Coaching practices for How to Start the Week
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- 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
- My weeks get hijacked by whatever lands in my inbox first thing Monday, and by Friday I’ve just been reacting the whole time
- Every Monday I open a calendar that other people have already filled, and I just react to it all week
- Another week just vanished and the few things I actually meant to do never happened
Practices that may help
- Weekly planning
Set the week’s priorities and rough blocks before the week starts.
Time Blocking, Made Practical - 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 - Set a Monday Vision each week
Every Monday, name three outcomes for the week before the week’s reactive demands crowd them out.
Getting Results the Agile Way (AGS), Made Practical - Create an ideal week template
Design a blank-canvas week that shows where each type of activity should live, before any specific week's demands arrive.
Ideal Week Design - 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 - 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 - 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 - Design your ideal week before you fill it
Draw the week you want to live, then defend it from the week that arrives.
Lifestyle Design, Made Practical - 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 - Time your start to a temporal landmark
Launch a new goal on a Monday, the first of the month, or a birthday to ride the fresh-start boost.
The Fresh Start Effect
Related concerns
- How To Start Week With Intention
Set the week’s priorities and rough blocks before the week starts.
Weekly planning
- Prepare For The Week
On Sunday evening, scan the incoming week against your ideal week template and protect what matters.
Run a weekly preview before the week begins
- How To Design Your Week
Draw the week you want to live, then defend it from the week that arrives.
Design your ideal week before you fill it
- Monday Planning System
On Monday morning (or Sunday evening), name three "big rocks" and block calendar time for each before anything else.
Identify and schedule big rocks at the start of each week
- When Big Rocks First Weekly Big Rocks Planning
On Monday morning (or Sunday evening), name three "big rocks" and block calendar time for each before anything else.
- When Getting Results The Agile Way Monday Vision
Every Monday, name three outcomes for the week before the week’s reactive demands crowd them out.
Set a Monday Vision each week
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