I have been practicing Coaching for two years - including a bulk of it through the middle of a pandemic. People have been looking for purpose.

Along the way, I have done a lot of Values work. Helping people uncover their personal values is a foundational need to help people discover their purpose.

A number of things have really helped from a coaching tool perspective.

But this one is my favourite :

The Life Timeline

{Because it plots on a page someones major life events and serves as a roadmap for discussions around how they thought, felt and acted at their best times in their lives and at their worst)

What is it?

It couldn't be more simple.

1. You take a piece of A4 paper

2. You draw out an X and Y axis

3. The Y axis is labelled 'Highs' at the top and 'Lows' at the bottom

4. The X axis is the date you were born to todays date

5. Now you grab a drink and get 30 mins you time

6. And plot out MAJOR events in your life and mark them per the date and where they are on the high and low scale

Et Voila! - you have your life timeline. You, yours, unique to you. Start looking for feelings and thoughts and actions on the highs and lows and uncover patterns. Become AWARE of your own drivers.

A trained coach can really get the best out of this exercise by asking the right questions of you that will shine a light on who you really are.

But there is nothing to stop you trying the exercise yourself.

Start to uncover the values that have shaped and continue your life and your purpose will follow.

Your self-awareness journey has only just begun.