Today’s video is a Goal Setting Mini Class where I walk you through setting SMART Goals and creating action plans to achieve them during the year! Access the FREE PDF Workbook to accompany this video here: http://bit.ly/smartgoalgetter
MY 2019 PLANNER SETUP VIDEO IS LIVE FOR YOUR VIEWING PLEASURE!
This year actually marks my 5th anniversary of sharing my planner setup with you all, so I decided it would be fun to do a little walk down planner memory lane together and talk about the different setups I’ve used over the years and what I’ve learned from them. Many of us within the planner community go through a bit of a planner evolution through the years, and I think it’s important before choosing your new planner for 2019, to take some time to look at the patterns that keep coming up with your planners year over year to see what you really like, what you actually use in your planner and what issues you struggle with. Hopefully, this video should give you some inspiration for how to review and analyze the planners you’ve used in the past to see what might work best for the future.
→ P.S. I didn’t mention this in the video, however, there are just a few days left to sign up for my New Year Goal Setting Workshop, here is the link: http://bit.ly/2PI7pH1
→ Or, if you want my full Goal Setting Process to help you map short term to longer term goals, definitely purchase my YOU GOT THIS Workbook + Video Intro Course because it teaches you all the practical aspects of goal setting as well as provides tons of activities and worksheets to help you get clear on your goals and how to achieve them: http://bit.ly/YOUGOTTHISBOOK
With the year end fast approaching, I know this tends to be the time when I am focused on two things!
The first is getting my home ready for the arrival of holiday guests. Cleaning and prepping, making lists of groceries and meals for holiday gatherings. Wrapping last minute gifts and baking a lifetime worth of cookies!
The second is sitting on the couch watching every holiday themed movie I can possibly find! There is no better way during this time of year to end a long day than by plopping on the couch with a cup of tea or cocoa, a cozy blanket and renting every holiday classic that I can remember from my childhood. Ahh! It’s the holidays and can you think of any better way to spend your time?
Haha, well, I KNOW there are better things for me to do, which is why I am sending you this email! Because this year, I have also been spending my time doing one more very important task…
We are just about a week away from the Live Workshop which is scheduled for Saturday, December 29th @ 11am EST and I honestly can’t think of a better way to spend a few hours in an afternoon than sitting and planning the year ahead!
So, for the time and cost of going to see a movie, you can join me in a workshop that will literally save you a years worth of stress and get you prepared to walk into the New Year with a practical plan of action. Here’s what we’re going to do in the workshop:
✔︎ Analyze and review your progress from 2018: I bet you got more accomplished in this past year than you are giving yourself credit for, and because of that, you are much closer to achieving your goals in 2019! I’ll walk you through a set of activities to help you see your progress and also identify were you struggled and why so we can make plans to avoid those same pitfalls in 2019.
✔︎ Align your actions to your results: So often we start the year with the best of intentions to execute on our plans but an inability to change patterns of action or though keep us achieving the same results year over year. I’ll help you get into alignment with your habits so that reaching your goals becomes a forgone conclusion.
✔︎ Create a balanced plan to manage our goals in 2019: I’ve designed a new set of worksheets to help you set your goals for 2019, break them into manageable projects, and then balance the workload across the year so you don’t burn out or get over whelmed before the goal is achieved!
Wanna take a peek at the new worksheets exclusively available with this workshop?
Aren’t they beautiful?!? I think you are going to love using these worksheets and reviewing them regularly to ensure you are making progress on your goals over the course of the year because they are simple and elegant!
So, what are you waiting for? CLICK HERE to sign up for the workshop because I know that if you spend a few hours of undivided time with me that you will be able to create a practical plan to organize your goals for the year that will leave you feeling ready to take on 2019 and will save you unnecessary stress throughout the year!
Oh, and if you can’t make it on Saturday, don’t worry! You will receive a replay of the workshop that you can enjoy for 30 days.
So, don’t let the stress and excitement of the holidays derail you from taking a little time this year to prepare for an even better year ahead! Join me for the New Year Goal Setting and Planning Workshop!
See you there! And if you have any questions, hit reply to this email and let me know how I can help you!
NOW IS THE TIME to start making your holiday shopping list for the special friends and family in your life that you will be gifting to this year AND don’t forget #1, YOURSELF!
