Wheel of Change Simulation

“Now that you’ve seen how the wheel of change can be applied in business, I want you to do an exercise yourself. I want you to apply it to your own life. But before you do that, here’s a real life example. Here’s an example of how one of my colleagues uses the wheel of change to answer some personal questions. Number on,  creating. He wanted a shorter commute to work. Number two, preserving. He wanted to preserve the sanctity of his own family. Number three, eliminating. His current commute, he wanted to get rid of it. Number four, accepting. He realized he’ll never get better at golf. He spent three hours a day commuting between his suburban home in his downtown office. He was frustrated because he couldn’t spend as much time as he wanted with his family and with the people he loved. One of the main reasons he lived in the suburbs, though, was because he was passionate about golf. Well, this little exercise helped him realize his priorities were a little bit out of whack and it forced him to admit golf’s diminishing importance in his own life. He accepted it. He eventually sold his house to move closer to his office. Answering these basic questions can create Eureka types of insights. Sometimes it just helps you discover what matters to you and what doesn’t matter. Either way, this exercise is incredibly important to the behavioral change process. Now you give..”