If I asked you WHERE ARE YOU what would you say? 

Is the first thing you think of your physical location?

What if I rephrased the question and asked,

WHERE ARE YOU IN EVERY AREA OF YOUR LIFE?

Now that’s a totally different question and will have a totally different answer.

In the Lean world we refer to this as the CURRENT STATE.

If you were planning a physical journey you would first need to know where you are planning that journey from in order to get where you are going!

The same principle applies in goal setting – before we set our goals we must first know where we are starting from – we must know our CURRENT STATE.

 

Below are 4 simple steps to evaluate WHERE YOU ARE and what your CURRENT STATE is in each area of your life. 

STEP 1:

Divide your life into categories. Categorising your life makes it easier to set goals and also easier to make progress on these goals.

I use the Wheel of Life to categorise my life – the categories of my life are Sense of Self, Health, Relationships, Finance, Work, Experiences/Fun, Environment & Contribution. You can use my Wheel of Life or create your own to create categories for your life.

 

STEP 2:

Go through each category in your Wheel of Life and answer the question,

WHERE ARE YOU IN THIS AREA OF YOUR LIFE?

What is the first thing that comes to your mind when you think about this area of your life? 

• If one area of your life is going super and you don’t feel the need to change – acknowledge that and be proud of yourself.

• If an area of your life is a mess or isn’t what you want it to be – acknowledgment and acceptance of that is the first step to change.

 

STEP 3:

Go through each category in your Wheel of Life and answer the question,

WHAT DO YOU LIKE ABOUT BEING HERE?

This is about what you like in each area of your life.

What brings you joy? 

What makes you happy? 

What makes you smile?

 

​STEP 4:

Go through each category in your Wheel of Life and answer the question,

WHAT DO YOU DISLIKE ABOUT BEING HERE?

This is about what you don’t like in each area of your life.

What doesn’t bring you joy? 

What doesn’t make you happy? 

What doesn’t make you smile?

 

All of the answers above are your CURRENT STATE at this moment.

Where you will be at the end of 2024 will be determined by the goals you work towards 😊

What will be different for you in 2024?

How far will you move from your CURRENT STATE?

 

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Siobhain

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