While you are out shopping this weekend and over the next few weeks generously thinking of others, you don’t want to forget about picking up a few essentials for yourself. The end of the year is always a stress-filled, action-packed season, and it’s so easy to loose track of time and your own priorities when you are feeling the weight of a never ending to-do list on your back. Commit to Working Smarter, Not Harder this season and give yourself the GIFT OF PRODUCTIVITY with some of these planning essentials!
Here is a Special Preview of what you can expect from The Charmed Shop’s Annual Holiday Sale that starts Thursday November 22nd and ends Monday November 26th!Make sure to read this email all the way through because I have a special Freebie for you at the bottom!
GET THE RIGHT TOOLS
The Master Planner
The Charmed Life Master Planner is a 3-in-1 Functional Planning System that includes all the inserts you need to generate ideas, formulate plans and schedule the time to execute successfully on it all!
The Print on Demand Charmed Life Master Planner now comes in 3 different size options:
Vertical Week on Two Page Planning Pages for each week of the month
Yearly Project Tracker
40 Project Planning Spreads
20 Braindump Spreads
20 Brainstorm Spreads
30 Notes Pages
8 Index Sheets
Build Your Own Planner Inserts
If you already have a calendar system you use and love but would like to add the functional planning inserts necessary to properly plan an execute on everything in your life, then the Build Your Own Planner Insert options are for you!
Choose from the following options, that come bundled with all 3 insert sizes for your convenience:
The Master Planning Master Class is a Digital Video Lecture intended to accompany The Charmed Life Master Planner. If you are struggling to with one (or more!) of the 3 Most Common Planning Mistakes and would like to Learn the Complete Strategy for Using your Charmed Life Master Planner Effectively, this class will teach you exactly what you need to know to overcome:
#1: Overplanning OR Underplanning!
If you are struggling to understand exactly WHAT TO PLAN in your Charmed Life Master Planner, this Master Class will help you identify the key priorities you should be planning around to find success in your life.
#2: Focusing on Daily Tasks but Ignoring the Big Picture
If you are someone who focuses their productivity on their daily task list, but doesn’t spend enough time mapping out their plans for the week, month, quarter, or year, the Master Planning Master Class will show you how you should be approaching your planning so that you can do it all in due time!
#3: Following Thru with Essential Planning Processes
If you are not currently executing on essential planning processes for the day, week, month, etc you are ultimately going to fail to complete the major objects you have for your year. The Master Planning Master Class will teach you the essential planning processes you should be using to make sure you have a line of sight to your most important tasks each day!
What You Get with The Master Planning Master Class:
2 hour video lecture with slides & notes handout to follow along with the class* (digital printable)
BONUS Resource Guide (digital links on master class page)
You Got This Workbook + Video Series
For 2019, The Charmed Shop’s Bestselling You Got This Workbook is getting a MAJOR upgrade! You Got This is a Strategic Goal Setting and Planning Guide to Help You Achieve Your Goals and Organize Your Life that is going from 30+ pages to over 100! With more lessons, activities and worksheets for you to complete you’ll dig deep to identify your goals and get practical strategies for achieving them!
You are not going to want to miss out on securing your ticket to my New Year Goal Setting Workshop! Scheduled for Saturday December 29th at 11am Eastern Time, this workshop is expected to be a 3 hour event where I am going to walk you through my New Year Goal Setting and Planning Process. Complete with activities, strategies and worksheets to help you get organized for the New Year, this is one Live event you won’t want to miss, but don’t worry, you will also get the replay as well, so if you can’t make it live, you will have the replay to enjoy!
MASTER THE KEY SKILLS
Productivity & Planning Master Mind
The Productivity & Planning Master Mind is a 6 Module On Demand Video Course designed to help you finally overcome your productivity issues and learn a complete skill set for life-long productivity!
What You Will Learn:
• MODULE #1 GOAL SETTING FOR SUCCESS: ID your goals and convert them into actionable projects so you are working towards what matters to you
• MODULE #2 FUNCTIONAL PLANNING PROCESSES: A streamlined method for planning accurately and with time to spare
• MODULE #3 PRODUCTIVE EXECUTION TECHNIQUES: Understand your work style and which productivity techniques will help you Work Smarter, Not Harder
• MODULE #4 MASTERING HABITS AND ROUTINES: Overcome bad habits and replace them with routines for a successful life
• MODULE #5 INSPIRATION THROUGH INTERFERENCE: Learn how to overcome set backs and push through daily issues and interference through inspired action
• MODULE #6 THE PERSONAL GROWTH MINDSET: Continue your personal growth and skill set building for a long lasting positive change to your quality of life
What is included in The Productivity & Planning Master Mind:
6 Video Modules
6 On Demand Discussion Lectures
Private Facebook Group
Printable course materials, activities and workbooks
Access to the program and support for 365 days!
