Coaching practices for Sunday Planning Routine

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• Another week just vanished and the few things I actually meant to do never happened
• I only bother to plan on the calm days, which means I skip it exactly on the chaotic ones when I need it most
• 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.
• I walk into Monday blind and then keep getting blindsided mid-week
• 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 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. 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
3. Weekly planning
   Set the week’s priorities and rough blocks before the week starts.
   Time Blocking, Made Practical
4. 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
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. 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
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. 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
9. Build buffer blocks into the ideal week
   Schedule 60–90 minutes of unallocated buffer each day to absorb the unexpected without derailing priorities.
   Ideal Week Design
10. 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

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