MADS6718 Week 1 Assignment 1

MADS6718 Lifestyle Week1 Assignment1

Assignment for Week 1

Part 1: Life-Style Self-Assessment: Becoming Aware of Your Daily Lifestyle Choices NOTE: Part 1 of his assignment is loosely based on: https://www.startofhappiness.com/wheel-of-life-a-self-assessment-tool/ Step 1: Please look at the Wheel of Life Representations below (p 2 & p 3) and EVALUATE each AREA of your LIFE. (Please choose the Wheel of Life that you like better.) Feel free to look at the “Questions to Prompt Your Thoughts” from Start of Happiness for inspiration (p 4). Step 2: a) Identify three areas (in the wheel) that you are (kind of) happy with b) Give one example in each of these area about what makes you particularly happy c) Appreciate your gifts in a way that makes sense to you J

[you don’t have to include 2c ) when you submit your assignment]

Step 3 a) Identify three other areas (in the wheel) that you would like to focus on more in the

future! b) Think about would you could do to improve each of the three areas you have listed

above in 3a. c) Write down specific goals that you have in these areas!

Step 4 (optional): Discuss with one of your friends at least ONE aspect of your personal wheel that you are comfortable sharing. You can use this as an opportunity to ask your friend for advice, alternative suggestions, or for confirmation/.

Step 5: Please come up with and LIST three (or more than three) small action you can take that will get you closer to ONE/SOME of these goals you have identified in 3c! Please make sure it’s really just a SMALL action and therefore EASY to do! Step 6: COMMIT to taking at least ONE of these small actions in the next 24 hours!

Step 7: TAKE that small action! Step 8: DESCRIBE & REFLECT on the previous steps!

From: https://www.peopleconnexion.com/news/wheel-of-life-exercise/45639/

From: https://www.startofhappiness.com/wheel-of-life-a-self-assessment-tool/

Part 2: Laying the Foundation for Your Perfect Self: Creating Your Vision Board A vision board is a collage of images, pictures, and affirmations of your dreams, goals, and things that make you happy. It can also be called a dream board, treasure map, or vision map. Creating a vision board can be a useful tool to help you conceptualize your goals and can serve as a source of motivation as you work towards achieving your dreams. Quote from: “How to Make a Vision Board,” Wiki-How. <https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Vision-Board>. Please create your own vision board NOW! Example of a Vision Board:

More Examples: https://www.ecosia.org/images?q=vision+boards Please submit both parts of this assignment by October 21st!