During the Sale, the Master Mind is going to be only $149- it’s LOWEST PRICE EVER! So, if you are ready to up level your productivity by focusing on the essential skills and strategies that will turn productivity into a habitual practice in your life, definitely take advantage of this excellent price while it lasts!
Empire Building Online Business Program
Are you ready to get started building your own online business using the marketing strategies I used to grow my brand and business from 0 to 100,000+? If so, Empire Building is your all-in-one on-demand solution! Empire Building is a 5 Pillar Method for Building a Business Online using tried and true methods and principles that I have learned as I have built my own media business over the past 10 years. Whether you are looking to start a Blog or YouTube channel to earn an extra income, or want to start your own Online Shop that gives you the flexibility of working from home, Empire Building is your guide to setting up and maintaining a successful business online!
During the Sale, Empire Building is going to be just one easy payment of $199, an amazing value for a limited time to help you get a jump on your Online Business Goals for the New Year! Empire Building rarely goes on sale, so if you are interested in securing your access to the program, private course website, all 6 video modules, bonus workbooks and so much much, take advantage of the special pricing during the sale!
EXTRA DISCOUNT CODES
As a subscriber to my Charmed eMail list, you will also get EXCLUSIVE insider discount codes for additional savings on the products in the The Charmed Shop! Those codes will be emailed out to you on Thursday morning and each day of the sale, I’ll email you a little reminder with the codes so you don’t misplace them!
TO DO & FREE PRINTABLE BONUS
The Sale is still a few days away, but I don’t want you to miss out on these great discounts because they are seriously a once a year occurrence. So, to help you prepare for your busy week ahead, I have some helpful tips for getting yourself prepared, plus a FREE Printable Bonus for you.
Make a note about the sale in your planner, it starts 11.22.18!
Check out this video, My Seasonal Stress Survival Guide, to get some great tips and strategies for finding peace during the busy holiday season
I hope you have enjoyed this Holiday Sale Preview! Don’t forget to print out your FREE Holiday Shopping Check List and start making your list of must-have items to snag during this once a year sale!
The first way to organize your planner for more productivity is to map out your month. The way our lives are structured, a month is a great unit of time to map out, in order to get a good big picture view of whats going on and what we need to be mindful of for our time management.
On a monthly basis its a great idea to sit down with your planner and take stock of the month ahead:
Make sure to map out Special days like holidays, birthdays, anniversaries.
Appointments, scheduled meetings and due dates for projects.
Track Travel plans, content calendars, and reoccurring items like paydays or trash days!
If you set monthly goals, make sure to list those out on your monthly calendar as well!
#2: Track Your Tasks for the Month
Sticking to the month as a good basic unit of time management, during your monthly planning session its also a great time to make a list of tasks that you want or need to accomplish in the month.
If you have project plans or lists of todo’s, i recommend reviewing these and identifying which tasks belong to your month so you can have all your to dos listed out on one master monthly task list.
For habits, routines or reoccurring tasks that you want to keep track of, I recommend listing those out on a monthly action tracker that gives you the ability to check off these individual items in one place, saving you lots of precious space in your planner!
#3. Manage Your Week
Once you have a plan for your month in place you can break down your plans into weeks!
When I plan my weeks, I like to first identify any appointments or scheduled items and make sure those are clearly marked in my planner.
Next, I turn to my master month task list and assign tasks to my week overall, or to specific days in my week. I try not to plan too far ahead and leave plenty of white space (or buffer time) in my days because you never know what surprises might pop up in your week and nothing is worse than over-planning only to leave tasks incomplete!
In order to avoid over-planning each week I like to identify 3-5 projects that either need to be completed or moved forward during a week so that I stay focused on my essential tasks and don’t take on too much at one time.
#4: Balance Your Workload with a Yearly Project Tracker
Another great way to organize your planner so that you are staying organized but not overwhelming your schedule is to project plan!
If you’ve ever heard the phrase “You can have it all, just not all at once” then you understand the concept of my yearly project tracker!
