Coaching practices for Busy Week Habit

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• The moment a week gets busy I drop the workout, the reading, the good habits entirely
• Every week just bleeds into the next with no pause to take stock
• My whole week is an undifferentiated blur where every single day mixes a bit of everything, and I end most of them drained and somehow with nothing finished
• I dive into Monday with no sense of what the week is actually for, so I end up chasing whatever shouts loudest each day and the two or three things that would make the week a real success never get a protected slot.
• Every week starts with me reacting to whatever hits the inbox first, so by Friday I’ve been slammed nonstop yet the few things that actually mattered never got touched

Practices that may help

1. Identify minimum viable versions of your priorities
   For each priority, define the smallest version that still counts so busy weeks don't erase it.
   The Time Audit
2. Do a weekly review every Friday afternoon
   Review last week's time log and set next week's priorities while context is fresh.
   The Time Audit
3. Assign a theme to each day of the week
   Decide in advance which type of work each weekday is for and protect those assignments.
   Theme Days, Made Practical
4. Weekly planning
   Set the week’s priorities and rough blocks before the week starts.
   Time Blocking, Made Practical
5. Apply RPM at the weekly level
   Run the result-purpose-MAP sequence on your week each Sunday to set directional focus before Monday begins.
   Tony Robbins’ Rapid Planning Method (RPM), Made Practical
6. Start with a maximum of three mini habits simultaneously
   More than three mini habits at once means none of them are truly mini — the simplicity is the point.
   Mini Habits, Made Practical
7. Conduct a habit audit after any major disruption
   After illness, travel, or any routine disruption, deliberately audit which habits are still active and reinstall those that lapsed.
   The Habit Discontinuity Effect
8. Run a weekly preview before the week begins
   On Sunday evening, scan the incoming week against your ideal week template and protect what matters.
   Ideal Week Design
9. Do a brief weekly review and planning session
   Each week, review what happened, clear the decks, and commit to next week’s MITs.
   Zen To Done (ZTD), Made Practical
10. Identify and schedule big rocks at the start of each week
    On Monday morning (or Sunday evening), name three "big rocks" and block calendar time for each before anything else.
    Big Rocks First

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