The Spheres Technique

Hi

I was planning to make this week's post a new video on Positive Reinforcement but because of a) a cold and b) a weekend away to the North West I decided to postpone that until I feel better able to talk to you on camera.

So I was then left with a dilemma, what to post? The thing that jumped out at me was a technique I have been researching called The Spheres Technique.

In its most basic form The Spheres Technique is a very simple process for gaining clarity of thought and can be used in many areas of life.

An example of their use is as follows -

1. Draw 3 circles on a blank sheet of paper
2. In sphere 1 write the following question "Where am I spiritualy?"
3. In sphere 2 write the following question "Where am I in my family life?"
4. In sphere 3 write the following question "Where am I in my career?"

Now look back at the sphere 1 question - and begin to answer the question, you may feel that you are totally focussed on your spiritual existence and you could well score that as an 8 or a 9 (on a scale of 1 - 10)

Now look at the sphere 2 question - begin to answer that using the same scoring process. You may find that family rates as a 5 or 6

Finally consider the sphere 3 question - answer that, again using the same scoring process you could rate your career as a 2 or 3

Therefore as can be easily seen from these possible answers this person would have a great spiritualy personality, have a moderate or mediocre family life and hate their job - does that suggest any possible actions our subject should consider?

The aim then is to take whatever actions are necessary to bring The Spheres into balance and in order to do this you would need to ask yourself questions and answer in total honesty. An example of a question would be

"What positive action must I take to bring my family score closer to my spiritual one?"
AND
"What positive action must I take to bring my career score closer to my spiritual one?"

Having identified the actions you can take, the next question is "What must I do to make those things happen?"

Then having identified that, you can put together an "Action Plan" that will, if followed carefully bring about a more balanced state of being.

The Spheres Technique can also be useful if you are considering starting a new business as it can help you identify your particular strengths and help you make informed choices regarding which way you concentrate your efforts

The technique is basically the same you start with the 3 circles and 3 questions but in this case they could be

1. What can I be great at?
2. What will the world pay for?
3. What do I have to do?

As you will see here, there is a slight difference in the way the questions work, they lead from the first to the second and then from the second to the third.

What can I be great at? - may lead you to kick boxing, knot tying, driving, graphic design etc

What will the world pay for? - could lead you to eliminate knot tying and kick boxing for example

This will leave driving and graphic design remaining - so you would therefore ask "What do I have to do?" to enable you to see what needs to be done to move forwards in the direction of your possible new business. It may also help you identify which options you are able to follow and which are "non-starters"

So there are 2 possible uses of The Spheres Technique, maybe there are more, I have heard of people using 5 spheres, but as yet have not found the questions they ask. If I do manage to get this information I will add it as a post script to this entry.

Have a fantastic day, take care, speak soon and most of all remember

Don't predict the future - CREATE IT!