Over the course of a year I might have dozens of projects I want to complete, but I can’t do them all in one month- so breaking them out over the course of the year gives me the sense that there is time for everything, when I am intentional and have patience!
#5. Plan Out Your Projects
Now, when I have a project I want to complete, it’s important for me to create a project plan where I can keep all the details in one place.
Think of a project plan like a to do list of like items that have a specific objective in mind.
Making a simple task list for a project is great, but I like to to things one step further and use project planning pages where I can lay out tasks along side a clear description of what I’m trying to achieve and any resources or notes that I need to consult along the way!
#6. Get It Out of Your Head and on Paper
If you struggle to find clarity with your planning, then this tip is going to be essential for you!
From time to time, on at least a monthly basis, if not more frequently, I like to perform a brain dump. A brain dump is a funny way of saying a mental download, or the process of writing down all the tasks, information and ideas that you have been holding onto in your mind!
Despite a popular misconception, our brains are not meant for storing information, but for processing information. So, if you have a hard time planning or finding clarity, a brain dump can really help clear your mind of clutter through the simple act of writing things down.
But once your done writing everything down, what do you do with all that information?
Great question! This is where I like to use a prioritization matrix to help me identify which tasks need my attention and which can be delegated to someone else, added to a to do list for later, or deleted completely. By taking the time to understand which tasks are important, not important, urgent and not urgent, my planning becomes so much simpler and I get an instant sense of clarity!
#7. Brainstorm Your Brilliant Ideas
Now, before I can schedule my tasks into the calendar portion of my planner, I need to have a good idea of what I am working on, right?
Before I even make a project plan, I need to brainstorm to help me outline my ideas and decide what I want to accomplish based on the problems I am facing or raw ideas I want to bring to fruition. So, I will have a brainstorming session (or a few sessions) where I will use a specially designed planner insert to define my problem or objective, and then come up with ideas to solve the problem.
This insert that I designed is a great tool to help me organize different steps or categories of information, and then create the skeleton of a project plan that I can review and edit until I feel confident moving forward. Of course, plans laid out in a brainstorm will then be codified into a project plan!
#8. Take Notes
Your planner is made to be written in and studies have shown that writing things down actually helps us improve our memory and productivity! So, having some lined note sheets in your planner for extra information that doesn’t quite belong in your calendar is always a great idea!
I use the notes section in my planner to keep lists of quotes, meal ideas, and inspiration for my life and business. The options are endless, so make sure you have some spare notes sheets to use as needed!
#9. Index It
What is the point of filling your planner with all this important information if you can’t refer back to it and find what you’re looking for?
One of the drawbacks of using a paper planner is that they lack a search function to help you locate text, but, by numbering your planner pages and using an index, you can create your own system for tracking the contents of your planner for quick reference in the future.
You can create a simple list by page number and page contents, or create categories of information and list out the pages that contain that information for you to track it!
#10. Use It or Loose It
Your planner can be a powerful tool to help you organize your life and achieve your goals, but only IF you use it regularly!
Becoming a daily planner is definitely a habit that you can build through repetition and by using a planner that is functional enough to contain everything you need to plan. I find that so many people struggle to use their planner because they actually have to use 2 or more different planners or notebooks in order to achieve ALL of the tips I shared with you today.
That is why I highly recommend that if you struggle with planning, to purchase the Charmed Life Master Planner!
The Master Planner is a Functional Planning System of my own design that includes all the inserts you need to organize your life and get more done. The Master Planner isn’t just one single planner, but a family of different planners so that you can choose the precise system that suits your needs.
First of all, the Master Planner comes in two varieties, Bound and Print on Demand!
Both of these bound versions are Half Letter dimensions 8.5” high by 5.5” wide and only 1” thick making them very compact and lightweight options you can carry with you in most bags.
Next, I now have 3 formats for the Print on Demand Master Planner, lets review them from smallest to largest! Starting with our smallest print on demand planner, the Personal Sized Master Planner is formatted to fit Filofax Personal Size and equivalent binders. It contains all the inserts you saw today formatted for the smaller system with a week on two pages vertical layout!
Next, the A5/Half Letter Master Planner fits A5 or Half Letter Binders as the name suggests. Again, this print on demand planner comes with all the same inserts you saw today with another great week on two pages vertical planning layout!
