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SELF WHEEL - DIMENSION 05 OF 16
Purpose & Direction
A sense of where you’re going, and why it’s yours.
OVERVIEW
What this dimension looks at.
Whether your days point somewhere that matters to you, or mostly react to whatever is loudest. Not a grand mission, but a direction you’d recognise as your own.
A reflective example
People ask what’s next for you and you give a confident-sounding answer you don’t actually believe when you hear yourself say it.
WHY IT MATTERS
Direction is what turns effort into progress. Without it, you can work hard for years and still feel like you’re treading water in expensive shoes.
WHAT WE HOLD TO
What it looks like, either way.
These aren’t a diagnosis. They’re patterns, described plainly, so you can recognise where you tend to sit.
Signs of Alignment
- Your days point somewhere you would actually choose.
- Effort turns into progress you can see.
- You can say what’s next and mean it.
Signs of Misalignment
- You’re busy in every direction and moving in none.
- “What’s next” gets a confident answer you don’t believe.
- Years of hard work, and it still feels like treading water.
Practical insights
Where the work tends to start.
Direction, not destination
You don’t need a grand plan. You need the next true step, taken on purpose.
Name the drift
Noticing you’ve drifted is not failure. It’s the first accurate thing, and the start of turning.
Go further in the workbook
Each edition turns insights like these into a concrete first move, matched to your lowest-scoring areas.
YOUR RESULT
See where Purpose & Direction sits for you.
The free assessment gives you an honest overall result. The full assessment scores this dimension, and all fifteen others, individually.