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Choose an anchor
Choose an anchor in your life that needs attention.
Free introductory resource
See how an anchor becomes a direction for action.
The Anchor Map is a concise visual introduction to the Anchor-Based Approach: what an anchor means, how behaviour enters the picture and why review matters.
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Anchor-BasedApproach
A concise introduction
The
Anchor Map
Direction, behaviour and review in the Anchor-Based Approach.
Dr Hanan Bushkin
Psychologist and founder of ABA
Inside the guide
A clear first view of how ABA turns what matters into movement.
The guide introduces the nine core anchors within ABA's wider 15-anchor model, comprising nine core anchors and six sub-anchors. It also presents a practical loop for choosing an area that needs attention, taking realistic action and learning from what happens next.
The core anchor wheel
Nine life areas that help make attention visible.
- Career
- Financial security
- Family
- Friends
- Romantic / companionship
- Diet
- Exercise
- Sleep
- Medical health
The nine core anchors form part of ABA's 15-anchor structure, alongside six sub-anchors. Together, they help organise attention across meaningful areas of life.
A practical loop
Choose. Clarify. Act. Review.
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Name the improvement
Name what needs improvement inside that anchor.
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Take a realistic action
Choose a realistic action you can take to move forward.
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Review what happened
Did the action work? If not, refine the action and repeat step 3.
If the action did not work, return to step 3: adjust the action, then try again.
An integrated framework
The 9 essential principles help turn the anchors into a coherent way of managing life.
Working together, the principles help people organise competing demands, connect meaningful goals to realistic behaviour and use review as a source of learning. Their strength lies in operating as a system across the anchors—supporting progress that is structured, responsive and grounded in what matters.
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