The Gap and The Gain: The High Achievers' Guide to Happiness, Confidence, and Success

by Dan Sullivan

After writing down your three wins each night, an effective way to tap into Pearson’s Law—where you measure and report your progress—is sharing your three wins with an accountability or “success” partner. It doesn’t need to take more than 2 minutes per day. After your journal session where you’ve written down your three wins for the day, as well as your three wins for the next day, all you have to do is text what you wrote down to your success partner. By sharing your wins, you’re not actually “reporting” to someone. Rather, you’re sharing your success. There are several benefits to sharing your wins with someone you love and respect: It’s energizing to share your GAINS with someone you respect. By sharing your “three wins for tomorrow,” you’ll feel a sense of accountability to achieve. Humans have a desire to be consistent—thus, by saying you’ll accomplish those three, you’ll be far more likely to do it.37 It gamifies your daily progress, making progress into play.