School’s Starting! – You’ve Got To Plan If You Want the Best Day Possible

It’s that time of year again!  Where did summer go?!  No more vacay — it’s time to get organized!

Eight years ago, I decided to start really using my planner — not just for recording lists and what I did for the day.  But to actually plan my life, my year, my days!

I turned my journey into a Year-Long-Planner Challenge and encouraged my readers to share it with me.  The accountability of going public pushed me (and you) to succeed!  If you’re up for a challenge this year — to get your life in order and stop procrastinating on dreams, goals, and responsibilities — please join me again this year!

Resources To Help You Get Organized

I’ve tried lots of planners over the years and I finally narrowed them down to what actually works for me.  Read this post to discover the benefits of using a planner — and this post to see several different planner styles and how they might fit your needs and personality.

The key? — Find the planner style that works for your personality! 

The sky’s the limit online — hundreds of creative ideas for organizing your dreams and goals. If you follow my social accounts and subscribe to my newsletter, you’ll get tips and tricks for goal setting and planning, plus a lot of encouragement!

I did a ton of planner research (my weakness 😉) a few years ago, and here are a few more favs:

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Think Pray Plan Do Planner

I’ll start with my own creation — The Think Pray Plan Do Planner. It comes in 12-month and (2) 6-month planners.

I designed it after using about a dozen planners and finding what worked best for my life and my personality. That’s why I don’t only suggest my T.P.P.D. planner to you.

You have a different life than I do, so you want to find what works for you!

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The Big Happy Planner

A favorite with my daughter and me is the Big Happy Planner*. I especially like the long columns to plan out my day, along with sections for to-do lists, meal planning, etc. 
It has a monthly page for birthdays, goals, important dates, and a fun area to jot down activities you’re currently spending time on. 
The feature that makes it stand out from the rest is disc binding, which allows you to move pages around or even add your own! —> (After using these for years, I’ve discovered the discs can get in the way. They catch on backpacks or computer bags and now I find them a little annoying. but I still love that I can add pages!)

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The Living Well Planner

I used Ruth Soukup’s Living Well Planner for a few years and really liked it. I needed more room each day, so decided to create my own planner. Unfortunately, Ruth’s planners aren’t for sale anymore. But, you might find some on eBay-type sites.

Using this planner, you’ll learn how to:

• Brainstorm your responsibilities and to-do’s
• Choose Big Goals
• Develop an Action Plan by breaking those big goals into bite-sized steps
• Plan each week and day to get MORE accomplished with less time WASTED

These planners help motivating you to take action!

• Are you ready to take back your days?
• Get that to-do list checked off?
• Start your planner challenge?

Accountability is KEY!      Let’s do this — together!  

*** If you’re serious about using a planner to get life under control, leave a comment, message me on Instagram, or join my mailing list. I’d love to help keep you motivated!

Start Here To Reach Your Goals

Planner Challenge To-Do List:

• Research and decide which planner style you prefer.  You can find my planner research in these posts:  Goals of A Planner – A Necessary Part of Success here and Choosing A Planner – So Many Options here.
• Listen to Ruth Soukup’s podcast on “How To Break Down Your Big Goals into a Plan That Works” here.
• Read Ruth’s Goal Planning and The Magic of Thinking Big posts. They’re really helpful and I highly recommend them if you want to gain order in your life!

Let’s learn and grow together!

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.  Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.   Proverbs 6:6-8

*This asteric indicates that I may earn some compensation for these items IF you purchase through my website.  I only share products I love and use personally!  Thanks!