life?


Steps to Restoring Life Balance



1. What area of my life is the most imbalanced?




2. What specific change would restore balance in this area?





3. What specific action am I taking create this change in my life?








6. How will I know that my change has been a success?

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