Rule of Three

^z 3rd August 2023 at 7:51am
"What three wins do I want to accomplish today?

Executive coach J D Meier describes his "Rule of Three" as a personal goal-setting method – focusing on outcomes, not tasks – and recommends defining:

  • three wins for the day
  • three wins for the week
  • three wins for month
  • three wins for the year

... and perhaps lifetime goals as well! He quotes Benjamin Franklin who would ask himself (see Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin):

The Morning.

  • Question. What good shall I do this day?

Evening.

  • Question. What good have I done today?

... early morning and late evening – not bad times to pause, reflect, assess – and accept!

(cf Franklin's Virtues (2008-05-23), Happiness Buffer (2013-12-22), Learning to Pause (2015-08-10), Creative Threes (2020-01-10), You Are a Poem (2020-02-10), Gratefulation and Gratituding (2021-11-11), Vespers (2023-06-21), ...) - ^z - 2023-08-03