1% Sunday · weekly command
Weekly operations review template for executives (the 1% Sunday)
The week is won or lost before Monday email. This structured worksheet walks Phase I retrospective, Phase II capacity forward pass, Phase III relationship sync, Sunday head-start prep, and a calendar stress-test—then exports a PDF for your records or coach packet.
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The three-phase protocol
A successful 1% Sunday (~90 minutes) follows a rigid sequence—do not skip a phase. This is an audit of your week, not a loose to-do brainstorm: you are checking structural integrity across Identity, Self, Career, and Relationship before the load lands.
- Phase I — Look back: where did time and energy leak?
- Phase II — Look forward: Capacity Matrix, deep-work anchors, ~20% buffer.
- Phase III — Relationship sync: balance the ledger before legacy debt forms.
Narrative deep-dive: The 1% Sunday · Weekly Operations Review protocol (essay).
Phase I
Retrospective audit · look back
Question: Where did I leak my time and energy last week?
Zero-Retention Policy:Your data is processed and purged. We don't train on your decisions.
Identify what caused you to lose the week—meetings, context switches, other people’s priorities.
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Mark tasks for automation, delegation, or deletion so the same leaks don’t recycle.
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Phase II
Capacity matrix · look forward
Question: Is my bucket built for impact or just full of noise?
Apply the Capacity Matrix on site: anchor deep-work blocks and hold roughly 20% buffer for unforeseen friction. If the bucket is cracked, remove a low-impact item now—not after Monday ambushes you.
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Phase III
Relationship sync · the core
Question: Is the ledger balanced?
Fifteen-minute check-in with your partner or inner circle—alignment on goals for the week; unexpressed issues; close loops before they become legacy debt.
Alignment on weekly goals; tensions surfaced respectfully.
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Decisive advantage
Sunday head start
When you finish the WOR, you do not start Monday on Monday morning—you start the night before: clothes selected, high-impact moves scheduled, plans for negotiations or complex meetings set.
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Audit question
Calendar stress-test
If you looked at the next seven days right now: what is the one task scheduled to steal ~two hours? What adjustments could you make—and what would happen if you deleted it in the next sixty seconds?
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Runs in your browser—nothing is sent to a server. PDF matches your entries for your records or coach packet.
About this tool
Why ninety minutes beats Monday improvisation
Reactive leaders spend Monday servicing other people’s priorities. A fixed Sunday sequence inspects leaks, trims low-impact work, and balances relationship ledgers before the theater week begins.
Built to pair with Capacity Matrix and Sovereign Protocols
Phase II explicitly references your matrix notes; weekday cadence belongs in the protocols suite. Together they turn philosophy into a repeating schedule.