HOW WELL-INTEGRATED IS YOUR LIFE AT WORK, HOME AND PLAY?

Try this Lifestyle Check. It isn’t a psych test or anything you should take too seriously. It’s simply a thought-starter on how your life is going so far, in relation to work, home and play.  Click here for printable copy

Some guidance notes…

• Breaking life into categories of work, home and play is pretty broad. 
  • Work generally relates to paid employment and anything to do with work
  • Home can relate to the people you live with and your interaction with them, plus eating, sleeping, house maintenance, etc
  • Play covers virtually any discretionary activity or interest, usually enjoyable. It can be physical, intellectual, social, manual, community involvement, church, sport, whatever.
• You can decide for yourself what each word or phrase means.
• A tick indicates you feel reasonably happy with how the word/phrase relates to your life through (respectively) your work, home and play.
• At the end, check through
  • the ticked boxes and think how you might want to build on your strengths
  • the un-ticked boxes. Perhaps a tick was inappropriate…or perhaps you felt a reluctance to tick it for a reason known only to you

LIFESTYLE FACTORS	Work	Home	Play
Accomplishment, achievement
Adequate financial resources
Being part of social changes
Challenges
Communicating comfortably with others
Community involvement
Creativity
Delight in being alive
Developing my skills, abilities and talents
Dignity
Discipline
Discovering new things
Emotional energy
Enjoying meaningful pursuits
Expanding my knowledge
Feeling empowered
Feeling good about myself
Feeling secure
Feeling valued
Friendships
Fun
Good relationships with family
Good relationships with partner
Grabbing my opportunities
Gratitude
Harmony
Independence
Innovation
Keeping an eye on my health
Keeping in touch with other generations
Keeping my mind active
Keeping up with technology
Learning / education
Love
Maintain good personal image
Maximising use of my time and resources
Networks of connections with others
Opportunities for calm, quiet and peace
Passionate interests
Peer support
Perfection (eg of details)
Personal growth and development
Physical energy
Positive attitude
Punctuality
Recognition / status
Resourcefulness
Safety
Self confidence
Self esteem
Self reliance
Sense of freedom
Sense of purpose
Sense of self worth
Social opportunities
Spiritual energy
Stability
Taking care of me / time for me
Time spent on reflective thinking
Time with partner/children/important others
Trust
Wisdom / intuition