In this episode of Changing Minds, you’ll find a practical guide to doing a full Life Audit. You’ll move through clear, structured questions across the key areas of your life so you can understand where you are, what needs to change, and how to move forward with greater clarity and intention.
The Wealth Audit
Assess Your Money Reality
- How much do you earn (yearly, monthly, bi-weekly)?
- How much do you spend (yearly, monthly, bi-weekly)?
- Where does your money actually go (subscriptions, groceries, rent, car, etc.)?
- How much do you save and invest?
Explore Possibilities
- How might you earn more?
- How might you save more?
- How might you invest more?
- How might you spend less?
Take Action
- What do you need to start doing?
- What do you need to stop doing?
- What do you need to do more of?
- What do you need to do less of?
- What do you need to do better?
- What do you need to keep doing?
- What’s most important now?
The Time Audit
Understand Your Current Week
- Your typical workweek
- Occasional or irregular weeks
- Vacation weeks
- Typical vs. occasional weekends
Design Your Ideal Week
- Ideal workweek
- Ideal occasional week
- Ideal vacation week
- Ideal weekend
Actions for Time Mastery
- Start / stop / do more / do less / do better / keep doing
- Identify the single most important time-related change you can make
The Health Audit
Evaluate Yourself
- Fitness level
- Overall health
- Flexibility
- Energy
- Sleep quality
- Daily movement
- Exercise frequency
- Nutrition
- Habits that support or undermine your well-being
Actions to Improve Health
- What to start, stop, increase, reduce, refine, and maintain
- What matters most for your health right now
The Relationships Audit
Reflect on Your Connections
- What are your relationships like?
- How much time do you spend with people who uplift you vs. drain you?
- How can you spend more time with those you enjoy?
Improve Quality
- What enjoyable activities could you do more of with the people you value?
- How well do you communicate with the important people in your life?
- How can you strengthen those relationships?
Relationship Action Plan
- Start / stop / do more / do less / do better / keep doing
- What’s most important now?
- The Attention Audit
Understand Your Emotional Landscape
- What do you feel on an average day?
- What do you want to feel more of?
Where Your Attention Goes
- How you focus your attention on typical, occasional, and weekend days
- Online vs. offline attention habits
- What you read, watch, and listen to
- How your attention choices shape your emotions
Attention Optimization
- What makes you feel good?
- What do you want to learn?
- What should you read, watch, listen to, or study more?
- Start / stop / do more / do less / do better / keep doing
- What’s most important for your attention now?
Conclusion
A Life Audit is one of the most transformative exercises you can do for yourself. By pausing to reflect and answering these questions fully, you give yourself clarity, direction, and the ability to make meaningful change. Even doing this once can shift the trajectory of your life in a profound way.
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