How to Audit Your Life Before Setting Goals

Scoring each life area honestly — health, finances, relationships, work — surfaces where the real gaps are, which is often different from where you assumed the problem was.

• A 1-10 score per area is fast and hard to fudge
• The lowest three scores usually reveal the actual priority
• People often over-focus on the area that's loudest, not lowest
• An honest low score is more useful than an aspirational high one
• Re-scoring each quarter shows real movement, not just effort