Rob Shallenberger

Yeah, excellent. And there would be more as we thought more about it. That's a perfect start though. So let's use those. So you have a vision for each one of those. You have one to four goals for each one of those for this year. And then now in pre-week planning, we sit down.

Yeah, excellent. And there would be more as we thought more about it. That's a perfect start though. So let's use those. So you have a vision for each one of those. You have one to four goals for each one of those for this year. And then now in pre-week planning, we sit down.

You going through those roles, first of all, it would be you in step three setting action items for each role saying, what can Ryan do to take care of Ryan this week? Whether that's strength workouts, exercise, scheduling that, you know, elusive doctor appointment, swimming. meditating, yoga, whatever. All the things to take care of you. As a dad, son, daughter, kids. I got two boys. Two boys.

You going through those roles, first of all, it would be you in step three setting action items for each role saying, what can Ryan do to take care of Ryan this week? Whether that's strength workouts, exercise, scheduling that, you know, elusive doctor appointment, swimming. meditating, yoga, whatever. All the things to take care of you. As a dad, son, daughter, kids. I got two boys. Two boys.

11 and nine. And what are their names? Duke and Colton. Duke and Colton. So it would be saying, what can I do with Duke and Colton this week? You know what, Duke, I'm going to take him out. We're going to play basketball. Colton, I'm going to take him for ice cream. I'm going to write him a note, whatever.

11 and nine. And what are their names? Duke and Colton. Duke and Colton. So it would be saying, what can I do with Duke and Colton this week? You know what, Duke, I'm going to take him out. We're going to play basketball. Colton, I'm going to take him for ice cream. I'm going to write him a note, whatever.

Now you could say, yeah, I might've done some of those things otherwise, but most of the time the answer is we wouldn't have done a lot of those things otherwise. As a podcaster this week, what are the things that are important to get done this week to stay ahead of the curve? As a CEO, what can I really do this week that is important? And notice the words I'm using. What can I do?

Now you could say, yeah, I might've done some of those things otherwise, but most of the time the answer is we wouldn't have done a lot of those things otherwise. As a podcaster this week, what are the things that are important to get done this week to stay ahead of the curve? As a CEO, what can I really do this week that is important? And notice the words I'm using. What can I do?

It's not what I have to do. That's a running to-do list. And that's why pre-week planning becomes a game changer. So it's that process of brainstorming for each role. And then the last step is, when will we do it? And we assign a time in the calendar for each of those action items. And that's our plan for the week.

It's not what I have to do. That's a running to-do list. And that's why pre-week planning becomes a game changer. So it's that process of brainstorming for each role. And then the last step is, when will we do it? And we assign a time in the calendar for each of those action items. And that's our plan for the week.

And what we've just done is scheduled our priorities rather than prioritize our schedule. And in the spirit of having grace, our target PQ or productivity quotient is 70 to 80%. In other words, of the things that we plan in the week, we only expect us to accomplish 70 to 80%. And that's because life happens. And we allow for that grace. And it's not that we don't give 100% effort.

And what we've just done is scheduled our priorities rather than prioritize our schedule. And in the spirit of having grace, our target PQ or productivity quotient is 70 to 80%. In other words, of the things that we plan in the week, we only expect us to accomplish 70 to 80%. And that's because life happens. And we allow for that grace. And it's not that we don't give 100% effort.

So let's not mistake that. It's that we're allowing for life to happen. And even with that 70% to 80% productivity quotient, a person doing pre-week planning, according to our research, will accomplish 800 to 1,000 additional priorities this year than they would have without pre-week planning with less stress. So by all accounts, that would be life-changing for anybody.

So let's not mistake that. It's that we're allowing for life to happen. And even with that 70% to 80% productivity quotient, a person doing pre-week planning, according to our research, will accomplish 800 to 1,000 additional priorities this year than they would have without pre-week planning with less stress. So by all accounts, that would be life-changing for anybody.

Yeah. Can I just share two quick stories? Please. So just to illustrate this point, and you'll notice that almost every one of my examples, other than that one executive have been outside of work. Because most of the people listening to this owners, entrepreneurs, we're thinking about work all the time. It's the other roles that get neglected.

Yeah. Can I just share two quick stories? Please. So just to illustrate this point, and you'll notice that almost every one of my examples, other than that one executive have been outside of work. Because most of the people listening to this owners, entrepreneurs, we're thinking about work all the time. It's the other roles that get neglected.

And so if you notice, most of my examples have been outside of that. And so I'm not minimizing that because like you, you know, most of us are going to have one or two or three professional roles. It's the other roles that bring them all together that creates that holistic life. So let me just illustrate this with two simple stories. Just last week, I went to Washington, D.C. to do a training.

And so if you notice, most of my examples have been outside of that. And so I'm not minimizing that because like you, you know, most of us are going to have one or two or three professional roles. It's the other roles that bring them all together that creates that holistic life. So let me just illustrate this with two simple stories. Just last week, I went to Washington, D.C. to do a training.

As part of my pre-replanning, I had written this. Write a little note to Lana and Clara. So before I left, I walked into their bathrooms and wrote on their mirror and dry erase marker, you know, a little note to them. How much I love them, how great they are. That literally took 30 seconds for each of them. My question is, would I have done that had I not thought about it in pre-replanning?

As part of my pre-replanning, I had written this. Write a little note to Lana and Clara. So before I left, I walked into their bathrooms and wrote on their mirror and dry erase marker, you know, a little note to them. How much I love them, how great they are. That literally took 30 seconds for each of them. My question is, would I have done that had I not thought about it in pre-replanning?