Life Domains

Life Domains

Seven life domains for assessment, focus selection, and balanced growth. Based on the Wheel of Life (Paul J. Meyer, 1960), adapted for coaching.

The 7 Domains

#	Domain	Covers
1	Health & Energy	Physical health, sleep, nutrition, exercise, energy, stress, vitality
2	Relationships	Family, friendships, romantic, community, social connection
3	Career & Purpose	Work fulfillment, mission alignment, professional growth, impact
4	Finances	Income, savings, investments, debt, financial freedom, money relationship
5	Growth & Learning	Education, skills, curiosity, reading, mental models, development
6	Fun & Adventure	Play, creativity, travel, hobbies, spontaneity, joy
7	Inner Life	Mindfulness, spirituality, self-awareness, emotional intelligence, meaning

Read resources/domains/<domain-name>.md for deep-dive coaching questions, patterns, and exercises per domain.

Wheel of Life Assessment

Scoring: 1-10 per domain. Walk through each domain: brief description, ask for score, ask one follow-up question. Present the scale before scoring begins:

| 1-2 | Crisis or deep neglect. | | 3-4 | Struggling. Needs real attention. | | 5 | Getting by, nothing special. | | 6-7 | Good. Solid, room to grow. | | 8-9 | Thriving, genuinely fulfilled. | | 10 | Peak — couldn't ask for more. Rare. |

Don't overthink it. First number that comes to mind is usually right.

Storage: memory/coaching/wheel-of-life/YYYY-MM-DD.md with YAML frontmatter:

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title: "Wheel of Life — 3 March 2026"
date: 2026-03-03
tags: [wheel-of-life, assessment]
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| Domain | Score | Note |
|--------|-------|------|
| Health & Energy | 7 | Good sleep, need more exercise |
| Relationships | 6 | Strong family, missing friends |
| Career & Purpose | 8 | Aligned but overworked |
| Finances | 5 | Stable income, no savings plan |
| Growth & Learning | 7 | Reading lots, want to learn Spanish |
| Fun & Adventure | 4 | All work, no play |
| Inner Life | 6 | Meditation sporadic |

Trend tracking: Compare to previous assessments. Highlight biggest changes (up or down). Surface domains that have been low for multiple assessments.

Frequency: Initial assessment during /inner-game:setup. Then quarterly, or when selecting a new focus area.

Focus Area Selection

After a Wheel assessment, help choose one primary focus area (+ optional secondary).

Selection criteria:

1. Lowest score alone isn't enough — ask "which area has the most energy for change?"
2. Consider cross-domain leverage (Health affects everything)
3. Consider Document alignment — which domain connects most to identity declarations?
4. Consider current life context — don't pick Finances during a relationship crisis

Duration: 4-8 weeks. Review at each /inner-game:review.

Storage: Pinned kbx note tagged focus-area, inner-game. Replace previous focus area note on change.

Cross-Domain Connections

No domain exists in isolation. Surface these when relevant:

If This Domain Is Low	Also Check
Health & Energy	Everything — energy is the foundation
Relationships	Inner Life (self-relationship first), Fun (shared activities)
Career & Purpose	Inner Life (meaning), Growth (skills gap)
Finances	Career (income source), Inner Life (money beliefs)
Growth & Learning	Career (application), Fun (curiosity as play)
Fun & Adventure	Relationships (shared joy), Health (recovery/play)
Inner Life	Health (mind-body), Relationships (connection quality)