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In this empowering message, Simon Sinek reveals why planning your week is one of the most important habits for success. can completely transform your life. Learn how to focus on what truly matters, break free from procrastination, and create habits that build long-term success.

Every minute counts — don’t waste it!
Simon explains how effective week time management, discipline, and consistency can help you become unstoppable.

Watch till the end for a moment that could change how you manage your week plan at your time forever.

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00:00 – Introduction: Why Time Is Everything
02:05 – The Real Meaning of Time Management
05:47 – Simon Sinek on Discipline and Consistency
09:12 – How to Focus on What Truly Matters
13:55 – Building Systems That Save Time
17:28 – The Power of Daily Routine
21:27 – Final Thoughts That Will Change Your Life


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00:00Have you ever started a week feeling like you were already behind?
00:05Monday hit you in the face before you even got a chance to breathe.
00:08Maybe you rolled out of bed, glanced at your phone,
00:11and suddenly the day had already begun without you.
00:14Texts, emails, meetings, deadlines.
00:16The pace doesn't ask for your permission.
00:19It just starts running.
00:21And unless we choose to step in with intention,
00:24we don't run the week.
00:25The wheel runs us.
00:27But here's the thing.
00:28This isn't just about being busy.
00:30It's about being aimless.
00:33And being aimless isn't relaxing.
00:36It's exhausting.
00:38People think freedom means the absence of structure.
00:42But that's not true.
00:44Freedom isn't doing whatever you want whenever you want.
00:48That's chaos.
00:50Real freedom is having the clarity to know where you're going
00:53so you can use your energy wisely.
00:56Clarity is not the enemy of freedom.
00:58I think it is the birthplace of it.
01:00Planning your week isn't about squeezing every ounce of productivity out of your time.
01:05It's about reclaiming your time.
01:08It's about creating clarity,
01:10not just in your calendar,
01:12but in your mind.
01:14I want to take you back to a conversation I had with a friend not long ago.
01:18She's a brilliant designer, creative, full of ideas, and deeply driven.
01:24But she was on the edge of burnout.
01:28Not because she wasn't doing meaningful work.
01:31She was.
01:32But every week felt like a whirlwind.
01:33Her projects kept piling up.
01:37Her inbox was a storm.
01:40She had goals, but no grip on when or how she'd get to them.
01:44She told me,
01:47I feel like I'm running,
01:48but I don't know if I'm running towards something or away from it.
01:52What she lacked wasn't discipline.
01:54It wasn't motivation.
01:56It was clarity,
01:57that invisible thread that ties each day to something bigger.
02:02Without that thread,
02:05she was doing a hundred things a day,
02:06but walking away feeling like nothing was actually finished.
02:09Maybe you felt that too.
02:11So we sat down together one Sunday afternoon,
02:14no distractions,
02:15just a notepad and some coffee.
02:18I asked her one question.
02:20What do you want to feel by Friday?
02:22Not what she wanted to achieve,
02:24but what she wanted to feel.
02:26It caught her off guard.
02:28Relieved, she said.
02:30And proud.
02:31From there, we worked backward.
02:34What would need to happen realistically
02:37for her to feel proud and relieved at the end of the week?
02:40Not in a fantasy world where she had 48 hours a day,
02:44but in the real world with the same limitations everyone else has.
02:48We didn't create a to-do list.
02:50We created clarity.
02:52And here's what we discovered.
02:54Her stress didn't come from how much she had to do.
02:58It came from not knowing what mattered most.
03:02She was saying yes to everything
03:03because she hadn't taken the time to define the few things
03:07that actually moved the needle.
03:10When she planned her week with intention,
03:12something changed.
03:14The week didn't get lighter,
03:15but she got stronger.
03:17The fog lifted.
03:19She walked into Monday not bracing for impact,
03:23but leading with purpose.
03:25That's the power of clarity.
03:27Let's get honest.
03:29Most of us don't plan our weeks
03:30because we believe we don't have time.
03:33Or maybe we think we're just not the planning type.
03:37But the irony is this.
