AVELA stands for: Awareness; Value; Energy; Lifestyle; Ability.

1. Awareness

• What do you want to achieve?
• What do you know about what you desire to achieve?
• What does this mean to you?
• Why do you need to achieve the goal?
• What are the factors (internally and externally) that facilitate or hinder the desired outcome?

2. Value

• What specific value can be attached to the desire outcomes?
• Are the values tangible and material like money, assets or intangible like peace and fulfilment?
• What are the comparisons like when the costs and benefits to you are weighed?

3. Energy

• How enthusiastic are you about the particular desire?
• What is the price that you are willing to pay to achieve the goal joyfully?
• Do the thoughts of the goal pump you up, keeping you awake at night and up early in the morning for sheer zeal?
• Who else around you feels the enthusiasm and passion about the goal like you do?

4. Lifestyle

• Would the achievement of this goal or the attainment of the desired outcome bring about any changes in your lifestyle?
• What are the changes that you anticipated?
• How desirable are the changes?
• Are they worth fighting for, in order to be what you want to be?
• How would the desired state change your outlook to life, and general perceptions regarding people, work, etc?

5. Ability

• What do you require in order to be able to achieve these goals and desires? Are they attainable and easily accessible?
• Do you have the abilities and capacity to develop all that you need to develop and assemble them in order to achieve your goals?
• How realistic are your goals and desires in relation to the available capacity, skills, networks, and resources?