<![CDATA[Today, By Design: How to Build Your Ideal Day, Week and Year]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year What would make today an excellent day?

Today, By Design is a practical personal development podcast that helps you stop living by an endless to-do list and start designing days that support the life you genuinely want.

Hosted by TJ Walker, this limited podcast series introduces a repeatable system for building an ideal day around eight essential ingredients: energy, enjoyment, accomplishment, relationships, exercise, learning, leisure and sleep.

You will learn how to identify your most valuable energy hours, plan tomorrow the night before, choose meaningful daily priorities, schedule joy intentionally, recover when a day goes wrong and maintain progress during demanding seasons when you control only a small part of your schedule.

The series also shows you how to expand one well-designed day into an ideal week and, eventually, a more intentional year.

Whether you are struggling with productivity, work-life balance, daily planning, inconsistent routines or the feeling that life is passing while you remain busy, Today, By Design gives you a clear system for making ordinary days more focused, enjoyable and meaningful.

Today, By Design is part of the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network, a growing collection of practical podcasts, audiobooks and learning experiences created to help you strengthen valuable personal and professional skills.

Your life is made of days. Start designing one today with Ultamize.

#TodayByDesign #Ultamize #UltamizePodcast #UltamizePersonalDevelopment #PersonalDevelopment #IdealDay #DesignYourIdealDay #LifeDesign #DailyPlanning #Productivity #TimeManagement #EnergyManagement #WorkLifeBalance #SelfImprovement #HealthyHabits #IntentionalLiving #DailyRoutine #GoalSetting #PersonalGrowth #TJWalker

Relevant Skills

  1. Personal Development

  2. Workplace Skills

  3. Confidence

]]> RSS.com 2026.817.133114 Tue, 01 Sep 2026 05:20:11 GMT en 963b2cde-c230-5b5f-8b95-6203820df8df https://media.rss.com/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/podcast_cover_20260831_171513_ff8c08d905dc40b6806d26c8116282ab.png Today, By Design: How to Build Your Ideal Day, Week and Year https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year no Ultamize 2026 TJ Walker TJ Walker false episodic podcast false <![CDATA[Today, By Design Finale - Draft Tomorrow Tonight | Ultamize]]> You have reached the end of Today, By Design, but the real work begins tonight. In this podcast finale, TJ Walker challenges you to create your next ideal-day draft before going to bed.

Review the simple decisions that turn knowledge into action: choose an anchor accomplishment, protect your best energy, plan enjoyment, create connection and support your wellbeing. When tomorrow changes, redesign the remaining hours instead of abandoning the entire system.

The Today, By Design Finale completes this limited series from the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network, where practical personal development lessons are built for repetition, application and lasting improvement.

#TodayByDesignFinale #TodayByDesign #Ultamize #DraftTomorrow #IdealDay #DailyPlanning #LifeDesign #IntentionalLiving #PersonalDevelopment #TJWalker

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108559 04fa29bc-14d0-4a21-8171-c16b6f3e9ea2 97 full 13 13 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:15:41 GMT false false <![CDATA[The Two-Minute Ultamize Reset - Design an Excellent Day]]> An excellent day is designed, not discovered. In The Two-Minute Ultamize Reset, TJ Walker delivers a concise review of the complete Today, By Design system.

Revisit the central question, the eight ingredients of an excellent day, the ten-minute night-before draft, energy architecture, meaningful accomplishment, scheduled enjoyment, essential maintenance habits and the method for rescuing a difficult day. Use this short reset whenever you need to refocus, redesign tomorrow or reconnect with the principles that make ordinary days more intentional.

The Two-Minute Ultamize Reset is part of Today, By Design and the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

#TwoMinuteUltamizeReset #UltamizeReset #TodayByDesign #Ultamize #IdealDay #DailyReset #PersonalDevelopment #IntentionalLiving #Productivity #TJWalker

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108547 c7a0e4f7-3763-4ae4-84e0-0df140a58d4f 98 full 12 12 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:15:57 GMT false false <![CDATA[Pre-Reset - Why Repetition Makes Personal Growth Stick | Ultamize]]> Learning something once rarely creates lasting change. In Pre-Reset, TJ Walker explains why repetition is essential when building new habits, strengthening skills and changing how you approach each day.

This episode prepares you for the Two-Minute Ultamize Reset, a concise review designed to reinforce the most important ideas from the series. Instead of allowing useful concepts to disappear after one listening, you will begin using deliberate repetition to make ideal-day planning easier to remember and apply.

Pre-Reset is an episode of Today, By Design, part of the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108536 3e5b79fa-3425-4ec6-a31a-b90f2aeca68a 231 full 11 11 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:15:59 GMT false false <![CDATA[From Ideal Day to Ideal Week to Ideal Year | Ultamize]]> A fulfilling life is not created through one perfect day. It develops through ordinary days that repeat, improve and form larger patterns. In From Ideal Day to Ideal Week to Ideal Year, TJ Walker explains how daily design expands into weekly and yearly planning.

