How To Plan Your Ideal Day

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Have you ever felt pressure to structure your day the same way as someone else?

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Maybe you’ve heard contradicting productivity information that confused you?

For example, it seems like everyone talks about being a “morning person”.

But there’s also a lot of information about being a night owl that contradicts it.

Or maybe you’ve tried a productivity system, only to get discouraged?

But regardless of your past challenges with being productive, my goal is to give you a simple strategy for creating an ideal day that works for you.

Over the years I’ve tried many different productivity methods.

I’ve use daily planners, productivity apps, read books, and tried many different systems to increase my productivity.

While many of the methods were helpful, I always struggled to get them to work for me.

Of course that doesn’t mean they don’t work… they just weren’t the right fit for me.

And based on my conversations and observations of others, it seems like most people struggle with this.

What are the Five Components?

Over the years I identified five core components that must fit into your day to lead a productive and happy life.

And I learned how to use them in what I call the “ideal day framework” so I have good days more often.

First, you may wonder “what do you mean by ideal day framework?” ...so let’s talk about that first.

Everyone must do five things, on a regular basis, to stay productive, be happy, and feel fulfilled.


#1 Self Care

The first one I call “self care,” because if you don’t take care of yourself, you will be forced to IF you had a life threatening disease come up as a result.

And it doesn’t matter if you have a balanced life if you’re dead.

I know that may sound harsh but I’ve personally lived this reality when I stressed out as a young adult, got a major disease, and almost died from it.

So I can tell you firsthand that without HEALTH... your wealth, success, and everything else you hold dear in life has very little meaning.

This is why I believe taking care of yourself should be a “core component” of everyone’s ideal day.


#2 Work

The second “core component” (almost) everyone needs to fit into
their daily life is work, or something that provides financial stability.

And of course this takes up the majority of your day during your workdays.

I could go into a lot of detail on how to structure your work blocks of time to be more productive, but we will revisit it in another section.

#3 Rest and Recreation

I know many people talk about “hustling” or “working harder” to be “more successful,” but many studies have proved that results diminish as you work longer hours.

A few summers ago, I slipped and fell down the stairs at my home on my way to work.

I dislocated my foot and ended up in a cast.

I wasn’t able to do the recreational things that helped me rest and recharge like cycling and kitesurfing. I decided to “work more hours” to keep myself busy for the summer.

I ended up getting really depressed, burned out, and discouraged by working too much.

It was a good reminder that more work doesn’t equal more results.

As a result, I plan my “rest and recharge” time and try to make it as important as my work.

Because if I’m not rested I won’t be nearly as productive.

We are all humans, not robots, and we have to rest and take care of ourselves to be productive when we do work.

#4 Relationships

Many studies have proven that people who have good relationships with other people are the happiest.

In the past, when I have tried to “work more hours to increase my success” and therefore spent less time with people I love, I quickly lost a sense of purpose with life and got depressed.

I highly recommend making relationships a priority and putting it on your ideal day framework.

Relationships are what make life worth living, in my opinion, so don’t take them for granted.

#5 Personal Growth

When you grow as a person, you feel better about yourself.

Plus your life improves, so it’s a double win.