The goal of this assignment is to examine where you are with your self-care in each area and to set specific goals and a plan for how to improve your self-care.
Steps:
- ✅ First, explore the four basic dimensions of self-care (physical, mental, psychological, and social).
- On a scale of 0-10, how would you rate yourself on each dimension in terms of satisfaction? (0 means lowest satisfaction, 10 means absolute satisfaction)
- What specifically could you improve in each dimension?
- What could you do more of and what could you do less of?
- ✅ Now set yourself at least 1 or 2 specific and measurable goals for each of the dimensions that you want to achieve in the next month.
Examples of goals:
- Physical dimension: “I will exercise for at least 10 minutes every day.”
- Mental dimension: “I will end each evening by writing down at least three things I am grateful for.”
- Mental dimension: “I will read at least one book every month.”
- Social dimension: “I will call/write at least one friend each week and arrange to meet.”
- ✅ Set a specific plan for how you will achieve your goals. (i.e. when, where, how you will engage in the activities.)
- ✅ At the end of each day, write down a short reflection.
- What did I do/not do well?
- What do I want to keep/change?