Plan Weekly

Plan weekly

Tips for weekly planning:
- When? Before the week begins
- Where? Someplace quiet
- How Long? 20-30 minutes

Three steps to weekly planning:
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1. Review Mission and Roles
Each week review your personal Mission statement and the roles that flow out of it.
Roles represent key relationships and areas of responsibility

When selecting your roles:
- choose both personal and professional
- choose no more than seven
- recognize that some roles remain for life
- be creative

Weekly compass: Roles and Big Rocks
What is the most important thing I can do in this week?

2. Choose Big Rocks
As you plan your week, ask yourself this question:

- What is the most important thing I can do in this role this week?

Big rocks comes from conscience, mission, goals, key projects,
Big rocks can be Task; Appointments; Areas of focus

“Nicest things about planning is that failure comes as a complete surprise rather than being preceded by a period of worry and depression” – Sir John Harvey- Jones

3. Schedule the week
Regardless of which type of tool you use- software, paper, or handheld device- schedule the Big Rocks before you schedule anything else