Day 1 of Mind Alchemy "Wheel of Life"

Several months ago, while doing some Internet research on personal development, I came across Steven Aitchison's blog: Change your thoughts, Change your life. Steven has a lot of great information on his site as well as books he has written.

He is offering free 28 day course that started today called, Mind Alchemy. This is a course to help us transform the way we think and infuse our minds with thoughts that will move our lives forward, and help us to look at the world a little differently from what we are used to doing.

Day 1 is Wheel of Life. We were given 8 areas of life and were supposed to rate ourselves on a scale of 1 to 8. How I rated myself follows:

Health: We already eat pretty well, although I supposed some changes could be made. I started working out 3 weeks ago after living a pretty sedentary lifestyle for a number of years. So I rated myself a 5 in this area.

Money: Thanks to my wife we do have some money saved up and very little debt. I am currently unemployed so we have a long way to go as far as investments are concerned before we will be able to retire. Since we have little debt I rated myself a 5.

Family: I do spend a lot of time at home and with my wife. And talk to my folks once a week and try and stay in contact via email and Facebook with other relatives. It would be good if my wife and I would do more away from home together. Rated a 6.

Personal Development: I'm taking this course! I've been a Toastmaster since 2006 and serve as an officer in 2 clubs. I try and read books and listen to CDs that will help to improve myself. Rated a 5.

Career: I was very happy with my career before I got laid off. Right now I'm not 100% sure what I want to do next. Something with less travel for sure. Rated a 3.

Recreation: I spend a lot of time watching TV. Would like to spend more time doing something more constructive. Rated a 3.

Spirituality: I am a Christian and we attend church most weeks. I need to attend more regularly and spend more time reading the Bible and praying. Rated a 3.

Goals: I rated myself very low on this because while I have occasionally set some goals in the past, I've never really followed through with them. Rated a 2.

Here is what I have a long way to go and hopefully this course will put me on the right track and teach me some new positive habits.

Here is my wheel of life as of today: