The 5 am club

Tactic #9: The Weekly Design System (WDS)
The Insight:
You now know that things that get scheduled are the things that
get done. Designing a week without a granulated game plan for the seven

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days ahead of you is like attempting to summit Mont Blanc without a climb
strategy or hiking into the deep woods without a compass. Yes, spontaneity
and room for unexpected miracles are exceptionally important. Yet, this
doesn’t mean you shouldn’t show personal responsibility and human maturity
by habituating a practice to architect a thoughtful and clear weekly script that
amplifies your energy, organizes your choices and ensures balance.
The Implementation:
Carve out and then ritualize thirty minutes early each
Sunday morning to create your “Blueprint for a Beautiful Week.” Start the
process by writing a story in your journal about the highlights from the seven
days you just lived. Then record your lessons learned and optimizations for
making the coming week even better. Next, on a large piece of paper that has
each day running from 5 
AM
to 11 
PM
on it, note down all your commitments.
The key here is to list more than your business meetings and work projects.
Set clear periods for your Victory Hour, your 90/90/1 sessions, your 60/10
cycles and your 2nd Wind Workouts, as well as time for your loved ones,
blocks for your portfolio of passions and segments for your errands. Doing
this weekly will build extraordinary focus into your days, yield marvelous
momentum, enhance your productivity significantly and improve your life’s
balance noticeably.