1-2-3-A-B-C Reflection

WHAT IT IS

1-2-3-A-B-C is a quick daily snapshot to reflect on your day and prepare for tomorrow. It stands for:

• 1 thing I learned today
• 2 things I'm grateful for
• 3 goals I will accomplish tomorrow
• A = 1 thing I Accomplished today
• B = 1 Boundary I maintained or respected (someone else)
• C = 1 way I cared for myself or someone else today

It prevents you from moving the goalposts without pausing to celebrate the small wins along the way and supports you in determining how you're showing up for yourself and others on a daily basis.

1-2-3-A-B-C Reflection

🔍 LEADER LENS

This template can be scaled easily; use it to kick off a 1-on-1 or for an entire team. The purpose is to reflect on how you (or a team) is functioning and showing up for those around you (or other teams).

👤 IC LENS

Grounding yourself in reality at the end of the day to celebrate accomplishments instead of just stressing over the next big thing.

Taking a deliberate moment to recognize when you successfully maintained one of your boundaries or respected someone else's, or cared for yourself or someone else.

1-2-3-A-B-C Reflection

🚩 RED FLAGS (Breaking Down)

• Constantly moving the finish line every time you get close, without taking a minute to celebrate. If you don't acknowledge what you've accomplished you'll likely never feel like you are making progress.
• Feeling crippled by being overwhelmed because you are mired in the "next big thing".
• Blowing past your own boundaries because you're too busy grinding or saying "yes" to things you want to say "no" to.

✅ GREEN FLAGS (Working Well)

• Setting 3 realistic, attainable goals for the next day using the word "want" instead of "should".
• Deliberately pausing to recognize a small act of care, like holding a door or helping a teammate or taking care of yourself.
• Building the "self-awareness muscle" by actually tracking daily progress without grading yourself like a scorecard.

1-2-3-A-B-C Reflection

SELF-CHECK

"What is causing me to move the goalpost every time I get close?"

Real growth occurs through self-awareness, acknowledgement of where we're awesome and identifying blindspots or areas for growth so we can show up more deliberately every day.

ACTION

Grab a journal or just use your head tonight and run the template:

• 1 thing I learned today
• 2 things I'm grateful for
• 3 goals I will accomplish tomorrow
• A = 1 thing I Accomplished today
• B = 1 Boundary I maintained or respected (someone else)
• C = 1 way I cared for myself or someone else today

Automate The Reps

⚙️ INSTRUCTIONS

1. The Trigger: Set a recurring daily alarm on your phone for 5:30 PM (or whenever your workday ends).
2. The Install: Open a brand new chat window in ChatGPT or Gemini. Copy the Master Prompt from the next card and paste it as your first message. (You only ever have to do this once!)
3. The Daily Rep: When your alarm goes off, open that exact same chat thread, hit the microphone icon, and just brain-dump your day for 60 seconds. Using the same chat thread allows the AI to remember your progress.
4. The Weekly Report: Because the AI remembers your entries, you can open that same chat on Friday afternoon and simply ask: "Compile my Weekly Brief" to get a customized summary of your wins and growth.

The Master Prompt