Map Yourself
Posted by in 2-Map Yourself2) Where are you now?
Once you’ve defined your success measurements, you’re ready to apply them. Use your first measurement pair to label the first Paradox Map.
For your first chosen measurement, take the positive aspect (if it applies) and place it in the label spot at the top of the map. Put its opposite in the label spot at the bottom. Then take your second positive attribute and write it in the label spot on the left of the map. Its opposite goes on the right. If your measurements don’t have a positive versus negative quality (such as serious versus relaxed), you can use the top and left labels for either measurement.
Next, determine what you’ll be plotting. If it’s one aspect of your life overall – for example, your physical, emotional or intellectual health – you would plot this as a single position on the map. You might do this by writing your initials and drawing a circle around them to indicate their location within your chosen quadrant.
Observing your position, you may find yourself at one extreme for one measurement but straddling the line between two quadrants for another. You also might find yourself in the exact center of the map if you’re midway between all measurements. Wherever you land is OK. It reveals your current status.
At other times, you may be plotting a range of options such as career choices, investment choices or relationships. It is possible to plot each in the Paradox Map and analyze how they compare in terms of your evaluation criteria.
By plotting your options in a Paradox Map, the Personal Semiotics process can be a phenomenal aid in decision making.
Here is an example of a completed Paradox Map. (Please keep in mind that this map is not financial advice. It is one person’s assessment at one point in time.)
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