03:39Not planning doesn't save time.
03:41It wastes it.
03:43It causes us to circle our priorities
03:45like a plane that can't find the runway.
03:48We react.
03:49We improvise.
03:50We put out fires.
03:52But we rarely build anything that lasts.
03:55Clarity isn't rigid.
03:56It's not about micromanaging your life.
03:59It's about giving yourself a roadmap
04:00so you don't have to keep second-guessing every turn.
04:04You still have room for spontaneity,
04:06for joy, for rest.
04:08But you also have a direction,
04:10and direction gives peace.
04:11A planned week doesn't mean everything goes perfectly.
04:16Life still surprises us.
04:18Meetings move.
04:19Kids get sick.
04:20Emergencies happen.
04:22But when we plan with clarity,
04:23we create anchors.
04:25Moments and intentions
04:27we can return to
04:29even when the waves crash in.
04:31Without that, we drift.
04:32With it, we steer.
04:34Think about a symphony.
04:35It might seem spontaneous when you hear it live,
04:37but behind every note is hours of preparation,
04:41structure, and design.
04:42The conductor isn't guessing what comes next.
04:45They've rehearsed.
04:45They know the direction.
04:48That's what makes the music flow.
04:50Now, weeks can be like that.
04:51Fluid.
04:52Alive.
04:53Full of movement.
04:55But still grounded in structure.
04:57When we plan,
04:58we take ownership.
05:00And ownership is empowering.
05:02It reminds us that we are not just passengers
05:05in our own lives.
05:06We are pilots.
05:08And every pilot needs a flight plan.
05:11One of the most underrated forms of self-respect
05:13is simply sitting down with yourself
05:15for 20 minutes
05:16at the start of the week
05:18and asking,
05:20what do I want to create?
05:24Who do I want to show up as?
05:27What must get done?
05:29Not everything.
05:30Just the essential things.
05:32It's not selfish.
05:34It's leadership.
05:35The most fulfilled people I know
05:37don't necessarily have the most open calendars.
05:41But they have the most aligned ones.
05:44They plan
05:46not to control their time
05:49but to honor it.
05:50That's the invitation.
05:52Not to become someone who
05:53has every second scheduled
05:55but someone who has enough clarity
05:58to move through the week with purpose
06:00not panic.
06:01Clarity isn't just a productivity tool.
06:04It's a mindset.
06:05A posture.
06:06A commitment to live with your eyes open.
06:10You don't have to have it all figured out.
06:12You just need to start with
06:13why you're planning in the first place.
06:16Not to do more
06:17but to be more of who you are meant to be.
06:19So don't wait for the chaos to slow down.
06:21It won't.
06:23Instead, pause.
06:24Breathe.
06:26Open your calendar.
06:28Ask yourself
06:29what would make this week meaningful.
06:31Then, build it
06:32one block,
06:33one intention,
06:34one clear step at a time.
06:36Because clarity
06:37isn't a luxury.
06:39It's a choice
06:39and it's one
06:40you get to make
06:41every single week.
06:44most of us
06:46are used to thinking
06:46of discipline
06:47as punishment.
06:50It's what we get
06:51when we've done something wrong.
06:53It's that cold word
06:54teachers use
06:55or the voice
06:56of an old coach
06:57pushing us
06:58to try harder.
07:00For many,
07:01it doesn't inspire.
07:02It intimidates.
07:05But discipline
07:05isn't about being harsh
07:07or rigid.
07:09At its best,
07:10discipline is a gift,
07:12a structure,
07:13a promise
07:14we keep to ourselves.
07:17Because that's really
07:18what it is.
07:19Discipline is
07:19self-trust in action.
07:21We often talk about
07:22trusting other people.
07:23We want to trust our teams,
07:24our partners,
07:25our leaders.
07:26We want people to do
07:27what they say
07:28they're going to do.
07:29But what happens
07:30when we turn that lens
07:31inward?
07:33Can we trust ourselves?
07:36Think about it.
07:36How many times
07:37have we told ourselves
07:38we would do something
07:39and then didn't
07:41follow through?
