Agile Results

Agile Results (link) is "a systematic way to achieve both short- and long-term results.  It works for all aspects of your life, from work to fun. The key to achieving results in our ever-changing world is learning and responding to change."

Here's how:

Three Wins

Think in threes to focus your time, energy, and your actions. Identify three wins that you want to achieve:

• Three wins for the day.
• Three wins for the week.
• Three wins for the month.
• Three wins for the quarter.
• Three wins for the year.
• Bonus – Three wins for your decade, and three wins for your life.

These wins act as your tests for success and they focus your tasks, while making it a game. Focusing on three wins also helps you reframe problems into challenges. At the same time, it helps you identify, acknowledge, and appreciate your personal victories.

Monday Vision, Daily Wins, Friday Reflection

This is a simple way to get started with Agile Results:

On Mondays, identify three wins that you want for the week. Ask yourself, “If this were Friday, what are three things I would want to have achieved or accomplished?”

Each day, identify three wins that you want for the day. Ask yourself, “What are the three wins I want for today?” Say them out loud. Write them down on paper. Saying them out loud simplifies them, and writing them down on paper helps them stick.

On Fridays, identify three things going well, and three things to improve. Make a recurring appointment with yourself on Fridays. In your appointment, ask yourself, “What are three things going well?.” Follow up with, “What are three things I want to improve?” Identity three things you can do to carry the good forward, or change your approach so that you can make next week, a better experience.