Life Track and time line revised

Life Track and life map
YOUR LIFE TRACK

Our life experience is made up of (i) the events that happened and (ii) how we processed them. The goal of this exercise is to gain a clearer picture of the main events that have marked your life and have made you the person you are today.

Place the main events or « landmarks » on the graph

1 MAJOR TRANSITIONS and SHIFTS in perspective on live
What are your best memories?
Look at the challenges you have had to overcome.
If you could « rewrite » your own story, what, if anything, would you do differently?
What “roles” have you played in your life?
2. FORMATIVE EXPERIENCES (These are similar to above but less dramatic.)
3. INFLUENTIAL PEOPLE
Who made the biggest impact in your life?
How do you imagine other people saw you at each point in your life, how do you imagine they see you today
4. KEY LESSONS LEARNED

STEP 1:
Brainstorm major transitions and perspective shifts, formative experiences, influential people, and key lessons learned by using post it notes.

* Think back to your earliest memories and work your way to the present.
* As images and thoughts come to mind, record these
* Only one item per note, using one word or a short phrase to describe the actual event
* Place the notes on the table in front of you, in no particular order
* This is simply BRAINSTORMING, so don’t explain, feel guilty, or get hung up on details
* Don’t just write down happy memories; write down painful items as well on the post-it notes as well (Some painful experiences are very personal and you won’t want them on a post-it note for the world to see. In those cases, use symbols or code-words which you understand.)

STEP 3:
Rewrite the items from the post it notes onto the graph in time order. Place the low points lower on the graph and the high points higher on the graph.

STEP 4:
Use post-it notes to label the main chapters or seasons of your life’s journey.
How do you imagine they will see you in 10 yrs from now?