Learn how to create different types of days, protect important weekly priorities and review whether your calendar reflects the person you want to become. This episode connects daily actions with long-term direction without depending on unrealistic annual resolutions.

From Ideal Day to Ideal Week to Ideal Year is part of Today, By Design from the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

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]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108530 dfcce916-2f83-4fb3-95ef-d737be421c0d 287 full 10 10 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:16:01 GMT false false <![CDATA[When You Can't Design Your Day - Take Back 10 Percent | Ultamize]]> What happens when work, caregiving, illness, travel or other responsibilities control most of your schedule? In When You Can't Design Your Day, TJ Walker explains how to apply the ideal-day system even when you have very little freedom.

You will learn to identify the small portion of time you still control and use it intentionally. A meaningful conversation, brief exercise session, focused accomplishment or protected period of rest can prevent a demanding season from taking ownership of your entire life.

When You Can't Design Your Day is an episode of Today, By Design, part of the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

#WhenYouCantDesignYourDay #TodayByDesign #Ultamize #LifeDesign #TimeControl #WorkLifeBalance #Resilience #DailyPlanning #PersonalDevelopment #TJWalker

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108522 b87212f7-595d-42fa-9d29-cb3d893216a7 303 full 9 9 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:16:02 GMT false false <![CDATA[Rescuing a Bad Day by Mid-Afternoon | Ultamize]]> A difficult morning does not have to ruin the rest of your day. In Rescuing a Bad Day by Mid-Afternoon, TJ Walker shares a practical method for stopping the slide and recovering one meaningful part of the day.

Learn how to assess what has gone wrong, release the original plan and choose one ingredient that would make the remaining hours feel worthwhile. Whether you need accomplishment, connection, movement, enjoyment or rest, a small deliberate decision can change how the day ends.

Rescuing a Bad Day by Mid-Afternoon is part of Today, By Design from the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

#RescuingABadDay #TodayByDesign #Ultamize #BadDayRecovery #DailyReset #Resilience #IntentionalLiving #Productivity #PersonalDevelopment #TJWalker

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108515 f6f5ae7a-891c-4d60-9188-6b73be29234d 300 full 8 8 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:16:04 GMT false false <![CDATA[The Maintenance Trio - Exercise, Learning and Sleep | Ultamize]]> Exercise, learning and sleep rarely feel urgent, but they quietly determine whether the rest of your day works. In The Maintenance Trio, TJ Walker explains how these three foundational habits support energy, focus, mood and long-term personal growth.

You will learn why modest, repeatable versions of healthy habits are more effective than ambitious routines that quickly disappear. This episode shows you how to create sustainable defaults for movement, continuous learning and restorative sleep without relying on constant motivation or discipline.

The Maintenance Trio is an episode of Today, By Design, part of the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

#TheMaintenanceTrio #TodayByDesign #Ultamize #Exercise #Learning #Sleep #HealthyHabits #DailyRoutine #PersonalDevelopment #TJWalker

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108509 ac7eb42e-ef9c-438a-9387-a17a628fd4f9 316 full 7 7 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:16:05 GMT false false <![CDATA[Scheduling Joy on Purpose - Make Time for What Matters | Ultamize]]> Enjoyment is often treated as something that can happen only after every responsibility is complete. In Scheduling Joy on Purpose, TJ Walker explains why that approach causes meaningful experiences to disappear from ordinary life.

Learn how to choose a small activity you genuinely enjoy, give it a specific place on your calendar and protect it with the same seriousness you give appointments and work obligations. Intentional enjoyment can improve motivation, connection, energy and your overall experience of the day.

Scheduling Joy on Purpose is part of Today, By Design from the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

#SchedulingJoyOnPurpose #TodayByDesign #Ultamize #ScheduleJoy #WorkLifeBalance #IntentionalLiving #DailyHappiness #LifeDesign #PersonalDevelopment #TJWalke

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108502 4216c6fc-f856-4605-9459-f557397225f9 301 full 6 6 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:16:07 GMT false false <![CDATA[Accomplishment Without the Grind - Finish What Matters | Ultamize]]> Working all day does not guarantee that you will finish anything meaningful. In Accomplishment Without the Grind, TJ Walker shows you how to separate genuine accomplishment from constant activity.

You will learn to identify one anchor accomplishment, two supporting wins and the tasks that only create the appearance of productivity. This practical method helps you give your best energy to work that produces visible progress while reducing the frustration of ending a busy day with nothing memorable completed.