07:41Maybe we said
07:43this week
07:44I'm going to get
07:45back on track
07:46or tomorrow
07:47I'll finally start
07:49or this time
07:51will be different.
07:52But then life
07:53got in the way
07:53or we got tired
07:54or we simply
07:55didn't feel like it.
07:57And without even
07:58realizing it
07:59we broke a small
08:00promise to ourselves.
08:02Now nobody notices
08:04those little breaks
08:04at first.
08:05The world keeps turning.
08:07Our friends
08:08don't call us out.
08:09No boss gives us
08:10a warning
08:11but we notice.
08:12Deep down
08:13we feel it
08:14and with every
08:15miscommitment
08:16our self-trust
08:17erodes just a little
08:19more.
08:20The good news
08:21is this.
08:22The process works
08:23both ways.
08:24Every time we follow
08:25through,
08:25even in the smallest
08:26way,
08:27we make a deposit
08:29in that trust bank.
08:31we remind ourselves
08:34that we are reliable.
08:36That our word matters.
08:38That our actions
08:39match our intentions.
08:41And that's what
08:41weekly planning
08:42is really about.
08:43It's not just scheduling.
08:45It's not about
08:46crossing things
08:47off a list.
08:48It's about showing up
08:49for yourself
08:49consistently
08:51until you start
08:52to believe again
08:53that your own word
08:54is something
08:54you can count on.
08:57I once worked
08:57with someone
08:58who's brilliant
08:59at inspiring others
09:00but constantly
09:01frustrated with himself.
09:04He was creative,
09:05full of ideas
09:06but his days
09:07felt scattered.
09:09He told me
09:10he always had
09:11grand plans
09:12on Sunday nights
09:13but by Tuesday
09:14he was already
09:15off track.
09:16Meetings popped up,
09:17his energy dipped
09:18and the cycle
09:19continued.
09:21He wasn't lazy,
09:23he wasn't disorganized.
09:24What he lacked
09:25was rhythm.
09:26A steady beat
09:27he could count on.
09:29A set of decisions
09:30made in advance
09:31so that every day
09:31didn't feel like
09:32a brand new
09:33negotiation with himself.
09:36We talked about
09:37creating a very simple
09:38weekly planning ritual.
09:41Not something overwhelming.
09:42Just 30 minutes
09:43on Sunday night
09:44where he would look
09:45at the week ahead
09:46and ask two questions.
09:49What do I need
09:50to get done
09:50and when am I
09:52going to do it?
09:54But there was
09:54one more rule.
09:55He had to keep
09:56the promises he made
09:58during that session.
09:59Not all of them,
10:00not perfectly,
10:02but at least 80%.
10:03That was the goal.
10:05And if something
10:05fell off
10:06because life happens,
10:08he wasn't allowed
10:09to judge himself.
10:10He was just
10:10required to
10:11reschedule it.
10:13Not delete it,
10:15not forget it,
10:17just move it
10:19intentionally.
10:21Within a month,
10:21something shifted.
10:26He started
10:27speaking differently.
10:29There was a calm
10:29confidence in his voice.
10:31He didn't sound
10:32like someone
10:33scrambling to stay
10:34afloat.
10:35He sounded like
10:36someone who had
10:36taken the wheel.
10:38Why?
10:39Because he rebuilt
10:41trust with himself.
10:42Not through
10:43massive breakthroughs,
10:45but through simple,
10:46consistent discipline.
10:48This is the part
10:48most people get
10:49wrong about discipline.
10:50They think it's
10:51about effort,
10:53willpower,
10:55grit.
10:57But the truth is
10:58discipline is
10:58about design.
11:00When you plan
11:01your week in advance,
11:03you're designing
11:04conditions where
11:05follow-through
11:05becomes more likely.
11:08You're reducing
11:09the number of
11:09decisions you need
11:10to make in the
11:11moment.
11:11You're saying,
11:12I've already made
11:12the hard choice once.
11:14I don't need to
11:15make it again.
11:17Without that design,
11:18everything becomes
11:19reactive.
