Plan & organise prompts (page 8)
Plan your week from a brain-dump, turn meeting notes into actions, write simple processes and checklists, and run a quick review of how things are going.
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Prepare questions before you buy travel insurance
Insurance pages are a fog and you don't want the wrong cover. Get questions to ask and what to declare — not a product pick.
Prepare questions for a supplier
The questions to ask before you commit, from the quote and the gaps.
Reflect on the past year
The year flew by and you're not sure what you learned. Get a guided year review with highs, lessons and next year's focus.
Replace paper job sheets with a phone form
Job sheets get lost in the van, can't be read and arrive at the office a week late. Turn your job sheet into a phone form that lands in a spreadsheet the moment a job's done, ready to invoice.
Set goals for the year you will actually keep
Big goals fizzle out within weeks. Get three goals with monthly milestones and a first step for this week.
Set up a shared family calendar everyone can see
Clubs, appointments and shifts live in five different heads. Lay out the family week, spot clashes and share one calendar everyone can see.
Sort a pasted inbox list
A pasted sender list becomes keep, file, and unsubscribe piles for Gmail or Outlook.
Sort your business files so anyone can find anything
Invoices, photos, contracts and staff documents are spread across your phone, email, a laptop and a USB stick. Get a simple folder structure, naming rules and a one-afternoon plan to sort it.
Start a new habit and stick to it
New habits keep slipping after a week. Get a tiny-habit plan with a trigger, a tracker and a plan for missed days.
Stop your inbox filling up with the same emails using Gmail filters
Newsletters, receipts and app alerts bury the emails that matter. Get filter rules and labels that sort them automatically from now on.
Stress-test a business idea before you quit your job
You've got an idea and a gut feeling it could work. Get it tested with the questions a hard-nosed friend would ask, the numbers that must add up and three cheap ways to test it this month.
Sum up a long email chain
What was agreed, what is still open, and what you need to do next.
Summarise a long document you paste
The point, the dates, and the bits that need a decision, from text you paste.
Switch off after a late shift so you can actually sleep
You get in from a late shift buzzing and lie awake till 3am. Get a wind-down that fits your shifts, with a short version for the worst nights.
Take two weeks off without the business falling over
You haven't had a proper holiday in years because nothing works without you. Get a plan for cover, customers, money and messages, so you can actually switch off.
Think through a big life decision
A big choice keeps you awake. Get the questions to ask yourself, the options laid out and a way to decide.
Track every job from enquiry to paid in one sheet
Quotes, booked jobs, finished jobs and unpaid invoices live in your head, your inbox and a notebook. Get one sheet that shows where every job is and what to do next.
Translate a menu or sign from a photo or text
You're staring at a menu and don't want mystery meat. Get a plain translation plus allergen caution.
Turn a goal into a 90-day plan
A goal with no plan stays a wish. Get 12 weeks of steps with checkpoints to keep you honest.
Turn a voice note into tasks
A rambling transcript becomes a list with owners and dates where you named them.
Turn the job you always forget something on into a phone checklist
Every swimming lesson, camping trip or market day you forget one thing. Get a checklist in the order you do it, saved as tick-boxes on your phone.
Work out what to compare before you book a cruise
Cruise choices are a fog of drinks packages. Get a comparison checklist for your style — not a sales pitch.
Work out what you actually want next when you're at a crossroads
A big birthday, a job wobble or an empty house and you're not sure what you want. Get your priorities from your own stories, plus three small tests.
Write a business plan a bank or lender will take seriously
A bank, a start-up loan scheme or a grant wants a business plan. Get a short, clear plan from your own notes, with the numbers set out the way lenders expect and the gaps flagged.
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