The BEST thing I’ve done with my calendar in the last 12-months.

The BEST thing I’ve done with my calendar in the last 12-months.

👉 Prioritise myself. 👈

[Sometimes weaving in a cheeky date scone with a view.] 😜

I used to drive home on Mondays feeling deflated — like I was on the back foot before the week had even begun.

With back to back coaching sessions filling Tuesday-Thursday, Mondays were my prime time to get deep work done.

But, they were being choked out by things that were important, but could ultimately wait.

So a month ago I:

✅ Wrote a list of the highest value activities I was neglecting.
✅ Reviewed my calendar and identified what could be shuffled.
✅ Pushed our weekly team meeting out to 11:00am.
✅ Booked recurring events for ‘Thinking Time’ and ‘6-Week Project Sprints’
✅ Informed the team I was ‘uninterruptible’ Monday mornings.

So now my Monday morning routine is:

6:00 am - Jiu Jitsu
7:00 am - Breakfast and family time
8:00 am - School run
9:00 am - Deep work 1: Strategic/Thinking Time
9:45 am - Deep work 2: 6-Week Project Sprint
10:45 am - Prep for team meeting
11:00 am - Team meeting

I’m still tweaking this rhythm, but what I’ve noticed so far is that my energy is WAY higher and I’m feeling clearer and more optimistic.

What’s ONE change you’ve made to your calendar in the last year that’s been effective for you?

REFLECTION QUESTIONS
🔷 How much of your ‘prime time’ are you giving away to tasks or people that keep the wheels spinning but don’t take you closer to your goals?
🔷What impact might claiming back 1 to 2 hours of your time have on the way you feel about life and business?