Top 10 Ideas of the Week
Intentional Planning
Here’s your weekly spark in one-sentence format.
1. Plan the week, not the decade, because big visions are built on small, intentional steps.
→ 📔 Try: Write Down the Top 3 Most Important Things You Want to Accomplish This Week
2. Guard your mornings because if you don’t plan them, someone else will.
→ 🎥 Watch: Morning Routine Habits: Start Your Day Right
3. Use “when-then” plans, so when it’s 6 pm, you'll prep tomorrow’s priorities as an example.
→ 📖 Read: Research Reveals a Simple Trick That Doubles Your Chances for Success
4. Distinguish urgent vs. important.
→ 📖 Read: This is How to Focus on What’s Important, Not What’s Urgent
5. End your day on purpose with a review of your plan for tomorrow.
→ 📖 Read: This Is How to Start the Week on the Right Foot
6. Batch the small stuff, so your low-value tasks don’t leak into your most productive hours.
→ 🎥 Watch: Task Batching Will 3X Your Productivity
7. Set fewer goals because if everything matters, nothing does.
→ 📔 Try: Pick 1 Outcome That Defines Success for You
8. Schedule white space, because unplanned time fuels creativity.
→ 🎥 Watch: 10 Questions to Ask Yourself Before Making a Major Decision
9. Rehearse the week ahead because athletes visualize before they perform, and so should you.
→ 📖 Read: Mental Rehearsal Prepares Our Minds for Real-World Action
10. Anchor to identity because planning is not just what to do, but who to be.
→ 📖 Read: Identity-Based Habits 101
