Better SELFCARE
Check-In
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Evaluate 8 S-E-L-F-C-A-R-E areas
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Provide 8 NOW ratings (1-10)
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Create 8 SOON goals (1-10)
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Track progress to achieve goals
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Become a much better you!
This is an opportunity to evaluate, address, and improve your selfcare practices. You can gain the most benefits by providing an honest assessment of where you are currently with each practice, and where you ideally and realistically would like to be within a few months of making improvements, especially in your selected focus areas.
This assessment does not cover every area of selfcare. It provides a functional approach to everyday health and wellness, focusing on metabolic health, behavior change, and social factors. The Better SELFCARE Check-In is a growth tool to help you create a sustainable, healthy lifestyle.
Ok, let's get to it!
Rate (1-10) how you currently feel about your efforts with each of the eight S-E-L-F-C-A-R-E areas/letters, and set a goal (1-10) for where you would like to be in a few months. You can print out a Check-in below, or on a blank sheet of paper, create a row for each of the eight areas and provide an assessment for NOW and a goal for a few months from now, or SOON. Be realistic, but also be optimistic. This is your opportunity to level up your life!
After completing the check-in, you should have eight sets of two numbers (NOW & SOON), one set for each letter of SELFCARE. The idea is to eventually have very little or nothing to improve (1-4), with selfcare areas going well or even great! (7-10) How much better you become in every area is up to you and your efforts.
Where are you NOW? (1-10)
Where would you SOON like to be? (1-10)
Printable PDF
Managing our selfcare does not have to be complicated or overwhelming. We can make it more simple.
Sleep &
Relaxation
Quality sleep.
Leisure. Hobbies.
Breathwork. Silence.
Exercise &
Movement
Regular strength and cardio exercise. Stretch. Reps. Steps. Keep moving.
We honor our desire to live a better life by creating sustainable healthy habits and routines.
Love &
Faith
Love for self, others, and life.
Hope & Faith. Gratitude.
Inspired Outlook. Grace
Food &
Nutrition
Eat healthy.
Proper nutrition. Hydrate.
Supplement. Sunlight.
As we transform our desires into action, we make necessary changes to help us live and maintain a better and healthier life.
Communication
Compassion with self, others, and nature.
Affirm. Write.
Socialize. Reach out.
Accountability
Check-ins with self
and others.
Schedule. Alerts.
Reminders. Take action.
As we take more action, managing selfcare becomes less of a challenge and more of a commitment to living our best life.
Relationships
Healthy attachment to self, others, and stuff.
Boundaries. Restraint.
Connections. Support.
Emotional
Control
Manage and process emotions and feelings.
Mindfulness. Awareness
A commitment to proper selfcare can help us get from where we are NOW, to where we would SOON like to be. And stay there!
Tracking & Making Progress
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The NOW and SOON columns should be completed immediately
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Monthly check-ins provide accountability to help reach SOON goals
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Aim to have SOON goals match up with your progress in three months
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Choose 1-3 focus areas to improve
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Track other areas to maintain proper selfcare
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Utilize Better SELFCARE Tips & Tools to reach your goals and level up your life
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Remeber to be realistic, but optimistic
Example Tracking Chart
If you find yourself struggling to be consistent with new healthy habits and routines, give yourself some grace. Selfcare is for life. It's not some battle we win or lose overnight. By striving for progress instead of perfection, even inconsistent results are better than no results. The key is to keep showing up for yourself, especially on the days when you may not feel like it. Those tend to be the days where Better SELFCARE activities and practices can flip your mood from grumpy to great!
No one can make us change.
It's on us to make changes that can help us thrive.
This is your invitation to keep filling up your cup
to enjoy a better life.
