The Practice Ground | A Self-Improvement Podcast with Ken Li and Kari Watterson
Ep. 2 - Three Wins (The Most Important Habit You've Never Heard Of)
Aug 29, 2026 · 38 min · 11 segments
Can taking the time to record three wins each day really make that much of a difference? In this episode of *The Practice Ground*, we explore an idea from entrepreneurial coach Dan Sullivan and…
Can taking the time to record three wins each day really make that much of a difference? In this episode of *The Practice Ground*, we explore an idea from entrepreneurial coach Dan Sullivan and organizational psychologist Dr. Benjamin Hardy: much of our dissatisfaction may be a measurement problem. In their book, *The Gap and The Gain*, Sullivan and Hardy distinguish between measuring ourselves against an ideal that is always somewhere ahead of us — “the Gap” — and measuring backward from where we are now to where we started — “the Gain.” We explore what can happen when we put that idea into practice by deliberately identifying three wins each day. Rather than continually noticing how far we still have to go, can we train ourselves to notice evidence of progress we've already made? **What you'll hear inside the episode:** - the difference between measuring progress from “the Gap” and measuring from “the Gain” - why continually measuring yourself against an ideal can leave you striving without ever feeling like you've arrived - why Dan Sullivan recommends identifying three wins each day — and three wins for tomorrow - what can happen when you practice looking for evidence of progress day after day - why the timing of the Three Wins practice may create benefits that carry into the next day - why personally testing an idea can be more persuasive than simply learning about it - Ken's connection between “Gain thinking” and James Clear's idea of getting 1% better each day - how the Three Wins practice can change the way we relate to our past, present, and future selves - how to begin turning Three Wins from an exercise into a habit you actually want to repeat **Cited in this episode:** Article | Three Wins: The Most Important Habit You've Never Heard Of | Have you heard of making 1% improvement each day? This is how you do it by Ken Li Book | The Gap and The Gain: The High Achiever's Guide to Happiness, Confidence and Success by Dan Sullivan and Dr. Benjamin Hardy Commencement Address | Admiral William H. McRaven - University of Texas at Austin (2014) **Ken Li is a confidence coach.** Connect with Ken on LinkedIn, where he regularly shares mindset tools, resources, and strategies to help professionals who second-guess themselves feel as confident inside as they look. **Kari Watterson is a mindset and habits coach.** Connect with Kari on Instagram (@theadhdhabittrainer). where she shares her ongoing series, *The Habit Training Diaries.*
Can taking the time to record three wins each day really make that much of a difference? In this episode of *The Practice Ground*, we explore an idea from entrepreneurial coach Dan Sullivan and…
