𝘠𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘦𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘯𝘦 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘦𝘦𝘬. 𝘚𝘦𝘦 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘧𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘪𝘦𝘳, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘭𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘭𝘪𝘧𝘦. -- 𝘎𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘯𝘺 𝘒𝘦𝘯𝘵
I pushed so hard against planning because I felt like it put me in a box and I can't stand being restricted. It took a lot of knocks upside the head to realize that I actually thrive when I take the time to plan my week ahead and it actually gives me a lot more space to be creative and spontaneous -- live outside that box.
Two years ago my word was intentional and one of the goals I set for my personal growth was to be more intentional about planning my weeks on Sunday. The little steps I took throughout that year helped me build a habit. These things stopped me from just surviving day to day they helped me thrive, the entire week.
These are the things I ended up finding the most success with, helping me get ready for the week ahead;
𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇 𝑪𝒉𝒆𝒄𝒌 𝑰𝒏
I talk a lot about stopping and asking yourself how you're doing and I know it may seem silly but it does wonders for your mental health and for making you more self-aware about how you're feeling, which in turn allows you to create a plan that is going to be beneficial not harmful to you.
𝑹𝒆𝒗𝒊𝒆𝒘 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑪𝒂𝒍𝒆𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒓
Take a look at what you've already got in the books for the week. If you're feeling anxious at all during the week or about the week you can avoid looking at your calendar which can cause more anxiety or cause you to end up in last minute mode when a notification goes off about something you had planned/scheduled and forgot about it.
𝑽𝒊𝒔𝒖𝒂𝒍𝒊𝒛𝒆 𝒚𝒐𝒖𝒓 𝑾𝒆𝒆𝒌
How do you want your week to go? Go beyond the obvious answers like, "a good week" "a successful week". Dig deep and ask yourself how you want to show up this week and what do you need to do in order to show up that way. What do you need to do to feel how want to feel come Friday. See yourself doing those things.
𝑺𝒆𝒍𝒇-𝑪𝒂𝒓𝒆
You knew I was going to say it at some point. Schedule time for yourself. Your name had better show up at the top of your priority list every day this week. Schedule in breaks, time to move your body, time to just breathe. Whatever you need to do to stay aligned.
𝑨𝒔𝒌 𝒇𝒐𝒓 𝑯𝒆𝒍𝒑
Here's where you are letting go of the idea that you have to do everything yourself. As you're reflecting on your week ahead you might see where there's conflicts in schedules. Reschedule where you can and those things that can't be rescheduled turn to your support team and ask for what you need so that the week goes off with out a hitch. One of the biggest things to remember, it was hard for me, don't expect your support system to know what it is that you need -- ASK FOR WHAT YOU NEED!
𝑷𝒍𝒂𝒏 𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝑭𝒖𝒏
Make sure that you have some time for fun or just something you can look forward to that changes up the vibe of the week. You know the saying, "all work and no play...". Give yourself something to look forward to. A dinner out with friends, a date night with your partner, a date with your couch and binge worthy shows or a good movie. Whatever gets you excited beyond the work stuff.
𝑬𝒏𝒋𝒐𝒚 𝑺𝒖𝒏𝒅𝒂𝒚
Now you've gotten everything taken care of, enjoy your Sunday. It can be very easy to get caught up in all that is coming but don't worry you've done everything you need to do to get the week in order, there's nothing left for you to do. Enjoy now!
𝑮𝒆𝒕 𝑮𝒐𝒐𝒅 𝑺𝒍𝒆𝒆𝒑
It's time to do your sleep routine. Dump everything that's running through your mind into a journal, through meditation, or even stretching. You want to start this routine the same time every night so your body gets use to it and the wind down becomes a habit. Good sleep is crucial to your body and your mind so you can show up, for the week, how you want to.
You've got this and you will slay the week ahead. The last thing I want you to remember, you don't have to be perfect. This isn't the gospel and maybe you'd tweak something to fit you, do that. It's important that you don't be anybody but yourself and do what works for you, feels good to you because that is what will bring you the most success.
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