Hi all, I’m one of the founders at Ultraworking. We *love* building tools to help make life run much smoother. Monthly Planning is a way to quickly yet thoroughly analyze how the last month went, and plan to max out the next month. There's *720 hours* in November — how about spending 2 hours to ensure the other 718 hours go exceptionally? It's entirely self-serve, but we'll also do a live round via videoconferencing on October 30th if you want to hear some additional theory and do it in a cool group context. Any questions? Let me know. Want to have an exceptional November? Get on Monthly Planning...! Salut and huzzah, Sebastian

Thanks Sebastian! Would love more from @sebastmarsh and the Ultraworking team. I'm a big fan of your work sessions, and the collateral/processes are always gold. RS

I started using "A Reliable Way to Have Excellent Months" long before I had the chance to work on it. You know, looking back on the previous month and thinking about the highest-leverage areas for the upcoming month is one of those things most people (including my previous self) agree they "should" do, and end up not finding time for. This tech makes the process engaging and meaningful. The months I've used it have turned out to be some of the best of my life (work, friends, family, health, etc) and I think that speaks for itself. I'm biased, of course, but I really do love monthly planning.

The more I get into a consistent planning process (monthly high level plan + 2 week detailed sprints) the better things go in my business and my life and the more I stay on track and have my energy focused on the stuff that matters most.

In a short amount of time, this planning spreadsheet will 80/20 the key lever points for you to get the most out of your next month.

I started using this about a year ago and the process + accompanying spreadsheet tech has gotten better, again and again.

Using this process is so effective that it's not only scheduled monthly into my calendar and Asana, but I actually do it.

Thanks @Ultraworking Team for another useful tool that allows me to systematically get gains in all areas of my life and business!

Pros:

Consistent planning method that leverages the good and eliminates the bad

Cons:

If you haven't done the daily debrief for the month that you're reviewing, you lose about a 20% edge in the process

I did this as a group at the end of July, and it gave me a HUUUUGE insight as to where my strengths and best practices were, and what was in fact dismal, and that I was completely shooting myself in the foot. Not everything was quite that black or white, but where I was falling short (and why) seemed suddenly crystal clear. And I couldn't believe that I hadn't seen those patterns before.

After doing the monthly review in July, I specifically made a plan of best practices around one specific (and significant goal,) and I'm roughly 6 months months ahead of the "this could probably happen by then date", and 2 months ahead of the" all systems go, burn it down" goal date.

Thats a big difference. And the monthly review showed me the way.

This community of people is completely A Game. And for a right brain creative like me, it really grows my logic, measure and metrics. The things that don't come naturally or all that easy, but repeatedly showing up is where the growing happens.

Maybe one day my spelling and grammar will catch up, ha!

Anyway, Hope to see you there!

Pros:

Critical eye on whats working, and whats not.

Cons:

It's hard to unsee how sabotage is an inside job.

Very nice tool to make oneself more productive. Good job!

Pros:

Easy to use, helps to stay accountable of your job

Cons:

Sometimes it does not help, as it requires also effort.