The Weekly Founder Review Prompt Pack

I am a [TYPE OF BUSINESS, e.g. solo consultant / SaaS founder / service agency owner] and I want to review my week objectively. Here is what I actually completed this week:

Revenue-generating tasks completed: [LIST THEM]
Marketing or visibility actions taken: [LIST THEM]
Operational or admin tasks completed: [LIST THEM]
Meetings or calls held: [NUMBER AND PURPOSE]
Hours worked approximately: [NUMBER]

Look at this list and tell me: what percentage of my time went to work that directly moves revenue? What percentage went to everything else? Do not give me advice yet. Just give me an honest breakdown and a one-sentence verdict on how revenue-focused this week actually was.

Here is my sales pipeline as of today:

New leads this week: [NUMBER AND SOURCE]
Leads followed up with: [NUMBER]
Proposals or offers sent: [NUMBER]
Deals closed or progressed: [DESCRIBE]
Revenue collected this week: [AMOUNT]
Revenue expected next 14 days: [AMOUNT]

My monthly revenue target is [AMOUNT] and I am [X] days into the month. Based on what I have told you, am I on track, behind, or ahead? Give me one sentence on the gap and one sentence on where the biggest opportunity is right now. No lists, no frameworks. Just a direct read.

Rate my week honestly based on these inputs:

The work I felt most energised by this week: [DESCRIBE]
The work that drained me most: [DESCRIBE]
The task I kept avoiding: [DESCRIBE]
The moment I felt most in flow: [DESCRIBE]
The moment I felt most scattered: [DESCRIBE]

Based on these patterns, give me one observation about where my energy is best used and one honest question I should sit with before next week. Keep it to two sentences total. Do not soften it.

Here is a list of everything I spent time on this week that felt low-value or like I should not be the one doing it:

[PASTE YOUR LIST HERE]

For each item, tell me which of the following it is: something I should automate, something I should delegate, something I should stop doing entirely, or something I have been doing out of habit that no longer serves the business. Give me a verdict for each item in one sentence. Do not ask me clarifying questions. Make a call on each one.

Here are all the commitments I am currently carrying, including recurring meetings, standing obligations, projects, relationships, and tools I am paying for:

[LIST ALL COMMITMENTS]

My current business focus is [ONE SENTENCE ON YOUR MAIN GOAL RIGHT NOW, e.g. closing three new clients before end of quarter].

Which of these commitments actively supports that goal? Which ones are neutral? Which are actively costing me time or attention that should go elsewhere? Give me a clean verdict on each one. Flag any you think I should consider cutting or pausing and tell me why in one sentence.

Here are the meetings I had this week:

[LIST EACH MEETING: WHO, HOW LONG, PURPOSE, OUTCOME]

For each meeting, tell me whether it was revenue-generating, relationship-maintaining, operationally necessary, or time I should not have spent. Then give me one recommendation: which meeting should I either cut, shorten, or turn into an async update next week, and why? One recommendation only, not a list.

Here are tasks I completed this week that took my time but did not require my specific expertise or relationships:

[LIST TASKS]

For each one, tell me: could this be done by a VA, a junior team member, a freelancer, or an AI tool? Give me a realistic one-sentence delegation plan for each task. If I have no one to delegate to right now, tell me which one I should hire or contract for first and why. Base your answer on the task that is costing me the most high-value time.

Here are tasks I did manually this week that felt repetitive or rule-based:

[LIST TASKS]

For each one, suggest whether it could be automated or significantly sped up with an AI tool or workflow. Be specific about what tool or approach I would use. If you are not sure, say so rather than guessing. Then tell me which one automation would give me back the most time per week and approximately how many hours that would be.

My hourly value based on my current revenue and hours worked is approximately [CALCULATE: MONTHLY REVENUE / HOURS WORKED THIS MONTH]. My business would grow fastest if I spent most of my time on [DESCRIBE YOUR HIGHEST-VALUE ACTIVITY, e.g. sales calls, strategy, content creation, client delivery].

Here is everything I did this week: [PASTE YOUR TASK LIST]

For each task, tell me whether it is above, at, or below my hourly value threshold. Then give me a single recommendation for what I should outsource or drop first to protect my highest-value time. One recommendation only.

Here are the wins from my week, big and small:

[LIST EVERY WIN, including small ones like a good conversation, a piece of content that landed well, a client who said something positive]

For each win, tell me: is this repeatable? If yes, what made it work and what would I need to do to create this result again next week? Give me a one-sentence answer per win. Then identify the single most scalable win from the list and tell me what doubling down on it would look like in practical terms.

Here is what I did for marketing and visibility this week and what happened:

Content published: [WHAT AND WHERE]
Engagement or reach: [NUMBERS IF YOU HAVE THEM]
Leads or conversations generated: [NUMBER]
Best-performing piece or action: [DESCRIBE]
Worst-performing piece or action: [DESCRIBE]

Based on this, tell me which channel or tactic is showing the strongest signal and should get more of my time next week. Tell me which one showed the weakest signal and should either be paused or changed. Give me a direct one-sentence verdict on each. Then suggest one specific thing I could do differently next week to improve on the best-performing channel.

Here are the client or prospect conversations I had this week:

[DESCRIBE EACH ONE: WHO, WHAT WAS DISCUSSED, HOW IT FELT, ANY SIGNALS THEY GAVE]

Based on these conversations, tell me: which relationship has the most potential to grow revenue in the next 30 days and what one action should I take with them next week? Which relationship needs attention before it goes cold? Which conversation gave me the clearest signal about what my clients actually need right now? Give me a plain answer for each, one sentence each.

