Win the week
A couple of weeks ago, I heard the phrase “win the week” at our company on-hands. At first, it did not grab my immediate attention, but when the same phrase was mentioned again, something clicked. Although this was to track our company goals, I felt it had deeper origins and could be applied to life goals in general.
I did some digging (with deep research) and found a book called “Winning the Week” by Carey Bentley and Demir Bentley. I haven’t read the book yet, but the idea in a nutshell is: spend 30 minutes each week planning for the next week. That’s it. The idea isn't new but it is simple yet powerful, isn’t it? It stayed with me for days, making me rethink how I track progress.
While tracking goals daily can be overwhelming and not tracking at all is too loose, measuring progress weekly hits the sweet spot. You won't feel burdened by daily monitoring, yet with proper planning across quarters, months, and weeks, progress becomes easy to track and achieve. Finding the right balance is key. More importantly, this approach gives you the flexibility to try new ideas. It provides structure without boxing you into a rigid daily routine.
I enjoy consistency and tracking progress, but I also like having the freedom to experiment. So, to make this work for me, I created a simple framework:
And hey, if the week doesn’t go as planned, I’ll just call it a ‘learning week’ and try again!