in this video i want to talk about how
to plan and organize your week
so that at the end of the week you look
back and you're like yes
my time was intentionally spent i put my
energy towards the right things i got
the things that i wanted to do done
and i feel good about my week because
weeks like that are often created
through an intentional weekly planning
routine in this video i want to talk
about the things that have really helped
me
when it comes to developing a weekly
planning routine that helps me to create
better weeks
these are the things that have really
helped me to not only enjoy my weeks
more have more moments that i really
enjoy but also
live my life more in alignment with my
values and get the things that i want to
get
done the first thing that you need to do
if you want to create an intentional
weekly planning routine is to get clear
on your bigger picture
planning your weeks with no clarity
around what people environment
activities and lifestyle you want is
like going on a long trip with
absolutely no destination or directions
do you want the lifestyle of the girl
who wakes up at 5am gets an acai ball
goes on a walk watches the sunrise
or do you want to be the person who
plans in adventures every weekend is
outdoorsy is always camping
hiking do you want to be a voracious
reader or learner that's always doing
online courses and always
reading and learning new things you need
to get clear on who you want to be
before you can start planning your weeks
to become the person that you want to be
there are two things that you need to
get clear on starting with who you want
to become
an activity that i love this just
because it's so quick you can do it
right now is
the current me future me activity so
this is straight from
eileen who runs lavender the youtube
channel i'll have it linked down below
you can open a book and on one side of
the book you want to have current me
draw a little picture of yourself as you
are now and write out how you feel what
are your current behaviors what are the
things that you might be struggling with
now
on the other side of the book you want
to draw your future self
write down how you feel how you grown
what behaviors you've integrated into
your life
the next thing that you need to define
are your goals so the things that you're
working towards to support
your future you by setting up your goals
before you start planning on your weeks
you can make sure that you're taking
steps towards those goals and those
goals are usually supporting your future
me
i have so much to say about goal setting
and i created a video recently it's one
of my longest videos that i've created
all about the intricacies of goal
setting it is an absolute deep dive you
need a cup of tea
you need a notebook you need a pen it's
that kind of video i'm gonna have it
linked up here and down below for you to
watch after this video
the next step to creating an intentional
planning routine is to create some
essential lists or references
so there are three lists that are going
to help you immensely
if you want to create an effective
weekly planning routine and the first
list is
your non-negotiables these are the
things that if you do not do them
you will end up being stressed and you
will end up being overwhelmed
most of the things that are on your
non-negotiables list will be maintenance
tasks these are things
that maintain your current levels of
success and happiness
so for me for example one thing that i
know will lead to stress and overwhelm
is
not getting a video scripted filmed and
sent to my editor my amazing sister is
my editor thank you amy i love you so
that's on my non-negotiable list
the next list that is going to help you
immensely when you are weekly planning
is a restorative self-care list that is
personalized to you
so this is what it sounds like it's a
list of activities that restore you
usually it's going to be a self-care
activity
it could be movement it could be meal
prepping it could be relaxing
or it could be a values-based task
that's going to give you energy so one
of your values is freedom it could be
just
a day to do whatever you want without a
plan or if one of your values is
kindness it could be
delivering a gift to a friend this list
will look so different from person to
person
but it's gonna be a bunch of tasks that
restore you and give you energy
on the screen is my restorative
self-care list that's just
sitting in notion you want to create
something similar but fill it with your
own
personal activities the reason that this
list is so helpful is because it's full
of activities that are
restorative these are the things that
are going to give you back energy during
the week and you need to as i've talked
about before
have a balance of energy giving and
energy taking activities during your
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the next list that is going to make your
weekly planning routine so much easier
is a master to-do list this is a big
master list of all of the tasks on your
mind
related to your personal life your work
life this list is not your weekly to-do
list
but it's a list that you're going to
refer to when you create your weekly
to-do list
the next step to creating an intentional
weekly planning routine is designing a
routine that actually works for you
how you plan needs to align with you if
you value freedom
time blocking every inch of your
calendar simply
won't work for you you'll feel
suffocated and you won't follow through
if you're someone that doesn't do things
unless you have someone following you up
for it and knocking on your door and
asking for it
then not planning accountability within
your wig is a huge
loss you're missing out on such a good
opportunity to work with your mind here
are the things that you need to consider
when
you are creating your weekly planning