Based on everything I have reviewed this week, here are my key takeaways:

Biggest win: [DESCRIBE]
Biggest missed opportunity: [DESCRIBE]
One thing I am dropping: [DESCRIBE]
One thing I am delegating: [DESCRIBE]
One thing I am doubling down on: [DESCRIBE]
My revenue focus for next week: [DESCRIBE]

Turn these into a Monday morning action list with no more than five items, ranked by revenue impact. Each item should be specific enough that I know exactly what to do without further thinking. No vague items like 'follow up on leads.' Make them concrete: who, what, by when.

My five priorities for next week are:

1. [PRIORITY]
2. [PRIORITY]
3. [PRIORITY]
4. [PRIORITY]
5. [PRIORITY]

My available working hours next week are approximately [NUMBER] hours across [NUMBER] days. I have these existing commitments already blocking time: [LIST MEETINGS, CALLS, DEADLINES].

Given my actual available time, which of these five priorities can I realistically complete, which should I schedule for a specific day and time, and which should move to the following week? Assign each priority a realistic slot and flag any that will not fit. Be honest about the maths.

My 90-day goal is: [DESCRIBE YOUR MAIN GOAL, e.g. generate 5 new clients, grow newsletter to X subscribers, launch a new offer]

I am currently at day [NUMBER] of 90. Here is what I have done so far toward this goal: [DESCRIBE PROGRESS]

Here is what I did this week that moved me toward this goal: [DESCRIBE]
Here is what I did this week that had nothing to do with this goal: [DESCRIBE]

Am I on track to hit the goal by day 90? Give me a straight yes or no, then one sentence on why. If I am behind, tell me the single most important thing I should do differently next week to close the gap. One recommendation only.

My business is currently stuck or growing slowly at [DESCRIBE THE SPECIFIC AREA: e.g. getting new leads, converting leads to clients, delivering to clients without burnout, pricing]. 

Here is what I have tried so far: [LIST WHAT YOU HAVE ALREADY DONE]

Here is what a typical week looks like for me: [DESCRIBE YOUR WEEK IN BROAD STROKES]

Based on this, where do you think the real bottleneck is? Do not give me a list of possibilities. Give me your best single diagnosis in two sentences and one specific action that would test whether you are right.

I want an honest read on my business right now, not a motivational one. Here is where I am:

Revenue this month: [AMOUNT]
Revenue same period last month: [AMOUNT]
Number of active clients: [NUMBER]
Number of new leads this week: [NUMBER]
The thing I am avoiding thinking about: [DESCRIBE IT HONESTLY]

Given all of this, what is the thing I most need to hear right now that I am probably not telling myself? Say it directly in two sentences. Then tell me the one action that would have the biggest positive impact on the business in the next seven days.

If I keep doing exactly what I did this week, every week for the next six months, where will my business be? Be specific based on these inputs:

Average weekly revenue-generating actions: [NUMBER]
Average new leads per week: [NUMBER]
Current close rate: [PERCENTAGE IF KNOWN, or describe roughly]
Current average client value: [AMOUNT]
Current biggest time drain: [DESCRIBE]

Project the outcome in concrete terms: what would my revenue, client count, and workload look like in six months if nothing changes? Then tell me the single change with the highest leverage and what a realistic version of that change looks like in week one.

Here is what my team or contractors delivered this week:

[LIST EACH PERSON AND WHAT THEY COMPLETED OR DID NOT COMPLETE]

Here is what I expected them to deliver: [DESCRIBE]

For each team member, tell me: did they deliver, over-deliver, or under-deliver relative to expectations? For anyone who under-delivered, give me a one-sentence diagnosis of whether the issue is clarity, capacity, or capability. Then tell me what one thing I should communicate to the team on Monday to set a clearer direction for next week.

Here are the miscommunications, misalignments, or rework situations I dealt with this week:

[DESCRIBE EACH ONE]

For each one, tell me whether the root cause was unclear instructions, missing context, wrong person for the task, or a process that does not exist yet. Then give me one specific improvement I can make to prevent the most costly of these recurring next week. One recommendation only, and make it actionable enough that I can implement it in 30 minutes.

Help me close this week cleanly. Here is where things stand:

Things I completed: [LIST]
Things I started but did not finish: [LIST]
Things I promised to others that are pending: [LIST]
Things I am worried about carrying into next week: [LIST]

For the unfinished and pending items, tell me: which ones need an immediate message or update to someone before I close today, which ones can wait until Monday, and which ones I should just let go of entirely. Give me a clean close list in three categories: send now, Monday first thing, let go. No more than two items per category.

Based on everything I have reflected on this week, write me one sentence that honestly summarises this week in terms of progress toward my goal of [YOUR 90-DAY GOAL]. Make it specific, not motivational. It should sound like something I would say to a trusted business friend, not something from a productivity book.

Then write one sentence about what next week needs to be about. Again, specific and direct. Two sentences total. That is all.

Running a business is hard and most founders never stop to acknowledge what they actually pulled off. Here is what I got done this week despite everything:

[LIST THREE TO FIVE THINGS YOU ARE ACTUALLY PROUD OF, including small ones]

Do not give me affirmations. Instead, tell me what these specific things say about how I operate as a founder. What is the pattern? What strength do they point to that I should lean into more? Two sentences. Honest, not motivational.