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The Compass: Pointing You to a Balanced Life

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We all need a compass so we don't head in the wrong direction, especially in terms of staying true to ourselves. As you progress and grow through Coaching Sanctuary, you'll be guided toward your true, authentic self. Your true values and strengths, what makes you unique, will emerge and resonate through inspiring stories, exercises and practices. The Compass is where you'll store these reflections and insight, to create your own personal navigator to your true self.

Also check out the "Let the compass be your guide" section at the end of this page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the compass?

The compass is your personal navigator to an authentic life. It is designed to highlight key reflections from the Journey and guide you toward the right choices to help you achieve your goals.

There are eight points to the compass representing affirmations, gratitude, values, longings, peak experiences, strengths, and energy and joy. The last point on the compass is a scratch pad for you to include other thoughts and ideas that come to mind.

As you progress through Coaching Sanctuary, you will develop these points as part of your journey and gain more clarity on these key aspects of your life – you will create your own personal navigator reflecting your true authentic self.

What is the significance of each point on the Compass?

Each point of the compass represents a significant area of your life – those areas which define how you think, what matters most to you, what choices you make, and how those choices impact your life and those around you.

The northern most point of the compass is your personal affirmation – or your personal mantra. This can be as broad or as specific as you wish. “There is a plan and you are being led”, “Don’t stop before the miracle”, or “You can do whatever you set your mind to.” These are just a few examples of the affirmations you can choose from - or you can create some of your own.

The next three pointers represent your values, what you are most grateful for, and what you long for most. Your values help guide your decisions toward living an authentic life. Your gratitude list reminds you to focus on the little things in life that bring you joy and fulfillment. Longings help you to identify what you “really” want most for yourself.

Your peak experiences represent your major accomplishments and encourage you to reach out to new opportunities. Your strengths symbolize the characteristics that help you achieve your goals. When you need a pick me up, you can refer to your list for energy and joy – those things that bring you fulfillment and give you energy.

Finally, there is the scratch pad – a place for you to jot down ideas and thoughts on what you want to preserve or areas where you might want new inspiration.

Navigating the Compass

To select one of the points of the compass, just use your mouse to move the red arrow from north to south or east to west. Click on any of the compass pointers to open the scroll to the left and begin filling in your list.

To add a new thought, idea or reflection, just click in the text box and select from the pre-defined answers or draw from your experience in the journey to create some of your own. You can also click the left and right arrows at the top of the scroll to move to the next pointer topic.

At any time you can use your scratch pad for ideas, inspirations and reflections that have not found a home yet. You can even print out each list to carry with you at all times for guidance, inspiration or reflection.

The Compass

The Compass gives you direction, and points you toward the things that matter most to you. It will help you make authentic choices and find more balance in your life.

You can add reflections, thoughts, powerful intentions, and ideas as you progress in your personal transformation.

What matters most to you?

The Compass has seven different "life areas" plus a scratch pad. In each area you can enter a list of your affirmations, peak experiences, values, strengths, gratitude, longings, and what brings you energy and joy.

Get Inspired

If you get stuck and need some inspiration, just click on the light bulbs throughout Coaching Sanctuary to choose from a list of inspiring ideas.

Inspire Others

Post your experience to the Community Board or reach out to a friend or like-minded community member to get their support or share a story.

Let the compass be your guide

Do you ever feel lost and overwhelmed by the demands of your hectic life – need a boost to get you back on track? We all do. It’s times like these that we need to get back to the basics – to get back in touch with our core values and inner strengths. We need to acknowledge our peak experiences and all that we are grateful for to remind ourselves that we are good, whole and worthy of life’s gifts.

As you progress through the tools in Coaching Sanctuary, you will be guided toward your true, authentic self. Through the stories, exercises and practices of the Journey, you will explore your true values and strengths, identify your peak experiences, look at what gives you joy and energy, and learn to be grateful. You will also create an inner vow, or personal mantra, that keeps you focused on your authentic self. You will then take all of these reflections and create a compass – your own personal navigator to your true self.

The compass bridges the gap between your experience in the journey, and the true gifts that guide you through your life. Whether you are searching for that perfect job or mate, struggling with a tough decision or wishing you had something other than what you got, you can refer to the points of the compass for reflection or guidance, and to remind yourself what’s really most important.