Your Reasons Drive Your Results: How to Define Your Big 3

Purpose, Priorities, and Planning

Knowing what you are working toward matters. Knowing why it matters gives those goals the personal meaning that keeps them visible when business feels busy or unpredictable.

Quick Answer

Your reasons give your goals direction.

Define what matters across five areas of your life, select the three statements that carry the most meaning, and review them through a consistent weekly and quarterly planning rhythm. These personal reasons become your “Big 3” and help connect daily action with the life and business you want to build.

Your Personal Reasons Can Drive Better Results

How do you feel when you wake up in the morning? Are you excited to embrace the day ahead and work toward your goals, or are you simply living each day as it comes?

In addition to knowing what you are doing, you need clarity about why you are doing it. Your reasons drive your results. You may also hear this described as understanding your “why.”

Begin With the Full Picture

Review Five Areas of Your Life

Start by looking at each of these areas. Consider what progress, fulfillment, and meaningful experience look like for you in each one.

Health and Vitality

Consider your energy, physical health, daily routines, movement, rest, and overall well-being.

Wealth and Contribution

Review your financial goals, investments, debt, generosity, and the contribution you want to make.

Mindset and Personal Growth

Identify what you want to learn, strengthen, understand, or change through intentional development.

Travel and Adventure

Define the places, activities, and memorable experiences you want to make part of your year.

Relationships and Connections

Consider the people you want to support, reconnect with, appreciate, or spend more meaningful time with.

Think big and imagine, “What if?” What are your personal goals in each of these five areas? Make a list of what you want to accomplish and experience by December 31 of this year.

Think of this as your personal bucket list. Write every item as though it has already happened.

Examples of Completed Statements

1. I played...
2. I skied...
3. I ran...
4. My health is...
5. I wake up energized every morning at __ a.m.
6. I reduced my debt to...
7. I invested in...
8. I feel...
9. I donated to...
10. I learned to...
11. I traveled to...
12. I went to...
13. I reconnected with...
14. I saw...
15. I have an amazing relationship with...

Narrow the Focus

Choose Your Big 3

Review the complete list and select the three statements that matter most. These statements become your Big 3 for the year.

This step brings focus to a broad list of goals. It gives you three clear priorities to return to during weekly planning, decision-making, and quarterly reviews.

Build a Review Rhythm

How to Use Your Big 3

1. Rewrite your Big 3 every Sunday. Include them in your weekly planning so they remain connected to your schedule and priorities.
2. Read your complete list every evening. Review the full list of personal reasons before you go to bed.
3. Rate all five areas at the end of every quarter. Review where you are in each area and give yourself a rating from 1 to 5.
   Rating 1 The area is weak and in a state of disease.

   Rating 3 The area is in a state of wellness but still needs focused work.

   Rating 5 The area feels amazing and is in a state of greatness.
4. Decide what comes next. Identify the next action that can move each area toward a state of greatness.

Keep Your Reasons Visible

Keeping the details of this list top of mind can help you remain calm when life feels chaotic. It can also lift your perspective when the day does not go as planned.

Your Big 3 create a practical bridge between personal purpose and consistent implementation. They give your weekly plan a reason, your quarterly review a reference point, and your daily actions a clearer direction.

Continue the Work

Put Your Priorities Into Practice

Clear reasons become more useful when they connect to a repeatable planning and accountability system. Explore these resources for more structure around time, priorities, and implementation.

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Create a Practical Plan

Turn What Matters Into Focused Action

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Common Questions

FAQ

What are the Big 3 personal goals?

Your Big 3 are the three completed statements that matter most from your full list of personal goals. They become the priorities you review throughout the year.

Which areas of life belong in the exercise?

The exercise covers health and vitality, wealth and contribution, mindset and personal growth, travel and adventure, and relationships and connections.

How often do I review my Big 3?

Rewrite your Big 3 during weekly planning every Sunday. Read your complete reasons each evening and complete a broader five-area review at the end of every quarter.

Why write goals as though they already happened?

Writing each statement as completed creates a clear picture of the result you want to experience by the end of the year. It makes the goal more specific and easier to review.

How can real estate professionals use this exercise?

Agents, team leaders, brokers, and business owners can use their Big 3 to connect weekly schedules and business decisions with the personal reasons behind their goals. This creates a clearer foundation for focus, time management, and accountability.