Week 1 -Self Assessment

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Welcome to Week 1

If you like to know what’s ahead, here’s a quick preview of the concepts we’ll explore this week. Prefer a little mystery? Feel free to jump straight into the first card; Interests.

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What is it?

The theme of Week 1 across the 6 wellness pillars is;

SELF-ASSESSMENT.

Before any journey, it's a good idea to have a good understanding of yourself, where you are headed, if you have everything you need for your journey, if you are prepared for any challenges along the way and finally, a plan on how to access/manage your resources. Not doing any of these things make it much harder to accomplish your goals.

An overview of this week's concepts.

Each is sequential and sets the foundation for the next day and the concepts for the coming weeks.

• Interests. This is connected to vocational wellness.

• What are you interested in personally and professionally?

• Think about your hobbies and things the make you feel like you are doing purposeful work that has meaning.

• What are some things you would like to learn more about and/or try?

• Start a list that you will continue to grow on this journey.

  
  

• Locus of Control. This is connected to intellectual wellness.

• Identify the things you can control in your life from the things you cannot.

• Where do you place your worry, fear and anxiety? On the things you can control or things that are beyond your control. Why?

• Reflect on the one thing you always have control over - choice.

  
  

• Personality. This is connected to emotional wellness with strong connections to intellectual wellness as well.

  
  

  • This is an introduction to characteristics, and traits that you possess.

  • Some are genetic which you cannot control while others are influenced by your environment and your experiences.

  • It shapes your perception of the world and how you interact with your surroundings and other people,

    
    

• Self-awareness. This is connected to social wellness.

  
  

  • Internal self-awareness. This is understanding your own emotions, beliefs, values, motivation, strengths and weaknesses

  • External self-awareness. This is understanding how others perceive you.

    
    

• Personal Energy. This is connected to spiritual wellness.

  
  

  • Everyone needs to recharge at the end of a busy day. It is important to know what strategies work best for you.

    • Extroverts need activity, social interaction and external stimulation to refuel.

    • Introverts need some downtime to recharge, spend time alone or at the very least, have some time in a quieter atmosphere with less chaos.

      
      

• Basic Needs This is connected to physical wellness.

  
  

  • If you are struggling and your basic needs are not currently being met, this is where you need to pause and address this immediately.

  • It is very difficult to make future plans if you are not sure how you are going to get through today. Please seek help and get the support you need. You can resume your journey when you are ready.

    
    

• Rest/Reflection Day. Take a break or complete one of the challenges you may have missed this week

  
  

  • Was there anything you learned this week from these challenges?

  • Were you inspired to dig a little deeper into any of these concepts?

  • Was there a concept that was particularly challenging or stood out to you in some way?

This might seem like a lot of information, but this a resource tool for you to revisit anytime you wish. The point is not to find a solution or master every concept. This is meant to introduce and encourage you to spend a little time thinking about each concept. You can spend as little or as much time working through these concepts as you like.

Cardalyst^TM is about forward momentum and getting you "unstuck".

There is not right or wrong way of doing this. This is your journey.

Side note: Some very cool things tend to happen for people using Cardalyst^TM. You never know when a card with a wellness concept or challenge might spark something powerful and open a whole new set of possibilities and opportunities. It has formed new friendships, generated innovative new ideas and for some, renewed a sense of direction and purpose.

I'm excited to see what it can do for you!

Have a great week!

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