Five Questions Before the Week Begins

It's Monday. Before you open your task list, your inbox, or your calendar — take 5 minutes. Last week happened. Here's what's worth asking before this one starts: What actually happened last week? Not what you planned. What actually happened. Did the context change? Are you still on the right ship — or has something shifted that you haven't named yet?

What needs a small adjustment? Not a revolution. Just one limit, one priority, or one expectation that needs updating. What does this week need to be about? One sentence. Not a list. "This week is about ___." What would make this week good? "The week was good if ___."

That's the Weekly Loop. Five questions. Thirty minutes. Not to plan more. To make sure the direction is still worth navigating toward. Last week I learned that clarity of context matters more than volume of output. My one sentence for this week: "This week is about building in public — consistently and honestly."

What's one thing you're carrying over from last week — and what's your one sentence for this week