What the Top 1% Do Every Month (and You Can Too)

sent by Chris Dodson | June 5, 2025

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Your calendar is full.
But is it full of the right things?

Most people plan reactively.
The top 1% plan with clarity. Or pay someone to plan for them.

If you don't have an Executive Assistant, that’s the purpose of your Recalibration Day - one day a month to zoom out, reset, and reload.

What is a Recalibration Day?

It's a monthly ritual designed to:

• Reflect on what’s working (and what isn’t)​
• Make smarter, more intentional commitments
• Re-align your time with what actually matters

All you need is 2 hours at the end or start of each month.
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1. Review

Ask yourself:

• What moved the needle this month?
• What felt heavy, forced, or draining?
• What did I avoid that deserves attention?

Write down 3 to 5 bullets.
The goal is clarity, not volume.

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2. Recalibrate

Look at your calendar for the last month. Then ask:

Cut the noise.
Stop people pleasing.
Reclaim time for:

• Self care
• Relationships
• Focused, deep work
• Strategic thinking
• Passion projects

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3. Realign

Zoom out even further, beyond the last month.
Are you playing the right game?

Ask:

• What am I building towards longer term?
• Is this path still aligned with the life I want?
• What would “better” look like next month/quarter?

Even 10 minutes of realignment can save you months/years of wasted effort.

4. Reload

Now plan forward.
Lock in 3 to 5 non-negotiables for the month ahead.

Think:

• Key outcomes at work
• Habits to protect or introduce
• Time blocks that need defending (deep work, recovery, workouts, kid's school activities)

Your calendar should reflect your ambition - not your weekly to-do list.

📌 Pro tip: Automate this with a recurring 2-hour block titled “Recalibration Day” in your calendar every 30 days.

Do You Need to Hear This?

This from Jessie Itzler - serial entrepreneur & ultra endurance athlete 🤌

• One Misogi each year: a challenge so hard it defines your year
• One mini adventure every other month
• One winning habit added each quarter

Don’t manage your life.

Design it.

63 seconds well spent 👇

Jesse Itzler

My 2024 is AWARD WINNING! Hit the link in my bio to get our Big Ass Calendar that lets you see all 365 days so you have a memorable year! #misogi #bigasscalendar #time

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