Suggested Guidelines for the Focus Wheel*
The Focus Wheel is an Abraham-Hicks tool from their book, ‘Ask and it is Given’.
These guidelines are my signposts, from much usage of this great tool, personally and with clients. They help people use the tool easily.

1. Start with the desired beliefs, feelings / thoughts in the centre (or at the bottom of the page if you prefer to write from top to bottom) even if they feel way out of reach.

2. Then on the outside of the wheel (or top of the page) start writing in a spiral, aiming to make the most of the space on the page. You slowly wind your words in to make a juicy, word-filled curl ending up at the centre hub. Start on the outer rim with a few specific, negative statements. Your first few sentences need to say how it really feels. Don’t hold back from the sharp pain you’re expressing, but only three or four sentences at most.

3. Then make a general negative statement or two to soften the negative focus… ‘I’m so tired of struggling with this’ is a good example. 

4. Then make one or two general positive statements. Something like, I’d like to feel better… I believe it is possible to feel better about this… or even - I’d LIKE to believe that it’s possible to feel better…

5. Then some carefully chosen more specific positives… 

You can start sentences with things like:

I’d really like to (believe/feel/know)

Wouldn’t it be wonderful if…

I love the idea of…

I know others who have ….

Write as many of these as you want, repeat yourself, layer up the better feeling statements, make it as good feeling as you can.

6. Then a sentence or two to admire the view - I’m feeling much better already and I did that on purpose! I wouldn’t have thought it would be so easy to get this far… etc

7. Then some encouragement to continue… I am really enjoying this practice. It feels so good to know I can take any subject and lead my mind Home. As I feel better, the whole world benefits. Every time I do this, I’ll find it easier and these thoughts will come to me more easily each time. Etc

8. Then - more satisfaction at having done so well - I know I'm closer now to my desired belief (centre of the wheel) than I was when I began. That feels good. I’m really looking forward to seeing how this subject feels in a few weeks’ time with this focus. It feels good to guide my mind so deliberately. GOOD JOB!

*The tool is one of Abraham’s, from the book ‘Ask and It Is Given’ — Abraham-Hicks. 

The guidelines are the way I help clients to use it effectively.