This lesson will focus on the fact that you are a whole person, you'll find it on page four of your workbook. You are a whole person. Now, we've looked at roles and personal identity and mission, and they are critical. You will use them to develop a meaningful life plan. But next now we're going to focus on the fact that you are a whole and integrated person. What does it mean to be a whole person?

Now your life does not have silos, even though we try to create them. As a matter of fact, all the areas of your life are interconnected, and each one affects the other. We need to consider this when we are planning because each area affects your your entire life both positively and negatively. I'm going to have you look at the seven life benchmarks and there are listed in this circle and you'll notice that I've put the primary purpose in the middle because regardless of what you're doing, you always need to be thinking about your primary purpose in life. The first one is physical. So as you do your assessment in the physical area, you'll answer questions like the ones listed.

How much exercise do I receive? How is my diet? Do I have any destructive habits in my life? Do I have a regular dental and physical checkups? Am I sleeping throughout the night? You may have other questions that you may want to answer about your life.

The next area relates to your family. You'll ask questions like, do I eat with my family? Do I spend time with each of my children? Do I have conversations with my spouse if I'm married, and do I actually spend time with my spouse? Again, you may ask add to this list. The next area is spiritual.

This is more important to some than to others. You might ask questions like, how's my relationship with God? What am I doing to improve that relationship? Am I involved in any spiritual disciplines? And how am I doing? Is God moving in my life?

And who is speaking truth into my life? The next area relates to your career. Questions like, Am I called to my career? Is it important to me? What is my level of professional satisfaction? Am I positively affecting the lives of others by what I do?

And does my position provide adequate income for my family? Next your personal area? You might have questions like, Who are my close friends? What is required to maintain friendships? Do I need to reach out to my friends Am I struggling? Emotionally Do I need to improve my personal well being?

Next you have the financial area. questions like How much do I invest in worthy causes? Do I have a financial plan to secure my family's future? Do I have adequate life insurance? And do we have a budget and maintain it each month? Next is the intellectual area of your life.

Questions like, what have I put into my brain this week? What do I regularly watch or listen to? What am I currently reading? And who am I allowing to speak into my life? I have provided in the workbook starting on page 29. A place for you to answer these questions.

There's a space to write for each of the seven life benchmarks. And they are important because as we do the life plan, we start with assessment we need to know where you are before we determine where you want to go? The next lesson is going to ask the question what's behind the curtain of my life.