## Overview
A structured daily coaching system designed to drive business growth through focused goal-setting, disciplined learning, prioritized action, daily review, and gratitude practice. The method centres on maintaining a **Coaching Diary** with specific daily and monthly rituals that build clarity, focus, and continuous improvement.
## Key Concepts
- **Coaching Diary** – a daily written journal used to track goals, learning, actions, and reflections
- **Monthly Goal Statement** – a once-a-month declaration of one high-impact business goal
- **RiSiMiS (Ritual · Sixty · Minute · Solitude)** – a 60-minute early-morning solo learning block
- **Main Thing vs Multiple Things** – separating goal-driving activities from reactive "firefighting" tasks
- **Daily Review Cycle** – a 10-minute end-of-day performance evaluation
- **Gratitude Practice** – a 10-minute pre-sleep reflection on what you appreciate
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## Detailed Notes
### 1. Monthly Goal Statement
Set once per month on the first page of the diary. Provides strategic direction for all daily activities.
- Answer three framing questions:
- **Current Reality** – Where am I right now?
- **Desired Outcome** – Where do I want to be?
- **Broad Monthly Strategy** – How will I get there?
- Clarifying prompts:
- What single achievement this month would produce the most growth?
- What specific, actionable goal can expand my existing business?
- Do I need new resources (staff, funding, locations, customers)?
- Assess your current position honestly and build your strategy from there
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### 2. RiSiMiS – Morning Learning Ritual
A **60-minute daily solitude learning session** performed every morning.
- Learn **only** material directly related to your monthly goal statement
- Avoid consuming random or unrelated content
- Four modes of learning:
| Mode | Examples |
|------|----------|
| **Audio** | Podcasts, audiobooks |
| **Video** | Courses, tutorials |
| **Book** | Business books, articles |
| **Mentor** | Coaching calls, expert advice |
- After the session, record in your diary:
- Time invested and quality of learning
- **5 key takeaways** from the session
- Consistent daily learning generates new ideas that compound over time
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### 3. Main Thing vs Multiple Things
Divide each working day into two distinct blocks.
| Block | Focus | Impact |
|-------|-------|--------|
| **Main Thing** | Activities directly tied to your goal | Drives growth |
| **Multiple Things** | Reactive, operational, firefighting tasks | Consumes time without progress |
- **Main Thing** activities move you toward your monthly goal
- **Multiple Things** are urgent-but-not-important tasks that eat time
- Prioritise the Main Thing block **first** in your day
- Analyse recurring problems and create systems (planning → preparation → prevention) to reduce firefighting
- At end of day, spend **10 minutes** writing your main thing and rate your productivity on a **1–10 scale**
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### 4. Daily Review & Improvement Cycle
A **10-minute daily reflection** using three evaluation questions:
- **WWW – What Went Well?** → Identify wins and successful actions
- **WWW – What Went Wrong?** → Spot failures and obstacles
- **WCBI – What Could Be Improved?** → Find specific areas for tomorrow's action plan
Use the answers to prepare a concrete action plan for the next day.
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### 5. Gratitude Practice
A **10-minute pre-sleep ritual** on the final diary page.
- Write down things you are grateful for
- Can include people, situations, circumstances, or achievements
- Builds positive mindset and emotional resilience
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## Coaching Diary – Daily Structure
| Page | Activity | Time Required |
|------|----------|---------------|
| 1 | Monthly Goal Statement (once/month) | ~30 min/month |
| 2 | RiSiMiS – Morning learning session + 5 takeaways | 60 min |
| 3 | Main Thing vs Multiple Things + productivity rating | Throughout day + 10 min |
| 4 | Review & Improvement (WWW / WCBI) | 10 min |
| 5 | Gratitude journaling | 10 min |
**Total daily investment: ~90 minutes**
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## Process Diagram
```mermaid
flowchart TD
A[Set Monthly Goal Statement] --> B[Daily Morning: RiSiMiS\n60 min focused learning]
B --> C[Daytime: Prioritise Main Thing\nover Multiple Things]
C --> D[End of Day: Review & Improve\nWWW / WCBI - 10 min]
D --> E[Before Sleep: Gratitude Practice\n10 min]
E --> F{End of Month?}
F -- Yes --> A
F -- No --> B
```
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## Key Terms
- **Coaching Diary** – structured daily journal for goal tracking, learning, action, review, and gratitude
- **Monthly Goal Statement** – a single high-impact goal defined at the start of each month
- **RiSiMiS** – Ritual, Sixty, Minute, Solitude; a focused 60-minute morning learning habit
- **Main Thing** – the primary activity that directly advances your business goal
- **Multiple Things** – reactive operational tasks that consume time without driving growth
- **WWW (What Went Well)** – positive outcomes to recognise and repeat
- **WWW (What Went Wrong)** – failures or setbacks to learn from
- **WCBI (What Could Be Improved)** – actionable improvements for the next day
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## Quick Revision
1. Maintain a **Coaching Diary** with 4–5 pages filled daily (~90 min total)
2. Write a **Monthly Goal Statement** once a month using Current Reality → Desired Outcome → Strategy
3. Perform **RiSiMiS** every morning — 60 minutes of focused, goal-aligned learning in solitude
4. Choose learning from **audio, video, books, or mentors** — stay on-topic
5. Split your day into **Main Thing** (growth) and **Multiple Things** (operations)
6. Always prioritise the **Main Thing** — reduce firefighting by building systems
7. End each day with a **10-minute review**: What Went Well / Wrong / Could Be Improved
8. Prepare **tomorrow's action plan** based on today's review
9. Close the day with **10 minutes of gratitude** journaling
10. Consistency turns this ritual into a habit that compounds into exponential growth