Instructions:
Consider each of the Eight Dimensions of Wellness and the exemplars within each dimension. Download the Covey Matrix template Download Covey Matrix templateand add each of the 20 exemplars to your template. Then analyze your results. Be descriptive and thorough in your responses.
1. Consider where you placed the exemplars. Discuss item(s) that you previously thought were important or urgent, but, ultimately, were categorized as less urgent or important.
2. What can you delegate to someone else? How can you ease your load to be able to focus on urgent/important tasks?
3. What items did you identify as ‘time-wasters’ or tasks that distract you (not urgent/not important)? What is your strategy to reduce or eliminate these items?
4. For tasks you prioritized as urgent/important, what is your plan to ensure they are all completed on time?
Overview:
“Wellness is a broad concept. In this guide, we attempt to provide a broad, yet specific sense of what it means. We invite you to think of wellness as meaning being healthy in many dimensions of our lives. That includes the emotional, physical, occupational, intellectual, financial, social, environmental, and spiritual parts. These dimensions are interconnected, one dimension building on another…When we worry about money (for example, debt or being able to afford what we need), we sometimes experience anxiety (emotional). This can lead to medical problems (physical), and trouble at work (occupational). When this happens, we may even question our own sense of meaning and purpose (spiritual). At the same time, when we are not working (occupational), we may lose opportunities to interact with others (social), and may not be able to afford the good food and medical care we need to stay well (physical). We may even need to move our home to a place that feels less safe and secure (environmental)” (SAMHSA, n.d., p. 3).
Read the ‘Creating a Healthier Life: A Step by Step Guide to Wellness’Links to an external site. to learn more about the dimensions of wellness.
This assignment will combine the Eight Dimensions of Wellness and how you prioritize tasks. Creating a Covey Matrix will help you visualize which everyday tasks and wellness items are most urgent and important in your life…and which ones are not. This is an effective tool for prioritizing and time management.
In the next assignment, you will look more in-depth at the specific dimension of Occupational Wellness.
