COACHING TOOLS

The Identity Wheel

A simple but effective tool to consider where you are in life and where you want to get to

John Davidson, Coach
7 min readSep 19, 2024

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What is the Identity Wheel?

Life happens. We never stand still at work, home, family, or other contexts. Our direction changes, and we continue working through our lives, but how often do we stop to consider where we are and whether that’s where we planned for it to be?

As a coach, many conversations start with a general discomfort about where my clients are in their lives. However, the discussion is often unstructured, without a way to quickly bring focus and attention to the critical issues. When you spend a lot of time coaching, you start to notice the patterns and what could be a long process of pinning down actionable points becomes easier when you have a framework for the discussion.

My framework is the Identity Wheel, based on the most common areas of life that require attention. It could be more academic and perfect, but it is free to use in your practice and to develop further. If you do use it, please let me know.

If you practice the Relationship Away Day, it’s a great structure for that. Using it when changing jobs is also critical, so its sibling, the Job Wheel, integrates this work.

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John Davidson, Coach
John Davidson, Coach

Written by John Davidson, Coach

I coach most days and have learned a lot over the years. It's time to give back!

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