11:19We wait for
11:20motivation to
11:21show up.
11:21We let urgency
11:22set the agenda.
11:24And when we
11:24fall short,
11:25we beat ourselves
11:26up for not being
11:27disciplined enough.
11:30But motivation
11:30is a mood.
11:32Discipline is a
11:32decision.
11:34It's not about
11:35feeling like doing
11:36the thing.
11:37It's about doing
11:38the thing because
11:39it aligns with who
11:40you want to become.
11:43There's something
11:43powerful that happens
11:45when you start
11:46planning your week
11:46and you actually
11:47stick to the plan.
11:48You stop chasing
11:50confidence, you
11:50start earning it.
11:52You stop hoping
11:53for momentum, you
11:54start building it.
11:55Not because the
11:56week went perfectly,
11:57but because you
11:58kept the promise
11:59to begin.
12:01Even more powerful,
12:03other people start
12:03to notice.
12:05Your team sees
12:07that when you say
12:08you'll do something,
12:09it happens.
12:11Your family notices
12:12that your attention
12:13isn't scattered,
12:14you're present.
12:15The trust you
12:17build with yourself
12:17spills over to
12:18every relationship
12:19you touch.
12:20And soon, you're
12:21not just someone
12:22who's planning
12:23their week.
12:24You're someone
12:25who leads by
12:26example.
12:27Discipline at its
12:28core is not a
12:29punishment, it's an
12:30agreement.
12:30You and your
12:31future self shaking
12:33hands in advance,
12:34saying, I've got
12:37you.
12:38Planning your week
12:39is the moment that
12:40handshake happens.
12:41It's where intention
12:42meets action.
12:43And like all forms
12:44of trust, it
12:46doesn't build
12:46instantly, it
12:47builds brick by
12:48brick, one week
12:49at a time.
12:50Some weeks will
12:51go sideways, some
12:52plans will fall
12:53apart.
12:55That's okay.
12:58The goal isn't
12:59perfection.
13:01The goal is to
13:02return to the
13:04rhythm, because
13:05each time you do,
13:06you strengthen the
13:07foundation.
13:08If you've ever
13:09felt like you
13:10can't quite rely
13:12on yourself, like
13:13your follow-through
13:14doesn't match your
13:14ambition, know
13:16this, you're not
13:17broken.
13:19You're just missing
13:20the structure that
13:21lets you show up
13:22fully.
13:24Discipline can feel
13:25hard in the moment,
13:27but the lack of it
13:28is harder in the
13:29long run, because
13:31it erodes the most
13:32important relationship
13:33you have, the one
13:34with yourself.
13:36So don't make this
13:37complicated.
13:38Choose one moment
13:39each week to sit
13:40down, decide what
13:41matters, put it on
13:42the calendar, and
13:43then treat that
13:45time like it
13:46matters, because it
13:47does.
13:49Not for the sake of
13:50being productive, but
13:52for the sake of
13:53becoming someone whose
13:54actions align with
13:55their words.
13:57You don't need to
13:58wait until life slows
13:59down to get this
14:00right.
14:00Start this week.
14:02Start small.
14:04Start with one
14:04promise.
14:06Then keep it,
14:08because discipline
14:10isn't a burden.
14:11It's a bridge
14:12between who you
14:13are now and who
14:15you're capable of
14:15becoming.
14:16Every day we are
14:18surrounded by noise.
14:19Emails flood in,
14:21notifications buzz,
14:22messages pop up,
14:24meetings stack one
14:25after another, and
14:26every one of these
14:27things carries a sense
14:28of urgency.
14:29They tell us they
14:30need us now, they
14:31push to the front of
14:32the line, they demand
14:33our attention, they
14:34scream.
14:34But importance, real
14:39importance, is quiet.
14:44It doesn't interrupt.
14:46It waits patiently,
14:49silently.
14:50And unless we are
14:50intentional, we can go
14:52days, weeks, even
14:53years answering every
14:55loud thing while the
14:56quiet things, the ones
14:57that matter most, go
14:59unheard.
