Coaching practices for Weekly Outcome Planning

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  • My whole week is just a pile of work tasks, and the parts of me that matter
  • I knock out my daily goals every day and still reach Friday wondering where the week went
  • I set out what I wanted to get done and then never look back at it
  • Every week just bleeds into the next with no pause to take stock
  • Another week just vanished and the few things I actually meant to do never happened

Practices that may help

  1. 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
  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. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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
  7. 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
  8. 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
  9. 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
  10. 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

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