To understand ourselves in a better way, we have divided our life into 6 areas or domains. They are business/ career, Health, Emotion, Finance, Relationships and Core Values. Everything in your life can be categorised into these six areas.
Rating: According to your perception about yourself
10 - Totally satisfied with your performance and there is no room for improvement
9 – Outstanding: You feel your performance is outstanding according to you
8 – Excellent: You feel your performance is excellent according to your perception
7 – Very Good: You feel your performance is very good according to you
6 – Good: You feel your performance is good only
5 – Average/ OK: You feel your performance is average
4 – Below Average: You feel your performance is below average
This is a subjective process, yet an important one to get a visual picture of where you are in life right now. We need to be measuring our progress and this is a good reference point for that measurement”.
So, let’s begin with Business/ Career. Where do you rate your current performance according to your perception? Not what your superiors, colleagues, subordinate, customers, your spouse or friends think. If you think you are doing average i.e. OK, then you are at 5. If you think you are performing good according to your perception then you are at 6; and if you think you are doing very good, then you are at 7. If you think you are excellent at your job then you are at 8, and if you think your performance is outstanding then you are at 9. If you think there is no more room for improvement in your performance at your work. You are doing the best what you can do then you are at 10.
The next domain is your health. In the same way if you think you are totally happy about your health in terms of your energy, your vitality, your weight according to your height and age then you are at 10. But if you think there is room for improvement then rate yourself where do you stand right now according to your perception.
Emotion: The next field is your emotional state right now. If you think you are totally balanced and happy, and master of your emotion then you are at 10. But the way your life is going right now, sometime you feel good and sometime depressed, stressed, worried, fatigue; then may be you are at 5 or it can be above, and it can be below 5 also. A person’s true success is determined by his/ her emotional state more often.
Finance: If your current income and expenditure is just matching, you are at break even point then you are at 5 in finance. If you can make some saving out of your current income, then may be you are at 6, 7, 8 or 9; and if you are totally happy about your financial position then you are at 10. But if your expenditure is more than your income then you are below 5. Some people are happy with 10,000/- earning p.m. and I got some clients earning more than 100,000/- still they are short of their requirement.
Relationship: The next area is relationship. There are different kinds of relationship. If you are married, then your relationship with you spouse is the primary relationship. But today we will discuss only on our professional relationship at workplace. How do you rate your relationship with your colleagues, superiors, subordinates, vendors and customers according to your perception? Some people you may prefer to keep away from yourself and some people you want to keep in your close circle. The way you want to maintain relationship with everyone, if you can maintain; Then you are at 10 in relationship according to your perception. Some people may think you are rude, whom you keep away from your close circle. You can’t make everyone happy. You need to understand your priorities.
If you think you are doing well in relationship but still there is room for improvement, then may be you are at 6, 7, 8 or 9. Please rate yourself according to your perception.
Core Values: The last one is the core values or universal values. There are personal values or organisational values, and core values. Personal values or organisational values can change from person to person, place to place, community to community, organisation to organisation, and country to country. But core/universal values are going to be the same everywhere in the world. We play different role at different time. Are you keeping your commitment with the role you are playing?




