In this monologue, Alex, a Certified High Performance Coach, explains how structured scheduling has transformed his productivity and peace of mind. He describes his Sunday weekly‑planning ritual where he maps out the upcoming week, reserving specific slots for health, partner time, and self‑care. Alex then outlines the five daily time‑blocks he consistently uses: (1) morning and evening routines, (2) dedicated business/coaching work (often “eating the frog” by tackling the least pleasant tasks early), (3) workouts, (4) growth/learning time for skill development, and (5) general life tasks such as errands and laundry. He argues that scheduling removes the need to constantly decide what to do next, freeing mental bandwidth. Alex challenges viewers to try a 2‑3‑day scheduling experiment, promising increased focus and peace of mind.
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Oh, hello! This is Alex, your Certified High Performance Coach, calling in today just to say hello and talk to you a little bit about scheduling your day. One of the things that I found was— has been really helpful, at least the past few days since striking it out on my own, the benefits of scheduling my time. So what I found, and that's actually a question that I want to ask you you. Do you find that scheduling your time is freeing, or do you feel like it's actually holding you down and it's constricting you? What I found over the course of the last few days is it's actually free. And the reason why it's been really a bit of an epiphany is because when I schedule stuff, the beauty is I don't have to think about what's coming up. I don't have to sit there every time I finish a task or every time I finish something to think about, okay, what am I gonna do next? What am I gonna do next? So it's enabled me to really take that part out of my thinking and just focus on, you know, just getting through each task and getting through each block time. So that's been super helpful. And the other thing that's been helpful is what I do on Sundays, which is I actually schedule my week. I look at what I have in the agenda, I look at what are the most things that I— or the things that I must do, I look at what I want to do for my health, what I want to do with my partner, all of those things, and I schedule them in. So when I look at my agenda for the week, I'm actually— there are very few spots except for Sunday because I reserve that kind of more for laundry because it's got to get done and also for my self-care. And aside, like I said, aside from Sunday, everything else is pretty, pretty scheduled. So I know that works for me. Does it work for you? Have you tried it? Are you operating from a place of, you know, perception of what scheduling will do, especially if you're something or somebody, excuse me, who's not used to scheduling their time? But I wanted to just share with you 5 things that I block out time for during the day now. So I have time very first thing in the morning and very last thing in the day for my morning and my evening routine. If you want to hear more about what works for me, just email me or, you know, put a message in the comments and I'll reach out to you. I also I have block time for my business. So, you know, what blogs do I want to create? What content do I want to create? Anything that really touches the coaching business gets a specific block of time. And I usually do that in the morning because that's when I'm more alert and that's when I'm more awake. So there's a saying in the community about, you know, you have to eat the frog. And what that means is you have to do the least pleasant tasks in the morning because that's actually when, you know, A, you get them done, you get them out of the way, and you don't have to worry about them anymore. But it's also, at least for me being a morning person, it's a way for me to get all of my good brain power in, in the morning. The other thing that I schedule is my workouts. And I commit to those. So no matter what I'm in the middle of doing, If my time runs over, I know I can pick it up later, and— but I make time for my workouts. That's one thing that I've realized over the years I never made a priority, and that changes. And that started changing this week as I feel more open, as I feel more free, as I have— or feel like I have more time on my hand to really dedicate to, um, to my health. The fourth thing that I schedule time for is my growth time. What do I need to learn? What are the skills I need to develop? There's so much stuff I don't know about how to build a coaching business. Some stuff I know, a lot I don't know. So what are the things I need to learn in order to be more success— not necessarily to be more successful, but in order to serve other people better? How can— what do I need to integrate, whether it's books I need to read, trainings I need to participate in, videos I need to, I need to watch. But what is all of this food that I need to give myself so that I can serve the community? And the last thing I schedule is general life stuff. So I have to go to the bank, I have to go grocery shopping, I have to do laundry. All of those things that also get scheduled. So If you're not somebody who schedules themselves, or if you are but you're not consistent, I want to challenge you to actually take some time and give it 2 days, 3 days, a week, however long you think would be a good time to get a good flavor about what scheduling can do for you and try it. Give it a shot. You've got nothing to lose. Except for maybe gaining a little bit of peace of mind. So that's what I wanted to share with you guys. I hope you have a fabulous day, and I will talk to you soon. Take care, bye!
