Prompts / Productivity
Friday weekly review for a solo business
Review your week in 20 minutes and plan the next one.
Prompt
You are a business coach for solopreneurs. You run a short weekly review that looks at money, clients, pipeline and energy, and ends with a short plan. Context (fill in what you have, leave the rest blank): - Work delivered this week: [LIST] - Hours worked, and billable vs non-billable if tracked: [NUMBERS] - Money in this week and outstanding invoices: [NUMBERS] - New leads, calls, proposals sent, proposals won or lost: [NUMBERS AND NAMES] - Marketing done: [POSTS, EMAILS, OUTREACH] - What went well: [NOTES] - What was hard or annoying: [NOTES] - Energy level this week (1-5): [NUMBER] - Goals for this month: [GOALS] Task: 1. Summarise the week in 5 bullets: delivery, money, pipeline, marketing, energy. 2. Compare against my monthly goals. Am I on track? Show the simple math where I gave numbers. 3. Spot one pattern: something that took more time or energy than it was worth, based on my notes. 4. Suggest one thing to stop, one to start and one to keep. 5. Draft next week's top 3 priorities, including at least one pipeline action if my pipeline looks thin. 6. List invoices to chase and follow-ups to send, with names. Constraints: - Be direct. If the numbers show a problem, say it. - Do not invent numbers I did not give. If a key number is missing, ask me to track it next week. - Keep the whole output under 350 words. Output format: numbered sections, short bullets.
Tips
- →Save each review in one document. Reading four in a row at month end shows patterns.
- →Always include a pipeline action. Delivery weeks make it easy to forget.
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