The Work-Life Balance Assessment
Hi, I'm Anush Hansen, Licensed Professional Counselor, Certified Career Counselor and creator of the Work-Life Balance Assessment.
I developed the Work-Life Balance Assessment when I noticed my counseling clients struggling to articulate what specific factors in their careers and personal lives were leading to their stress, anxiety, burnout, and lack of balance.
I wanted to create a simple, accessible tool to help people untangle these factors, identify their career and life priorities, and develop a concrete plan for improving how they feel and function in their day-to-day lives.
I'm excited to share the Work-Life Balance Assessment with as many people as possible, and help them uncover what they need to move toward balance and health, and to live the kind of life they truly want.
What is the Work-Life Balance Assessment?
The Work-Life Balance Assessment is a simple, user-friendly card sort activity.
It will help you:
1. Clarify, prioritize, and process your career and life priorities
2. Articulate what’s getting in the way of having what you want
3. Create specific, actionable goals for building your priorities into your life, and moving toward balance, health and joy
The Work-Life Balance Assessment can be completed on your own, or with help from a career or mental health counselor or coach, either in-person or online.
How does it work?
The Work-Life Balance Assessment is a deck of cards for you to sort, and includes 30 Personal Priorities cards and 30 Career Priorities cards.
You’ll sort the cards into 3 categories:
1. Priorities you want or want more of in your career and personal life
2. Priorities you already have enough of in your career and personal life
3. Priorities you don't need or that don’t apply to you
You’ll then answer 15 structured follow-up and goal-setting questions to help you delve into the meaning of your priorities, and aid you in developing a concrete, actionable goal to help you incorporate your personal and career priorities into your life.
WORK-LIFE BALANCE ASSESSMENT PRODUCTS
The Online Assessment ($15)
Meant for one-time, individual use, the Online Work-Life Balance Assessment is an interactive drag-and-drop card sort activity. It's designed to be simple, and affordable, so that individuals can engage in important self-reflection and career exploration on their own, even if they're not currently working with a counselor or coach.
The Online Assessment includes 30 Personal Priority and 30 Career Priority cards. Sorting through these cards will help you identify what you need more of, what you have enough of, and what you don't need in your career and personal life in order to feel more balanced and healthy.
When you're done, you'll receive a customized report, including your results, a structured set of follow-up and goal setting activities, and a series of optional activities to help you process your priorities further.
The Gift Tin ($25)
The Work-Life Balance Assessment Gift Tin is a fun but meaningful gift to give to a friend, loved one, coworker, employee or even yourself!
Perfect for individuals who want clarity about what they need for a more joyful and balanced life, this card deck will walk users through categorizing and ranking a series of career and personal priorities.
Once cards are sorted, the user will complete several follow-up and goal-setting activities on their own to help them find meaning, direction and balance when it comes to their personal and professional life.
The Work-Life Balance Gift Tin is a thoughtful token and meaningful gesture to show your coworker, employee, friend or loved one you care about helping them discover their happiest, healthiest and most authentic self.
The Professional Package ($45)
Designed as a multi-use tool that can be used with an unlimited number clients, the Work-Life Balance Assessment Professional Package is a powerful resource for counselors and coaches to help their clients clarify, vocalize, process, and set goals around what they need in their career and life to feel happier, healthier, and more fulfilled.
Cards and follow-up activities are interactive, thought-provoking, and designed to help your client reflect on their career and personal needs, setting the stage for meaningful conversation with your clients over the course of several sessions.
The Professional Package Includes: One high-quality, multi-use card deck; 10 color Question Guides; 8 supplemental activities to use with clients; and member access to our Work-Life Balance Assessment Community of Practice .