Michael Hyatt Life Domain Audit

Assess your progress across key life areas with the Michael Hyatt life domain audit. Score satisfaction levels, pinpoint growth gaps, and map clear priorities for the year ahead.

5 time blocks, 70 minutes in total.

Time blocks

Gather Notes and Metrics: 10 min
Collect journal entries, financial summaries, and personal notes
Score the Ten Life Domains: 15 min
Rate satisfaction from 1 to 10 across all key areas
Review Major Wins and Misses: 15 min
List notable accomplishments, breakthroughs, and key setbacks
Identify Root Causes and Gaps: 15 min
Examine why specific domain scores dropped or plateaued
Draft Domain Commitments: 15 min
Write clear actionable goals for the lowest scoring domains

About this routine

Leadership author Michael Hyatt developed a structured framework to evaluate personal growth across ten distinct areas of life. The Michael Hyatt life domain audit measures satisfaction in spiritual, physical, emotional, relational, professional, and financial dimensions. Instead of relying on vague resolutions, this process uses quantitative scoring to highlight exactly where attention is needed.

The session begins by reviewing past records and rating each domain on a scale from one to ten. After identifying high-performing areas and low-scoring gaps, you analyze the underlying habits behind those numbers. This diagnostic clarity prevents you from over-indexing on career achievements while neglecting health or personal relationships.

To make the review actionable, high-priority domains receive targeted commitments for the coming quarters. Running this session annually or quarterly provides a clear baseline for long-term personal development.

Why this routine works

Clarifies personal satisfaction across all major life areas
Prevents career goals from overshadowing health and relationships
Identifies hidden patterns behind low energy or burnout
Turns abstract reflection into concrete commitments

FAQ

What are Michael Hyatt's ten life domains?

The ten domains are spiritual, intellectual, emotional, physical, marital, parental, social, vocational, avocational, and financial.

How often should you complete a life domain audit?

Completing the audit annually offers a comprehensive year in review, though quarterly check-ins help maintain balance throughout the year.

How long does the life domain audit take?

The core scoring and reflection session takes 70 minutes when materials and past notes are prepared in advance.

Sources

Your Best Year Ever, Michael Hyatt
Living Forward, Michael Hyatt and Daniel Harkavy