Most people don't have a planning problem. They have a permission problem.
Permission to focus on one thing. Permission to ignore everything else. Permission to say that something matters more than something else.
Here's what happens: You sit down Sunday night, write out your week, and feel good about it. Monday morning hits, and within two hours, you're already off course.
The real issue? You planned as if everything was equally important.
Think about your last weekly plan. How many "priorities" were on it? If the answer is more than one, you understand the problem.
The insight: Permission to focus on one thing gives you the power to handle everything.
Try this instead:
Pick ONE outcome for the week (not ten)
Protect that outcome like your life depends on it
Let everything else be a bonus
Your action step: Right now, finish this sentence: "If I could only accomplish ONE thing this week, it would be _______."
That's your real plan. Everything else is noise.