Wheel of Life Assessment

Rate the eight areas of your life, see your wheel drawn instantly, and get a plan for the spokes that are dragging. Free, shareable, printable.

Career & work6/10

Money5/10

Health6/10

Love & relationships6/10

Family & friends7/10

Personal growth5/10

Fun & recreation4/10

Environment6/10

The Wheel of Life is the oldest trick in coaching for a reason: it turns "how is everything going?" into eight numbers you can look at. Score each area from one to ten, watch the wheel draw itself, and the lopsided bits tell you where to start. Coaches use it in session one and again every quarter.

How to use this tool

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Drag each slider to where that area of your life honestly sits today, not where you want it to be. One is empty, ten is as good as it gets.
2
Watch the wheel. A round wheel rolls; a jagged one bumps. The shape matters more than the average.
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Press "Read my wheel" to get your average, the spread between your best and worst area, and the two areas to work on first.
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Copy the summary into your notes or a client record, then re-take it in 90 days and compare the two shapes.

The eight Wheel of Life categories

Most versions of the wheel use the same eight spokes: career, money, health, love and relationships, family and friends, personal growth, fun and recreation, and physical environment. Some coaches swap in spirituality or contribution. The categories are less important than the honesty of the scores.

A quick rule for scoring: a seven means "mostly fine, I would not change much". Anything under five is a spoke you are actively unhappy about. Most people have two of those and one ten. That is normal, and it is the whole point.

How coaches use the Wheel of Life in a session

Run it live in the first session and let the client set the numbers while you stay quiet. Then ask one question about the lowest score: "what would a seven look like?" That question usually produces the first real goal of the engagement.

Bring it back every 90 days. Clients rarely remember their old numbers, so seeing a spoke move from a four to a seven is the clearest evidence coaching worked, and the easiest testimonial you will ever ask for.

Session one: score, pick one spoke, set one 30-day goal.
Monthly: re-score only the spoke you are working on.
Quarterly: re-score everything and compare wheels side by side.

Questions coaches ask

What is the Wheel of Life?

A self-assessment where you rate eight areas of your life from one to ten and draw them as spokes on a wheel. The shape shows where life is out of balance. It was popularised by Paul J. Meyer in the 1960s and is now a standard first-session tool in life, health and executive coaching.

Is this Wheel of Life assessment free?

Yes. No signup, no email, no PDF paywall. Score the eight areas, read the result and copy the summary. Coaches can send the link to clients and ask them to paste the summary back before the first call.

What are the Wheel of Life categories?

This wheel uses career and work, money, health, love and relationships, family and friends, personal growth, fun and recreation, and environment. If your practice uses different spokes, such as spirituality or contribution, score the closest match and note the difference in your summary.

How do I read my Wheel of Life results?

Look at the shape first, then the numbers. A spread of two or less between your highest and lowest area is balanced. Four or more means one part of life is carrying the rest. Start with the lowest spoke, ask what a seven would look like in 30 days, and set one small step.

Can I use this with coaching clients?

Yes, and that is what it is built for. Run it on a screen share or send the link before the first session. Inside Coachful you can turn the same eight areas into tracked goals with weekly check-ins, so the wheel becomes a living record instead of a one-off worksheet.