A few days into a new cycle, most people make the same mistake: focusing on one big goal. Some are obsessed with finances, others with fitness, and others with career success. However, true satisfaction comes not from excellence in a single area, but from balance between all of them. Here is the one Wheel of lifea tool Coaching Visual, allowing you to see which areas of your reality are “deflated” and need urgent attention before the midnight grapes arrive on the table.
Imagine a circle divided into eight or ten slices, like a pizza. Each part represents a fundamental aspect of your existence: Health, money, love, work, family/friends, personal development, leisure and physical environment (your home). The exercise consists of rating your current level of satisfaction in each area on a scale of 1 to 10.
By connecting these points you get a geometric shape. If the result is a more or less symmetrical circle, your life is going smoothly. On the other hand, if you have a 10 in Work but a 2 in Health, your bike has a deep pothole. Designing a vision board without making this diagnosis is like trying to build a house without first checking that the foundation is level.
To make your 2026 balance sheet effective, we need to break down the categories with brutal honesty:
- Health and vitality: It’s not just about the absence of illness, but also about your daily energy level. How do you feel when you wake up? Does your body allow you to do what you want?
- Finance: Are you in control of your debt? Is your relationship with money characterized by scarcity or intelligent management?
- Relationships and social environment: We are the average of the people around us. This section measures the quality of your bonds and the emotional support you receive and give.
- Personal development and spirituality: Are you learning something new? Do you devote time to introspection or purpose in life?
The visual impact of seeing your deformed “wheel” is a powerful call to action. It often happens that we neglect our free time or family in order to pursue economic goals. The goal for 2026 should not be to get all areas to 10 – something that is humanly impossible and exhausting – but rather to improve a few points in the areas that are blocking your overall happiness.
If your Health is a 3, even if you get a 10 in Money, you won’t have the vitality to enjoy your successes. The wheel of life forces you to be strategic: This year your priority may not be to earn more, but to sleep better or reconnect with old friends.
Once you have your reality map, creating the vision board changes completely. You are no longer choosing random images of what you “should” want, but of what your life needs to find balance.
If your wheel has a flaw in the “physical environment,” your vision board will contain images of a tidy room, a new plant, or that reading nook you’ve been putting off. If the bump was in “leisure,” you will see photos of outings, hobbies, or afternoons at the park. This approach turns the board into a recipe for your emotional well-being.
Comprehensive success is not a destination, but a way to travel. By using the Wheel of Life as a compass, you will ensure that 2026 is not another year of one-dimensional stress, but a time of harmony. Equilibrium is dynamic; The wheel will never be perfect, but simply knowing its imperfections will allow you to ride more carefully and with greater purpose.
Before the end of 2025, draw your wheel, be honest with your results, and prepare to build a year where all the pieces of your personal puzzle finally fit together.
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