Recently a client asked a simple but important question…
“Craig, I need help customizing my Perfect Week. What’s working for you right now?”
Although my schedule will be different from yours…
I wanted to share my answer because it demonstrates the principles we teach here at Early to Rise and should give you some useful ideas.
Here we go:
I prefer to have long workdays early in the week and shorter days as the week goes on.
If you want every day to look the same that’s fine too…
But understand one commonly missed opportunity for entrepreneurs to maximize “life design,” is that not every workday has to look the same.
There’s nothing wrong with working 12 hours on Monday so that you work 2 hours on Friday… if that fits your family’s lifestyle.
Back to my ideal work week…
As I teach in my book The Perfect Week Formula, first we put what matters on the calendar and use those things as boundaries.
That includes date night, family time, device free time, workouts, massage, etc.
Identify what it is that you want to do with your kids… for yourself… for/with your partner… and for those personal projects.
Focus on activities that bring the greatest reward.
Put those on the calendar and build your work week around it.
If the schedule you are on now is hitting everything you desire, then nothing needs to be changed.
If it isn’t, what’s missing?
What are you not doing that you really want to do?
What’s stopping you?
Answer that question…
Share it with someone who will hold you accountable…
Then build a custom Perfect Week for your Perfect Life.
Here’s a few “new techniques” that are working for me that I’ve added since publishing Perfect Week Formula in 2018:
Whitespace walks … I do two or three 60-minute, no-input walks in nature every week. And once we move out of oppressively hot and humid Cancun I plan on doing at least one 2-hour nature walk per week
Wednesday’s off … I chose a day… blocked it off… and gave it to my family… giving Michelle more childcare breaks so she can do things for herself. It’s a big boundary block and it took a little practice to get used to (and not fall into old habits)… but it’s helping everyone out.
Daily schedule checkins – Michelle and I do this daily to make sure we know all the family appointments for each day… when each of us will be really busy, etc. It’s our daily huddle.
Multi-tasking … Yep, I multi-task. And I plan for it… meaning I save all my “phone tasks” (like IG messaging) for when I have a sleeping baby on my chest.
Perfect Month & Perfect Quarter Planning – Michelle and I look waaaaay into the future a lot more often now that we have kids… because things require more planning and co-ordination.
A client reminded me of something this week on that topic… he’s already got two weeks booked off at Christmas.
That’s smart.
Because you shouldn’t just plan your perfect week…
You should also plan perfect months, quarters, and years.
That’s how you truly win and get ahead…
While most other people are sitting back reacting and letting things happen around them…
Instead of planning the right actions for their right life and creating ideal outcomes.
So I encourage you to set aside some time and start figuring out what those perfect days, weeks, and months look like for you.
Hopefully some of these ideas will help you with that.
Success Loves Speed,
Craig | 