15:00This is the trap most
15:02people fall into, not
15:03because they're lazy, not
15:04because they don't
15:05care, but because
15:07they're human.
15:08We are wired to
15:09respond to urgency.
15:11There's adrenaline in
15:12it.
15:13There's clarity in a
15:14crisis.
15:15There's an addictive
15:16sense of momentum
15:17when we're checking
15:18off tasks, responding
15:19to messages, rushing
15:20from one thing to the
15:21next.
15:22It feels productive.
15:23It feels like
15:24progress.
15:26But is it really, have
15:27you ever had a day
15:28where you were busy
15:29from sunrise to
15:30sunset, moving,
15:32reacting, answering,
15:33doing, and yet, when
15:35your head finally hit
15:36the pillow, you felt
15:37like nothing truly
15:38meaningful happened.
15:39Like you ran all day
15:40but didn't move
15:41forward.
15:42That's what happens
15:43when we let urgency
15:44run the show.
15:45We spend our energy
15:47on what's screaming,
15:48not on what's
15:49speaking softly.
15:50And that's why
15:51planning your week
15:52matters.
15:54Because if you don't
15:54take time in advance
15:56to define what's
15:57important, urgency
15:59will decide for you.
16:00And it will always
16:02choose itself.
16:04Let me tell you
16:05about a leader I
16:06worked with a few
16:07years ago.
16:08He was sharp,
16:09respected, and
16:09always busy.
16:11On paper, his
16:12calendar was full
16:13of meetings,
16:14strategy sessions,
16:15and back-to-back
16:16calls.
16:17But he confided in
16:18me that he felt
16:19empty, not burnt
16:20out exactly, just
16:21disconnected.
16:22He said, I'm doing
16:23everything I'm
16:24supposed to do,
16:25but I'm not sure I'm
16:27doing what I'm
16:27meant to do.
16:28So he took a
16:29closer look at
16:30his week.
16:32Every hour was
16:33accounted for.
16:35But nowhere on
16:36his calendar was
16:37time for reflection,
16:39for learning,
16:40for creative
16:40thinking.
16:42Nowhere was
16:43space for mentoring
16:44his team, which
16:45he said was his
16:46favorite part of
16:46leadership.
16:48Nowhere was
16:48time carved out
16:49for planning the
16:50long-term future
16:51of the organization,
16:52something he
16:52claimed was a
16:53top priority.
16:54Those things
16:55weren't missing
16:55because they
16:56weren't important.
16:57They were missing
16:58because they
16:58were quiet.
16:59So we made a
16:59shift.
17:00Instead of letting
17:01the week fill
17:02itself, he
17:03started filling
17:04it with intention.
17:05We blocked an
17:06hour every morning
17:07for thinking time.
17:08We reserved
17:09Fridays for
17:10mentorship and
17:11team development.
17:12And we protected
17:13one afternoon a
17:14week for strategic
17:15planning.
17:16No emails, no
17:17meetings, just
17:18focus.
17:20At first it
17:21felt uncomfortable,
17:22like he was
17:23ignoring the real
17:24work.
17:25But slowly things
17:26started to change.
17:28His energy came
17:29back.
17:30His sense of
17:31direction
17:31sharpened.
17:33He wasn't just
17:34busy, he was
17:35fulfilled because
17:38he had remembered
17:38what truly mattered.
17:40The truth is, most
17:42people don't make
17:43time for important
17:44work because important
17:45work rarely feels
17:46urgent in the
17:47moment.
17:49There's no alarm
17:50that goes off
17:51reminding you to
17:52invest in your
17:52relationships.
17:54No notification that
17:55tells you to reflect
17:56on your purpose.
17:57No calendar
17:58invite that says
17:59today, spend an
18:01hour thinking
18:01deeply about
18:03where you're
18:03headed.
18:05Urgency is
18:06external.
18:08Importance is
18:10internal.
18:12And it takes
18:12silence and
18:14space to hear
18:15it.
18:17That's why weekly
18:18planning isn't a
18:19mechanical exercise.
