Coaching practices for Weekly Planning
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Does this sound like the set of challenges you might be facing?
- 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 only bother to plan on the calm days, which means I skip it exactly on the chaotic ones when I need it most
- I tend to figure out my plan the same morning I’m supposed to start, in a rush to just get going
- 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.
Practices that may help
- 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 - 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 - 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 - 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 - Weekly planning
Set the week’s priorities and rough blocks before the week starts.
Time Blocking, Made Practical - 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 - 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 - 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 - Use a planning and strategy day
Reserve a recurring window for thinking about direction, reviewing systems, and planning the coming week.
Theme Days, Made Practical - 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
Related concerns
- Protect Weekly Planning Time
On Monday morning (or Sunday evening), name three "big rocks" and block calendar time for each before anything else.
Identify and schedule big rocks at the start of each week
- Weekly Planning Routine
The method only works consistently when the evening planning step is a fixed daily habit, not an occasional practice.
Make the evening list a non-negotiable daily ritual
- Weekly Planning Window
On Monday morning (or Sunday evening), name three "big rocks" and block calendar time for each before anything else.
- Rpm Weekly Planning
Run the result-purpose-MAP sequence on your week each Sunday to set directional focus before Monday begins.
Apply RPM at the weekly level
- Weekly Outcome Planning
Before listing tasks, list your key roles this week and name one meaningful goal for each.
Plan from roles and goals, not from tasks
- Weekly Planning Roles
Before listing tasks, list your key roles this week and name one meaningful goal for each.
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