Coaching practices for Rpm Weekly Planning

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

  • 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
  • Every week just bleeds into the next with no pause to take stock
  • My whole week is just a pile of work tasks, and the parts of me that matter
  • Another week just vanished and the few things I actually meant to do never happened
  • I made a real plan for the week and somewhere along the way it quietly fell apart again, and I genuinely can’t tell you where it went sideways

Practices that may help

  1. 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
  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. 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
  4. 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
  5. Compare ideal and actual week each Friday
    Review the gap between the week you designed and the week you lived, and pick one structural change.
    Ideal Week Design
  6. Weekly planning
    Set the week’s priorities and rough blocks before the week starts.
    Time Blocking, Made Practical
  7. 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
  8. Hold a weekly accountability review
    Spend a short, fixed weekly session reviewing scores and planning the next week.
    The 12 Week Year, Made Practical
  9. Schedule the weekly review as a non-negotiable recurring appointment
    Put the weekly review on the calendar as a fixed, protected block — and treat it as an external meeting.
    The GTD Weekly Review
  10. Batch weekly planning into a single review session
    Consolidate all task review, prioritization, and scheduling into one weekly session rather than planning continuously throughout the week.
    Task Batching: Grouping Similar Work to Cut Switching Costs

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