Coaching practices for Choose One Domain Bullseye

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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?

  • I look at all the areas where I’m falling short and try to fix everything at once, and end up moving nothing
  • I pour everything into one part of my life
  • I’ve identified the area I want to change and now I’m just sitting on a vague intention like "be more present with my kids"
  • I’m torn between two things I care about
  • I keep telling myself I’m basically living in line with what I care about, but if I’m brutally honest about my actual behavior the last couple of weeks, I suspect I’m way further from the center than I let myself admit

Practices that may help

  1. Choose one domain to move toward the bullseye this week
    Pick the domain where a small move would matter most — not the most important one in the abstract.
    Values Bullseye, Made Practical
  2. Values Bullseye, Made Practical
    The values bullseye, developed by Tobias Lundgren within the ACT framework, is a visual exercise in which you rate how close your current behavior is to the bullseye in four life domains — work, relationships, personal growth, and leisure. It converts abstract values into a concrete gap-analysis, making it easier to choose one committed action that moves you toward the center. The exercise is part of the established ACT toolkit; direct evidence for the instrument is limited but the underlying ACT framework has substantial support.
  3. Map your values across the four life domains
    Write one core value statement for each domain — work, relationships, personal growth, leisure — before touching the bullseye.
    Values Bullseye, Made Practical
  4. Turn the chosen domain into a committed action
    Convert the domain insight into a concrete, timed, values-linked behavior — not a vague intention.
    Values Bullseye, Made Practical
  5. Use the bullseye to resolve competing values
    When two values pull in different directions, the bullseye shows you which domain is most neglected and most in need of attention.
    Values Bullseye, Made Practical
  6. Rate your current position in each domain
    Mark on each domain’s bullseye how closely your recent behavior has matched the value — honestly.
    Values Bullseye, Made Practical
  7. Review the bullseye weekly to track real movement
    Re-mark each domain every week and compare — small outward or inward shifts are your feedback loop.
    Values Bullseye, Made Practical
  8. Identify the specific domains where you are most overconfident
    Calibration is domain-specific — find where your confidence most exceeds your accuracy.
    Calibration Training
  9. Circle of Competence
    Warren Buffett and Charlie Munger’s circle of competence is the idea that each person has a domain where their knowledge is genuinely deep, and that the highest-quality decisions come from staying inside that domain — or clearly knowing when you have stepped outside it. The hard part is not identifying the circle but accurately estimating its size.
  10. Run two burners at high for a defined sprint
    Pick two domains to maximize for a bounded period, and accept the other two will idle.
    Four Burners Theory: Making Peace With Trade-Offs

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