A Simple 30–90 Day Planning Method to Build Momentum

It’s Never Too Late to Plan for 2026 and Beyond (Part 6)

It’s Never Too Late to Plan for 2026 and Beyond
Wednesday Planning Series — Dec 10, 2025

This week continues our gentle, practical Wednesday series—created to help you build a thriving future for your career and business, one kind and consistent step at a time.

It’s never too late to plan your next season. Whether you’re relaunching after a setback, scaling what already works, or quietly pivoting toward something truer, the path forward becomes lighter when you move with clarity and consistency. Over the coming Wednesdays, I’ll guide you through a calm, proven planning rhythm: clarify what you want, choose fewer priorities, and take small steps that compound. This series blends reflection with action, so you always know what to think about—and what to do next.

If you’d like personal support at any point, explore the resources at www.petergourri.com or book a complimentary planning session here: https://calendly.com/petergourri-coaching/success

First 30–90 Days: Keep It Simple

Consistency beats intensity. Once you’ve defined your first milestone, the next step is to translate it into small, finishable actions. We aren’t optimizing for theatrics—we’re optimizing for traction. Simple, steady movement wins.

This Week’s Practice
Break Milestone 1 into 3–7 actions you can complete in the next 30–90 days. Assign dates and owners, even if the owner is you. Keep every action small enough to move forward in a single focused block of time. Review your progress once a week so you can stay on track and refine as you go.

This Week’s Micro-Action (5–15 minutes)

When in doubt, shrink the action until it feels almost embarrassingly doable—then do it. Small movement compounds faster than big, inconsistent effort.

If you’d like a simple planning sheet to outline your 30–90 day actions, visit www.petergourri.com.

Your next chapter is built in small, steady steps. Let’s take them together.

Clarify What “Success” Really Means for Your Next Season

It’s Never Too Late to Plan for 2026 and Beyond (Part 2)

It’s never too late to plan your future—whether you’re relaunching after a setback, scaling what already works, or quietly pivoting toward something more authentic.

As many people reach the end of a busy year or step into a new one, a common feeling emerges: I know I want things to be better…but I’m not sure what “better” actually looks like.

Speed without clarity leads to wheel-spinning. But when you define success in a way that feels humane, grounded, and aligned with your life, your efforts have direction. You know where you're heading. You know what matters. You know what to say yes to—and what to release.

This series continues with a simple but transformative step: clarifying what success means for you in the season ahead.

What You’ll Find in Each Issue

Every part of this series offers:

• A short reflection to anchor your thinking

• A simple practice you can complete with intention

• One tiny action you can take immediately

At any point, you can explore additional resources at www.petergourri.com.

Clarify What “Success” Means for You

Success isn’t just about outcomes—it’s about how you experience your work and life on the way there.

When you define success clearly, you reduce decision fatigue, increase alignment, and create a filter for your energy, time, and focus. You stop sprinting without direction and begin moving with purpose.

This week, we set aside the external noise and craft a definition of success that belongs to you.

This Week’s Practice

Write a short definition of success for the next 90 days that includes both:

1. The outcomes you want

• Revenue, client numbers, key milestones, visibility, or progress in your business or career.

2. The experience you want

• How you want your workload to feel

• What boundaries you want to honor

• What pace you want to maintain

• How you want to show up in your leadership, creativity, or well-being

Then, choose two to three signals that show you’re on track. Examples:

• Conversations booked

• Proposals sent

• Offers accepted

• Customer feedback received

• Lead time reduced

• Energy levels stabilized

• Consistency maintained

Signals keep your vision grounded and measurable without being rigid or overwhelming.

This Week’s Micro-Action (5–15 Minutes)

Place your signals somewhere you’ll see them every week—at the top of your to-do list, inside your planner, or as a small note on your digital calendar.

This quiet reminder helps you steer your week with clarity rather than urgency.

Closing Reflection

When you take the time to define what success looks and feels like, you give your future a shape your current self can work toward. You create a soft but steady framework—one that supports momentum without sacrificing well-being.

Remember: clarity isn’t a luxury. It’s a form of self-support.

By naming what matters now, you make it far easier to build the next season of your career, business, or life with intention.

One thoughtful definition today can reshape the next 90 days—and possibly the next chapter of your work entirely.

Remembering, Reflecting, and Replanting: A Rotary Moment for Veterans Day

I had the privilege of speaking at the Rotary Club of Raleigh with my friend and fellow Rotarian, Colonel Kirk Warner (US Army Ret’d) of Smith Anderson Attorneys.

Together, we explored the shared purpose behind Remembrance Day and Veterans Day — honouring those who served, those who sacrificed, and those who continue to inspire through their example.

