Free Tools
Here's a set of useful tools with potential to help you, the first three of which have been created exclusively by Headspace Coaching+.
Would your life be more satisfying if it had better balance?
What is it to be satisfied with life? While subjective it's likely to strongly correlate to flourishing which Martin Seligmen, founder of Positive Psychology defines as: “the state of living a ‘good life’ by finding fulfilment, accomplishing meaningful tasks, and connecting with others”. It would be fair to claim that having a positive state of physical and mental health is essential too, since you’re unlikely to be satisfied with your life if you suffer from poor health. But how can you get a measure for whether you’re truly flourishing and to what degree, beyond a vague personal notion?
Headspace Coaching Plus's The Balanced LIfe tool has been specially created to provide you with a comprehensive way to assess the quality of your life and work out how you can flourish. Dis-contentment generally arises when areas of your life are unsatisfactory and out of balance with the rest. Crucially the tool enables you to identify where to prioritise and what changes you can make in order to raise the quality of your life and return to a healthier state of balance.​
Download it for free using the button or add your email to the pop up and you'll automatically be sent one to your inbox.
The Peak Experiences Triangle
This free tool could help you change your life for the better.
My Peak Experiences Triangle (or PET) is a great tool for helping you work out whether you’re doing enough of what really satisfies you in your life, or work, so you can take action if you're not. It is as indispensable to individuals as it is to teams. Even if you think you're satisfied with your life or work complete one to check. You may be surprised by what it reveals.
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You plot your activities from the past couple of weeks or month and rate them for how engaging they are (vertical axis) and how aligned to your purpose or calling they are (horizontal axis), toting up the amount of time you've spent doing them on the right. Watch the video for a full explanation with examples. Download the PET for FREE simply by clicking on it (you'll find instructions on the back).
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Completed one and wondering how you can achieve a better balance between your peak and non-peak experiences? Let's see if I can help, I'm a life coach after all. Simply contact me - mark@headspacecoachingplus.co.uk - or by using the form below to arrange for a free introductory consultation.
Embracing One’s Finitude Tool
Embracing one’s finitude and the fact that life is inherently limited and uncertain can improve your resilience and well-being. This reflective tool comprised of a short quiz helps you explore how you relate to it and where areas of growth could be. It's based on the work of best selling author Oliver Burkeman (whose books I highly recommend).
The Balance Wheel
The Wheel of Life or Balance Wheel is surely the most used tool in life coaching (have you come across it before?). It was created by the late Paul J Meyer, who founded the Success Motivation Institute® in 1960. The wheel enables you to take a helicopter view of your life to identify where the imbalances are and thus where to focus attention. You ascribe each of your life areas to segments - work, home, leisure, finance, for instance, and rate how satisfied each one is to you on a scale of 1 – 10. The final wheel is likely to be wonky and out of balance as a result of you rating some areas less satisfactory than others. Giving attention to those areas will enable you to bring greater balance back to your life. Why not download a free PDF and try it out for yourself (click on the wheel to access the PDF).
While using tools such as these on your own can benefit you greatly using them as part of a programme of coaching will guarantee you get the best results. For a free introductory coaching consultation simply contact me.