Accomplishment Without the Grind is an episode of Today, By Design, part of the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

#AccomplishmentWithoutTheGrind #TodayByDesign #Ultamize #Productivity #MeaningfulWork #WorkSmarter #DailyGoals #TimeManagement #PersonalDevelopment #TJWalker

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108493 e790c81f-7544-47c8-87d7-744f58cef3fa 297 full 5 5 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:16:14 GMT false false <![CDATA[Energy Architecture - Protect Your Most Productive Hours | Ultamize]]> Not every hour of your day has equal value. In Energy Architecture, TJ Walker explains how to identify the limited hours when you are most alert, creative and capable of doing meaningful work.

Learn why protecting your peak-energy window matters more than simply finding additional time. This episode will help you observe your natural rhythm, stop giving your best hours to low-value tasks and schedule important thinking when your mind is strongest.

By designing around energy instead of obligation, you can accomplish more without extending your working day. Energy Architecture is part of Today, By Design from the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

#EnergyArchitecture #TodayByDesign #Ultamize #EnergyManagement #PeakPerformance #Productivity #DeepWork #TimeManagement #PersonalDevelopment #TJWalker

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108486 b57b4340-ec33-495f-8101-efd6ae0451ba 272 full 4 4 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:16:16 GMT false false <![CDATA[Design Tomorrow Tonight - The 10-Minute Ideal Day Plan | Ultamize]]> Description: The most valuable ten minutes of your day may happen the night before it begins. In Design Tomorrow Tonight: The Ten-Minute Ideal Day Draft, TJ Walker presents a simple planning exercise that turns your priorities into a realistic plan for tomorrow.

You will learn how to choose one meaningful accomplishment, schedule an enjoyable activity, create a real moment of connection and protect the habits that support your energy and wellbeing. Planning at night reduces morning indecision and gives your future self a clear map to follow.

Design Tomorrow Tonight is an episode of Today, By Design, part of the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

#DesignTomorrowTonight #TodayByDesign #Ultamize #IdealDayPlan #NightPlanning #DailyPlanning #Productivity #TimeManagement #IntentionalLiving #TJWalker

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108479 ba8e99af-870a-43a4-937a-fef36a33faf5 336 full 3 3 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:16:17 GMT false false <![CDATA[The Eight Ingredients of an Excellent Day | Ultamize]]> What separates a satisfying day from one that feels empty, rushed or forgettable? In The Eight Ingredients of an Excellent Day, TJ Walker identifies the elements that consistently appear in meaningful daily life: energy, enjoyment, accomplishment, relationships, exercise, learning, leisure and sleep.

Learn how to review your actual day, recognize which ingredients are present and identify the areas that have quietly disappeared from your routine. Rather than chasing perfect balance, you will begin creating days that include an honest amount of what matters most.

The Eight Ingredients of an Excellent Day is part of Today, By Design from the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

#EightIngredientsOfAnExcellentDay #TodayByDesign #Ultamize #IdealDay #LifeBalance #PersonalDevelopment #HealthyHabits #DailyRoutine #IntentionalLiving #TJWalker

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108477 2e9cf4fc-b469-47f7-9701-d56649a79cb0 268 full 2 2 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:16:19 GMT false false <![CDATA[The Question That Replaces the To-Do List | Ultamize]]> You can complete every task on your list and still feel as though you missed your own life. In The Question That Replaces the To-Do List, TJ Walker introduces a better starting point for daily planning: “What would make today an excellent day?”

Learn why traditional to-do lists often prioritize responsibility, urgency and busyness instead of meaning, enjoyment and genuine accomplishment. This episode helps you rethink productivity, define what a satisfying ordinary day looks like and begin making decisions based on the life you want to experience.

The Question That Replaces the To-Do List is an episode of Today, By Design, part of the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network.

#TheQuestionThatReplacesTheToDoList #TodayByDesign #Ultamize #ToDoList #DailyPlanning #IntentionalLiving #Productivity #LifeDesign #PersonalDevelopment #TJWalker

]]> https://rss.com/podcasts/today-by-design-how-to-build-your-ideal-day-week-and-year/3108471 84294b67-9e33-48d7-b769-415b9ba497e7 246 full 1 1 Mon, 31 Aug 2026 17:16:20 GMT false false <![CDATA[Today, By Design Trailer - Build Your Ideal Day | Ultamize]]> What would make today an excellent day? In the official trailer for Today, By Design, TJ Walker introduces a practical personal development podcast about creating better days through intentional planning, energy management, meaningful accomplishment, relationships, enjoyment, exercise, learning, leisure and sleep.

You will discover how a few deliberate choices can transform an ordinary day without requiring a complete lifestyle overhaul. This limited podcast series provides a repeatable system for planning tomorrow, protecting your best hours and creating a life that feels productive and fulfilling.

Today, By Design is part of the Ultamize Personal Development Podcast Network, featuring practical podcasts, audiobooks and courses designed to strengthen valuable personal and professional skills.

#TodayByDesign #Ultamize #UltamizePodcast #IdealDay #LifeDesign #DailyPlanning #PersonalDevelopment #IntentionalLiving #Productivity #TJWalker

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