One of the most important steps to make successful changes in our life, is to assess where we are right now.
After all, how do we successfully plan a journey to a destination if we’re really not clear where we’re starting from? That would be like deciding to visit my friends in Manchester, but not knowing if I’m starting in Edinburgh, or Portsmouth! I hope you agree, the route would be very different depending on the answer.
This step is often overlooked, as it’s easy to assume we do know where we are.
But unfortunately our current state of mind will often filter or distort the truth of our current situation. Like Google (or a search engine of your choice), if we put in ‘my life is great’ the search will throw back lots of evidence of where that’s true. Put in ‘my life is cr@p’, and, well you get the idea. And the reality is there will be a bit of both. Neither filter will give the whole reality.
So take a good stock check of where you are at, making sure you look at all aspects of your life because you are unlikely to be able to make change in one place without there being a knock-on effect elsewhere (good or bad).
The Balance of Life Questionnaire is designed to help you do just that. You can download it here.