routine firstly
how much freedom and flexibility do you
need is it high
medium or low high flexibility might
call for a really chill
to-do list that you can choose and pick
from from day to day if you're low on
that scale and you actually need a lot
of structure
then you probably do want to lean
towards time blocking
i've actually found that this has
changed for me over time i used to be
very high flexibility now i'm probably
in the middle i like a little bit of
time blocking and a little bit of to-do
list and that works for me
secondly ask yourself how much
accountability do i need
low medium or high if you need high
levels of accountability find an
accountability partner
ask someone to check in with you at the
end of the week if you hate
accountability
don't have any accountability when it
comes to your weekly planning routine
probably don't tell anyone about it and
make it a really unique and special
ritual
that is specific to you so it feels very
much like a you activity you're not
doing anything cookie cutter you have
your own process and no one's holding
you accountable that'll leave you
feeling really in control
and you'll be more likely to follow
through next ask yourself
what amount of time is actually doable
for me and be really realistic with this
question
if spending two hours on a sunday
morning planning your week
sounds like an absolute nightmare and a
really high level of commitment
don't commit to that because you won't
do it commit to a 20-minute planning
routine and write a really tight
schedule for that 20 minutes
that you get it all done keep things
really simple and really easy
alternatively you can always split your
planning routine in two this is
something i often like to do on friday i
like to
get clear do my brain dump get some
advent done and then on sunday monday
i'll usually do my planning
find your sweet spot when it comes to
the amount of time that you're willing
to give up for a planning routine for
some people it's
very low for other people who really
like planning if you're an organizer you
really enjoy that stuff
spend more time on it make it a fun
thing the last question
that you need to ask yourself is what
are you more likely to
actually revisit digital planning or
paper planning
this is an experiment if you don't know
which one works for you yet
try them both a lot of people have a
clear preference for this
for me i love digital planning but i
won't revisit it because it's not in
front of my face i need a paper-based
planner that is
sitting visibly in front of me otherwise
it just won't happen but loads of people
love digital planning and that's the
only kind of planning that they'll stick
to so you really need to
customize this for you when it comes to
what you actually do
in your weekly planning routines there
are a few things that are going to make
your week
so much easier firstly schedule in those
non-negotiables that we were talking
about
earlier these are the things that you
have to do to make sure that you don't
end up stressed or overwhelmed
secondly schedule in restorative
self-care
if you're someone who is high on
accountability make sure you're
scheduling in that self-care with a
friend so that you actually show up and
you're doing those restorative
activities
these are energy giving activities and
these are activities you need to plan
into your week to make sure that you're
getting energy back and you're not
ending the week feeling burnt out and
exhausted then
choose to either create a weekly to-do
list or a weekly time blog
using your master to-do list as well as
your goals as a reference point
my weekly planning is usually somewhat
attached to my weekly reset which is
where i sort of get clear get current
do a brain dump and if you want to visit
my weekly reset i'll have that linked on
the screen and down below the next thing
that is going to really help when it
comes to creating a weekly planning
routine is to create a mid-week check-in
point
if you've ever planned for some new
year's goals you'll know that if you
don't revisit those goals you don't
interact with them
they become stale you forget about them
then you avoid them the same goes for
your weekly plan if you create a
beautiful weekly plan on a sunday but
then you never look at it for the rest
of the week you never tick anything off
as you do it you never interact with it
you're not
actually going to follow through and
it's going to be kind of this pointless
activity that you do for fun
one of the best ways to make sure that
you're interacting with your weekly plan
is to schedule a little midweek check-in
this can truly be a 10-minute activity
it's a chance to tick off anything that
you've done reshuffle things around
that no longer work you could even
downsize things when you realize oh i
was a bit ambitious this week i'm not
going to be able to get
that much done but make it smaller you
truly wouldn't think that a few days
would make a difference
wednesday isn't that far away from
sunday but i assure you on sunday you
will feel clarified you will feel clear
about your weekend by wednesday you're
gonna feel fuzzy and you're going to
need to revisit that plan to get clarity
and this is a true check-in you're not
just glancing over your plan you're
really reading every single to-do that
you checked out or every time lock that
you made
you are shuffling things around you are
really interacting with your plan
if you liked this video you're probably
going to like my weekly research video
this is where i walk you through
my entire process for resetting my wig
this hasn't changed much
since i created it only a few little
improvements and adjustments i'm gonna
have that linked down below if you want
some ideas for how to set up a weekly
reset yourself as well as on the screen
i appreciate you so very much and i will
see you soon