Coaching practices for Sunday Evening Planning

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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 walk into Monday blind and then keep getting blindsided mid-week
• I only bother to plan on the calm days, which means I skip it exactly on the chaotic ones when I need it most
• My whole week is just a pile of work tasks, and the parts of me that matter
• I tend to figure out my plan the same morning I’m supposed to start, in a rush to just get going

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. 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
3. Make the evening list a non-negotiable daily ritual
   The method only works consistently when the evening planning step is a fixed daily habit, not an occasional practice.
   The Ivy Lee Method, Made Practical
4. 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
5. Separate the planning session from the execution day
   Do your planning in a dedicated session, never on the day you intend to start.
   The Planning Fallacy — Why Your Estimates Are Always Wrong
6. Weekly planning
   Set the week’s priorities and rough blocks before the week starts.
   Time Blocking, Made Practical
7. 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
8. 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
9. Write tomorrow’s six most important tasks the evening before
   Before the day ends, write exactly six tasks — no more — for the next day, ordered by their importance to you.
   The Ivy Lee Method, Made Practical
10. 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

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