Coaching practices for Monday Planning Three Goals

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

• Another week just vanished and the few things I actually meant to do never happened
• I knock out my daily goals every day and still reach Friday wondering where the week went
• My weeks get hijacked by whatever lands in my inbox first thing Monday, and by Friday I’ve just been reacting the whole time
• 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.
• My whole week is just a pile of work tasks, and the parts of me that matter

Practices that may help

1. 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
2. Set three weekly outcomes every Monday to anchor daily planning
   Weekly outcomes give daily planning a higher-level context, so daily three’s compound toward something larger.
   The Rule of Three for Productivity, Made Practical
3. 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
4. Weekly planning
   Set the week’s priorities and rough blocks before the week starts.
   Time Blocking, Made Practical
5. Plan from roles and goals, not from tasks
   Before listing tasks, list your key roles this week and name one meaningful goal for each.
   Big Rocks First
6. Evaluate your three outcomes at day’s end
   A brief end-of-day check against your three outcomes closes cognitive loops and reveals what planning adjustments to make tomorrow.
   The Rule of Three for Productivity, Made Practical
7. Respect the three-outcome limit — not two, not five
   Three is enough to be purposeful and few enough to be achievable; going beyond it dilutes attention across too many focal points.
   The Rule of Three for Productivity, Made Practical
8. Anchor the week to your personal mission statement
   Before weekly planning, briefly re-read your personal mission statement to orient priorities.
   Big Rocks First
9. 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
10. 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

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