Do you find yourself wishing you had more time to devote to the things that are really important to you? Chances are it’s not actually a lack of time that’s the problem, it’s how you approach it. Join us as Brooks and Mike break down how to change your mindset so that you can plan and execute your perfect week. Implementing small tweaks to your weekly planning process can help you make significant steps towards your ideal future, and in this episode we’ll teach you 3 key steps to planning your perfect week, explain what tasks you should schedule on your calendar, and show you how to get back on track when things don’t go exactly according to plan.

Cheat Sheet

Why you MUST schedule the things that you actually want to get done 1:33

The real reason why time (not money) is your most precious commodity 4:38

Visualization exercise you can use to picture your perfect week 5:47

Step-by-step exercise to execute your perfect week 11:43

Different ways to figure out what your are currently spending your time on 12:47

The importance of telling your time where to go and why every hour needs a job 17:29

Why you need to write down what you want to get done on your calendar 22:37

The reason why the most important things to you NEED to go on your calendar first 26:13

How Brooks implemented these strategies to start DocumentSnap while working a corporate job 30:36

Why scheduling "thinking time" in order to disconnect is so important 34:12

How to create time for personal development even when you are super-busy 39:36

What to do when things don’t go according to plan (hint: Don't panic!) 43:00

Links

Covey’s Time Management Quadrants

Timing app

Toggl

Harvest

RescueTime

GTD

BusyCal

SELF journal

NeuYear Calendar

TPS88: Deep Work w/ Cal Newport

The 12 Week Year: Get More Done in 12 Weeks than Others Do in 12 Months

Roger Bussel’s Poetry

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