Reader, you ever try “theme days”?

The concept is straightforward; nothing revolutionary. You simply structure your days so you focus on one goal for that day and nothing else.

I decided to give it a go this week.

And -with this email showing up 2 days late to your inbox- you might be able to predict how it’s going. 😬

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And you would be WRONG.

I’m actually loving it. I’ve had to tweak the days a bit, and yes, my newsletter IS going out late, but..

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Who cares, right?

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(Seriously. Did you care? Did you even notice until now? That's what I thought.)

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What I’ve enjoyed about Theme Days so much (ooh, the italics make it feel like a TV show, that’s fun!) is that I don’t feel bad about putting off a task... because I’ve designated an entire DAY for each type of task.

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In today's edition of The Real Deal Digest: ☀️ Why THEME DAYS might be the best thing that could ever happen to you ​ ​🏆 How to find wins when it feels like all you’re doing is losing 👩🏼‍🏫 A sneak peek of a new service I’m about to launch (er, launched?)

My Theme Days week isn't going exactly how I planned it, yet it's still turning out to be pretty damn amazing. Let me explain.

Here's how I *wanted* my Theme Days to go this week.

Exhibit A:
​Monday: Client work! All day!

Tuesday: Marketing Strategy! All day!

Wednesday: Client work! All day!

Thursday: Create content! All day!

Friday: Flexible Friday! Budgeting, personal to-dos, catch-up work! All day!

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Aaaaaand here’s how it’s actually going (Exhibit B):

Monday: Client work! All day!

Tuesday: Marketing Strategy! All day!

Wednesday: Ummm… welllll… I had a referral group to go to in the morning… (8:00-9:15 am)

And then a 1:1 was already scheduled… (9:15-11:30am… oops, that went later than I thought..)

I still managed to get to the library to do client work (12:00-3:00pm), but then I couldn’t stay too long because I had to go home to let the dogs out…

And because I didn’t get 8 hours of client work done like I wanted to, I knew I would have to save some of it for Thursday…

Which means my Content Day would be affected…

So I created content Wednesday night…

And caught up on client work today (Thursday).

SO.

Is my Theme Days week chef's kiss-perfecto?

Helllllll to the no.

But it does feel transformative.

It's creating structure and, most importantly, preventing me from context switching, which historically has been horrible for my brain (and my business).

So here it is, Thursday night. Technically “Content Day”, but just so we're clear... I’m not typing up this newsletter because it’s “Content Day.”

I’m typing it up because I told you -and myself- that The Real Deal Digest will show up in your inbox every Tuesday.

And YES, OKAY, YOU GOT ME. IT’S NOT TUESDAY.

But done is better than perfect, something is better than nothing, and if there’s one thing I’m trying to do more of in my business, it’s…

Consistency.

The week isn't over yet, but I gotta give the consistency cred to Theme Days.

That's why I'm calling this week a win. I challenge you to find some wins, too.

Even if the week didn't go according to your plan. 😘

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Here’s to another week of Theme Days,

Rachael

Copywriter, Messaging Strategist, and your #1 Cheerleader

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