A visual values clarification tool. The client marks how close current behavior is to values in major life domains. The target makes the gap visible without moralizing: not "good or bad," but "closer or farther from what matters." It becomes a basis for committed action.
Step-by-step guide
- Draw a target with concentric circles.
- Choose domains such as relationships, work, health and personal growth.
- Ask the client to mark where they currently are in each domain.
- Explore one domain with the largest gap or strongest importance.
- Choose one small action that moves one step closer to the center.
When to use
- The client is unclear about values.
- Life has narrowed around symptom control.
- You need a practical bridge from values to action.
- Reviewing progress across therapy.
Key phrases
If the center of the target means living fully in line with this value, where are you now?
Follow-up questions
This is not a grade. It is a map.
Which domain matters most to move one ring closer?
What is one small action this week that would move you toward the center?
Alternative phrasings
We can use the target as a compass rather than a test.
Warnings
- ⚠️ Perfectionistic clients may treat the target as a scorecard; explicitly frame it as orientation, not evaluation.
- ⚠️ Do not move to action before values are named in the client's own words.
Source: Tobias Lundgren's Bull's Eye values exercise; Harris, R. (2009). ACT Made Simple
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