The Weekly Balance Planner

A Simple, Flexible Structure for Everyday Life

The Weekly Balance Planner is your gentle guide to making progress without pressure. It’s built around one core idea: focus on just one thing each day. This approach helps you gently weave small, meaningful habits into your life without feeling overwhelmed.

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Why One Thing a Day Works:

Focusing on a single area each day removes the all-or-nothing mindset. It’s about making small, manageable choices that fit into real days—days that sometimes change, get busy, or don’t go as planned. It’s about nudging yourself gently in a better direction over time.
How to Use the Planner:

Pick one focus per day: Each day, simply choose one area to pay attention to—whether it’s a bit of movement, a moment of learning, or just some intentional rest.
Stay flexible: If your day shifts, that’s okay. The planner is designed to have a loose structure so you can drop an activity in depending on how your day is going.
Watch the small changes add up: Over time, these small daily choices naturally build into a rhythm that feels lighter and more sustainable.

Download Your Planner or Get a Personalised Version:

You can download the Weekly Balance Planner template right now,  just reach out to me and I’ll happily personalise one for you. If you’d like something a bit more tailored with specific needs or goals in mind just let me know.

 

The Lazy Boy Club Flowchart

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Clear the horizon

Spend exactly one minute clearing your immediate view. Toss the phone in a drawer, close the 20 tabs you aren’t using, and move that empty coffee mug. Why it works: If you can see it, your brain is thinking about it. By clearing your physical “horizon,” you’re telling your brain that for the next ten minutes, nothing else exists. It’s about making your space feel safe enough to actually focus.

Take a beat

Take three slow breaths or one really intentional sip of tea. Actually notice how it feels. Why it works: Most of us try to pivot from a stressful commute or a social media spiral straight into “work mode.” It never works. This is your bridge. It’s a physical signal to your body that the “grind” is over and your own rhythm is starting.

Keep it stupidly small

Pick one tiny thing. Don’t say “I’m going to work on my business.” Say “I’m going to write two sentences.” Why it works: Big tasks are scary, and scary things lead to procrastination. When you shrink a goal until it feels “stupidly small,” you take away its power to stress you out. You aren’t committing to a marathon; you’re just showing up for a gesture.

Set a 10-minute container

Hit start on a 10-minute timer. Try to buy a timer that isnt attached to your phone. Something like the Ikea Klockis  Why it works: It’s much easier to do something hard when you can see the finish line. This timer is your “container”—it protects your energy. You don’t have to be productive forever; you just have to be present until the beep.

Stop while you are ahead

When the timer goes off, you’re done and you can congratulate yourself on your win of the day. If you’re in a flow and want to keep going, great. If not? Close the laptop or fold up the Yoga mat and walk away with a big win. This works super well because this is how you build confidence and trust within yourself. Most productivity advice you can find online is about pushing until you crash. At Lazy Boy Club we do the opposite. By stopping when the time is up, you acknowledge the feeling of finnish something successfully. We hope that this feeling getting addictive and is what makes you want to come back and do it again tomorrow.