Part II — The Pivot Point Process

Finding Your Three Reasons

Chapter 6 · From The Pivot Point Process

Your Three Reasons are the enduring purposes that get you up and live each day — not short-term goals you'll finish and replace, but the deeper themes a goal is usually standing in for. A goal like "get in shape" might really be in service of a reason like caring for your family, or proving something to yourself.

The test for a reason is whether it supports and reinforces your Primary Pivot Point. If your foundation is something like Love, Respect, Kindness, and Gratitude, a reason that pulls against those values — even one that feels urgent — probably isn't one of your three.

It's fine to revise the wording as you go. The three reasons are meant to hold steady over time, but finding the right words for them is its own kind of discovery.