How to Plan Out Your Week

Artists frequently get a bad rap with stereotypes that we are scattered, unorganized, and unprofessional. However, Kaylan and Jamie are proud “Type-A” artists and believe in the power of intentional planning to grow and maintain your art career! There are many areas of our lives as artists that need to be organized, but today we are focusing on the structure of a week in the life of an artist. In Episode #44 of the Thriving Artists Podcast, How to Plan out Your Week, we will talk about the planning tools we both use and our strategies for staying organized.   Jamie and Kaylan’s 4 Steps to Planning Out Your Week Are: Have a Planning Routine: This could be a weekly planning session right at the beginning of each week to look at schedules, caregiving responsibilities, and any changes to the normal routine. Or, you could close each week by taking time each Friday to acknowledge your accomplishments from the previous week and look toward what is to come the next week Look at Your Boulders: Your boulders are the big things, the big events, the big tasks, and the heavy lifting you’ll be doing in the week ahead. What are your top priorities, and what has to come first? Fill in the Pebbles: After you’ve considered your boulders, you can fill in the pebbles! Maybe you won’t have HUGE chunks of studio time in your week but you can block out an hour here or there! Have a Closing Ritual: Planning isn’t always about looking forward! Make sure to take stock of what you have done and find some pride for your accomplishments no matter how they went.  We hope that is helpful as you work to structure your studio practice! We are here for you, we are cheering you on, and we believe in the work you are doing as thriving artists!  Join the Thrive Together Network to build your network of support! Visit www.thrivetogethernetwork.com to learn more!