18:20It's a moment of
18:21honesty.
18:22The time to ask,
18:23what actually
18:24matters this
18:25week?
18:26Not what's on
18:27fire, not what
18:28others are demanding,
18:30but what's quietly
18:31waiting.
18:32What's easy to
18:33ignore but costly
18:35to neglect.
18:36It might be
18:37preparing for a
18:38conversation you've
18:38been putting off,
18:40or reading a book
18:41that will sharpen
18:42your thinking, or
18:44reconnecting with
18:44someone who slipped
18:45through the cracks,
18:47or simply setting
18:48boundaries so you
18:49can show up fully
18:50at work, at
18:52home, with
18:53yourself.
18:55These things won't
18:55chase you.
18:56They won't hound
18:57you.
18:58They'll just wait.
18:59And over time, the
19:00cost of ignoring
19:01them will grow.
19:03Not all at once,
19:05but slowly, silently,
19:07until one day you
19:08wake up and realize
19:10the loudest things in
19:11your life have been
19:12driving your decisions,
19:14and the meaningful
19:15things have been
19:15left behind.
19:17But it doesn't have
19:18to be that way.
19:18Every week is a new
19:20opportunity to choose
19:21differently, to listen
19:23carefully, to ask
19:25what's calling me, not
19:27loudly, but deeply.
19:29When you plan your
19:31week with this kind of
19:31awareness, you give
19:32importance a seat at
19:35the table.
19:36You protect it from
19:37being crowded out by
19:38the noise.
19:39You say, I see you.
19:41I hear you.
19:43You matter.
19:44It might mean saying
19:46no to some urgent
19:47requests.
19:49It might mean
19:49disappointing a few
19:50people.
19:52But the trade-off is
19:53this.
19:53You start living a
19:54life that's led by
19:55values, not by volume.
19:57The most successful
19:58and fulfilled people
19:59aren't the ones who
20:00respond the fastest.
20:02They're the ones who
20:03respond the wisest.
20:05They aren't the
20:06busiest.
20:07They're the most
20:08aligned.
20:09They make space for
20:11what's quiet.
20:12They plan their weeks
20:13not just around what
20:14they have to do, but
20:15around who they want
20:16to become.
20:17And so I invite you
20:18before the noise of
20:19the week begins to
20:20stop, to pause, to
20:22listen.
20:24What's been whispering
20:24to you?
20:25What have you been
20:26postponing?
20:27Not because it doesn't
20:28matter, but because it
20:29doesn't shout.
20:30Write those things
20:31down.
20:33Protect time for them.
20:35Build them into your
20:36plan.
20:36Not someday, but this
20:38week.
20:38Because the truth is,
20:40urgency will always
20:42find you.
20:42But importance, you
20:46have to go looking
20:46for it.
20:47And when you do, when
20:48you stop letting
20:48urgency dictate your
20:50direction and start
20:51choosing importance
20:52instead, you don't
20:54just manage your time
20:55better.
20:56You live better.
20:58You lead better.
21:01You connect deeper.
21:03You begin to walk
21:04through your week not
21:05reacting, but responding
21:06with clarity, with
21:08presence, with purpose.
21:09Because the loud
21:11things will always
21:12demand your
21:13attention, but it's
21:14the quiet things that
21:16define your life.
21:18There's something
21:19almost sacred about
21:20Sunday evening, the
21:22weekend.
21:22Judea.
21:23Wait.
21:23Why don't you
21:24hit you?
21:24Why don't you
21:25have to do it?
21:26You're an
21:27guy?
21:28Who you
21:28have to do it?
21:29What?
21:30What do you
21:30do?
21:31Why don't you
21:32try to do it?
21:34You're an
21:34guy?
21:36What?
21:38Why don't you
21:39be an
21:39guy?
21:40Why don't you
21:40have to do it?
21:41He'll
21:41go.
21:42You?
21:43He'll
21:44done it.
21:45He'll
21:46run...
21:47He'll
21:47go.
21:47He'll
21:48go.
21:48God
21:49He'll
21:51go.
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