Coaching practices for Weekly Planning Routine

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• I only bother to plan on the calm days, which means I skip it exactly on the chaotic ones when I need it most
• Another week just vanished and the few things I actually meant to do never happened
• My whole week is just a pile of work tasks, and the parts of me that matter
• 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.
• 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. 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
2. 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
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. Weekly planning
   Set the week’s priorities and rough blocks before the week starts.
   Time Blocking, Made Practical
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. 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
7. 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
8. 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
9. 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
10. 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

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