🎯 The 3-Win Review
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Welcome to Better at Life, the weekly newsletter where I share one simple, actionable idea you can put into practice today to build better habits, sharpen your mindset, and live with more intention.
Most weeks don’t end.
They just stop.
Friday arrives. Energy fades. Work pauses.
But the week never actually closes.
Instead, unfinished thoughts carry forward.
Monday arrives with the residue of tasks half-finished, progress half-acknowledged, and the quiet feeling that the week didn’t quite count.
For a long time, I focused on starting the week well.
Then I realized something mattered just as much:
Closing the week.
If your weeks sometimes blur together, this small ritual can change that.
I call it the 3-Win Review.
If you’ve read the newsletter before, you may recognize the pattern.
We started with the 3-Win Day.
A simple way to identify the three things that matter most today.
Then came the 3-Win Week.
A way to focus your effort on the few outcomes that actually move the week forward.
The 3-Win Review closes the loop.
Instead of trying to evaluate everything that happened during the week, you simply identify the three things that moved forward.
Not everything.
Just the wins that mattered.
Write this down:
Progress you don’t acknowledge feels like progress you never made.
This Week’s Action
At the end of the week, ask yourself three questions:
- Which weekly win did I complete?
- Which win moved forward, even if it didn’t finish?
- What interfered with my focus?
Write the answers down.
You’re not analyzing the week.
You’re closing it intentionally.
Why This Works
Our brains track effort through recognition.
When effort goes unnamed, your brain assumes it was wasted.
That’s why many people finish the week feeling unproductive even when they moved important work forward.
The 3-Win Review fixes that.
It acknowledges progress, clarifies what moved, and helps you release the rest.
Instead of carrying unfinished mental loops into Monday, you start the next week clean.
Try This
Before you shut down work on Friday, open a blank note and write three lines:
Win #1
Win #2
Win #3
They don’t need to be dramatic.
Progress counts.
Weekly Reflection
Before you move on from this email, pause for a moment.
Ask yourself:
What were my three wins this week?
What moved forward?
What interrupted focus?
Write them down.
Then close the week.
If someone came to mind while reading this, feel free to send it their way.
You don’t need perfect weeks.
You need clean endings.
See you next week — a little better at life.
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Dr. Chris Mullen
Bring Better at Life to Your Organization
If these ideas resonate, this is also the work I bring into organizations and leadership teams.
I partner with organizations that want clearer thinking, stronger decision-making, and more sustainable performance.
Engagements typically include:
- Keynote speaking for conferences and leadership events
- Leadership development workshops for teams and managers
- Team strategy sessions focused on alignment and execution
For senior leaders seeking deeper application, I also maintain a small executive coaching practice.