My presentation focused on The Unknown Soldier, whose story remains one of history’s most powerful acts of empathy. In 1916, Chaplain David Railton found himself haunted by the question:

“What can I do to ease the pain of father, mother, brother, sister, sweetheart, wife, and friend?”

His answer was simple but profound: to return one unidentified soldier to Britain, so every grieving family could have a place to mourn. The Unknown Warrior, buried in Westminster Abbey on 11 November 1920, became a symbol for all nations — a silent reminder that courage has no name, and gratitude no borders.

From that single tomb, the idea spread worldwide — to Paris, Arlington, Rome, Athens, Ottawa, and Canberra — each a space for reflection, each a commitment that we will remember them.

For me, remembrance is deeply personal. My Greek Cypriot grandfather served in Salonika in WWI; my Irish grandfather fought fires during the Blitz; my great uncles served across continents — two resting still in Flanders Fields. My own journey later led me to serve with the Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve (Training Branch).

These family ties keep remembrance grounded. It’s not abstract. It’s legacy, duty, and love for country intertwined.

I want to extend my thanks to Doug Kline and Eddie Coleman of NC Capital Group for attending today in support, to Jennifer Rodriguez, Paul Watson, and Lindsay Baker for capturing such meaningful moments, and to Harrison Turner, Linda Moynihan, and Colonel Kirk Warner for embodying what Rotary stands for — Service Above Self.

Our service continues through the Oak City Tree Campaign, part of the Trees for Raleigh initiative. On Veterans Day — November 11, 2025 — an oak tree will be planted in the Veterans section of Historic Oakwood Cemetery as a living tribute to those who served.

The oak tree, strong and enduring, mirrors the resilience of those it honours. Each tree planted in Raleigh stands not only for remembrance but for renewal — a sign that the values we cherish can take root again and again, generation after generation.

Remembrance teaches us that leadership is not about rank or recognition; it’s about service, humility, and continuity. That’s true in the forces, in Rotary, and in business leadership alike.

To explore my work in coaching and consulting for professionals, leaders, and law firms across the US and UK, visit www.petergourri.com.

Fear: The Real Monster in Business and Life 👻

Halloween is a night for masks, monsters, and make-believe fears. But for professionals and leaders, fear is an everyday companion. It’s not in the shadows — it’s sitting in the meeting room with you.

Fear of failure. Fear of success. Fear of what others might think.

Most people believe that confidence comes from banishing fear. The truth is the opposite. Confidence is built through fear — one uncomfortable decision at a time.

Peter Gourri, executive coach and former lawyer, reflects: “For years, I was scared of getting it wrong — of letting people down. But fear never stopped me. It became the signal that I was doing something important.”

Fear is part of leadership. It fuels growth, innovation, and resilience — if you know how to work with it. Leaders who avoid fear limit their progress. Those who lean into it often discover their most transformative breakthroughs.

As Peter often tells clients, “Fear is feedback. It means you’re stepping toward something that matters.”

This Halloween, rather than celebrating fictional ghosts, consider the real ones — the “what ifs” that haunt ambition.

Here’s the good news: they lose their power the moment you act.

So yes, be scared. Try anyway. Fail forward. Laugh when it doesn’t go to plan. Then try again.

The courage to keep moving is the truest kind of magic.

🎃 Book a meeting to learn how coaching can help you turn fear into fuel, in business, leadership, and life.

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Burnout in the Legal Profession: A Silent Epidemic We Can No Longer Ignore!

Burnout in the Legal Profession: A Silent Epidemic We Can No Longer Ignore

I worked as a litigator in the legal profession for nearly 30 years. During that time, I had my fair share of moments when I felt burnt out—but I just kept going. It wasn’t a particularly healthy approach.

But one moment stays with me.

I was in the car with a barrister I deeply respected—professionally brilliant and personally grounded. During the journey, they broke down in tears. They couldn’t take any more.

This wasn’t someone weak. This was someone strong, competent, and focused. But like so many in our field, the weight had become unbearable.

Burnout is real. And in law, it’s a silent epidemic.

One in four legal professionals now reports clinical depression. The long hours, the constant pressure, the fear of showing vulnerability—it takes a toll.

At www.petergourri.com, I coach lawyers, executives, and legal business owners across the UK and US to reclaim energy, purpose, and clarity—without walking away from the profession they’ve worked so hard to build.

I offer:

• One-to-one coaching for burnout recovery

• Team training to foster healthy legal cultures

• Leadership development focused on sustainability

• Strategy sessions to realign your practice with your values

 This epidemic isn’t just emotional—it’s systemic. But you don’t have to do it alone.

 If this resonates with you—or could help someone in your world—please share it. It might be the lifeline they didn’t know they needed.

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