As the year 2015 starts its last slide into 2016, it’s the time of year that I start to think about what my 3 Wins are going to be for next year.
If you’re not familiar with the 3 Wins concept, it’s similar to goal setting but rather than focus on “what will I tick off my todo list” it’s more along the lines of “what will make me feel great, like I’ve accomplished something, like I’ve made progress…”. One way to help come up with three wins is to imagine how your future self will feel when you look back on the year and have accomplished all your 3 Wins.
It’s important to make your 3 Wins achievable, otherwise not achieving any of them could be disheartening and demotivating.
One technique to guide you, while being sounding very “managementy”, is the concept of SMART criteria.
SMART is an acronym that stands for:
- Specific
- Measurable
- Attainable
- Realistic
- Time-related (or Time-bound)
Using SMART may help if you are struggling to create your own 3 Wins.
You might have 3 Wins for your work/career and you may also have 3 Wins for personal/health/family/etc. related things. Also you can use 3 Wins daily, weekly, monthly, quarterly, or at any scale you wish; you could even have decade or lifetime 3 Wins.
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