Sunday Calendar Planning

A strategic approach to calendar management that prioritizes important life events and experiences before letting smaller commitments fill the schedule.

Core Calendar Management Philosophy

• Write important events on paper calendar vs. digital
• Put "big rocks" (important life events) on calendar first before smaller commitments
• Take control of your year instead of letting others control it
• Use visual calendar showing full year at once to better track goals and identify gaps

Key Events to Schedule First

• Family-focused events

  • First/last day of school
  • First/last day of camp
  • Family trips
  • Family dinners

• Relationship commitments

  • Weekly date nights (e.g. Wednesdays)
  • Quarterly couple trips/staycations
  • 4 major date nights per year

Weekly Planning Ritual

• Sunday night review process
  • Transfer events from phone/calendar to paper
  • Create week-at-a-glance view
  • Ability to move things around as needed
  • Helps with preparation for upcoming week

Daily "Vitamins" System

• Identify 10 core activities you love
• Try to do 2-3 of these daily activities
• Examples:
  • Sauna
  • Cold plunges
  • Exercise (running, biking, swimming)
  • Breath work
  • Walks with spouse
  • Playing with kids

Benefits

• Provides visual roadmap of entire year
• Helps identify schedule gaps
• Makes it easier to say no to non-priority requests
• Ensures important life experiences actually happen
• Allows better goal tracking
• Puts you in control of your time vs. others controlling it