How to make the best plan each week? (Do you need one?)
Hey everyone! 👋 Let’s continue this week’s theme: planning. At first glance, planning looks simple.But is it really? The answer is no. A good plan can make your week much easier and actually move you forward. But the mistake I see most often is this: people overload their week with ideas and actions… and end up completing only 1 or 2 things. And honestly, I’m guilty of this too. Just last week, I had so many ideas that I didn’t even know where to start. Between: • 💰 Monetization • 📈 Newsletter growth • 💬 Newsletter engagement • ⚙️ Automations • 🧰 Tools and systems …I felt completely stuck. Everything felt useful.But not everything felt urgent. And that’s the real challenge: 👉 How do you prioritize the right actions with the time you actually have? Here’s the system I use. 🧠 1. Know your real time First, I create a complete schedule of my day. I map out: - My classes - My free time - The small time blocks between activities This is important because you need to know how much work can realistically fit into your day. Most people plan for 8–10 hours of work, when they actually only have 2–3 real hours. 🎯 2. Define big goals and small goals Next, I separate my goals into two levels. Big goal (3 months)The main outcome you want to achieve. Small goals (weekly)The milestones that move you toward the big goal. The important thing here is that we don’t plan the dream, we plan the actions. 📋 3. List the actions behind each goal Now I write down every action that contributes to those goals. Even if you already know what works, you still need to plan and reflect. Listing actions helps you see which actions actually create which results. ⚡ 4. Prioritize the actions Once everything is listed, I rank them by urgency. 🔴 Very urgentActions you must do every day 🟠 Urgent but manageableActions you do 3 times per week 🟡 Useful but not urgentActions you do once per week ⚪ Not urgent right nowGood ideas, but not important at your current stage This step alone removes a lot of overwhelm.