Finally, the A4/Letter Charmed Life Master Planner fits A4 or US Letter sized binders. Same great functional planning system as its siblings, but with a more detailed week on two pages view that gives you the space to list out a lot more information that you might need for your week!
So, what are you waiting for? I would LOVE for you to purchase one of my Charmed Life Master Planners because it truly is a unique planner system that is designed for functional planning and productivity.
And of course! Don’t forget the Master Planning Master Class, my companion class for the planner that will walk you through the functional planning philosophy, how to get the most out of the planner and help you to overcome the 3 most common planning mistakes!
I can’t wait to hear about how you are using your Charmed Life Master Planner to organize your life and improve your productivity!
This Printable Planner is a comprehensive solution that includes of a number of beautiful and well designed layouts that will help you maximize your planning in a streamlined way! As an all-in-one planner solution, this printable planner integrates Month on Two Pages Spreads within the Week On Two Pages Spreads in a continuous calendar cycle and bundles in project planning, brainstorming, note taking and more!
Included in this planner are the following:
Creating Your Master Plan (How to Use the Planner)
5 Functional Planning Worksheets
Month on 2 Pages Calendars
Monthly Master Task Lists
Monthly Tracker
Vertical Week on Two Page Planning Pages
Yearly Project Tracker
40 Project Planning Spreads
20 Braindump Spreads
20 Brainstorm Spreads
30 Notes Pages
8 Index Sheets
Let’s take a look at the spreads!
Month on 2 Pages
Monthly Tasks & Tracker
Week on Two Pages
Yearly Project Tracker
Project Plans with Notes
Braindump + Organize & Act
Brainstorm + Plan & Prep
Notes
Index Sheets
When you purchase now you will have access to 2 files:
#1. 2019 Charmed Life Master Planner PDF optimized for Personal planner systems
#2. 2018 Charmed Life Master Planner October-December PDF to begin using your planner asap!
These inserts are all print-on-demand PDF files for use at home or feel free to bring them to your favorite office supply store to have them professionally printed! Although these inserts will print on standard printer/copier paper, for best printing results, I highly recommend using 98 bright 24-32lb paper!
I just created a simple little checklist that I wanted to share with 5 to dos that I strive to complete over the weekend. I know we don’t normal think of the weekends as a time to complete a to do list, but for me, I feel a sense of purpose when I can achieve some simple, intentional actions over the weekend that put my weekend to go use. These tasks not only help me enjoy the weekend, but also prepare me for a productive week ahead, so I highly recommend saving the list and giving it a try this weekend!
Just as a reminder, with the new month right around the corner, I have a live monthly planning workshop scheduled for Sunday September 30th @ 1PM EST over on my YouTube Channel. If you are on my list, you will be emailed the link Sunday morning before the event. If not, click here to get on my list and download your FREE Productivity Toolbox to help you get started Functionally Planning your month.
Hope to see you on Sunday and have a wonderful weekend!
Tomorrow is May! Can you believe it? Well, make sure to grab your FREE Printable Planner Inserts & Tech Wallpapers to get yourself prepped for the month ahead.
Today I wanted to share a video with you all which is a walk through of my planner! If you haven’t yet purchased your Charmed Life Master Planner, click here to buy yours from Amazon.com!
Isn’t she a beauty? I’m absolutely smitten with her and I think you will be too! So let me give you some specific details!
The Charmed Life Master Planner is a 3-in-1 planning, time management and brainstorming tool to help you generate ideas, formulate project plans and schedule the time to execute successfully on it all!
The Charmed Life Master Planner is broken into 3 sections:
♥ Section I: The Master Plan
•12 Months of Undated Month on 2 Pages Calendars
•12 Months of Master Task & Expense Sheets
•5 Week on 2 Page vertical panning spreads per month
♥ Section II: Important Projects
•Undated Yearly Project Tracker for short, mid and long term projects
•40 Pages of Project Plans with Notes
The Charmed Life Master Planner also includes 8 index sheets to track the content of information on specific pages to help locate and organize information quickly and efficiently!
FORMAT & SIZE
The Charmed Life Master Planner is a 5.5” by 8.5” book bound planner with a soft matte black cover and 382 bright white facing pages. The paper is approximately 26lb or 90gsm in weight and 98 bright white in color, which makes it excellent to use with a variety of pens, inks and highlighters with minimum bleed and ghosting.This binding and size was specifically chosen for a number of reasons to make The Charmed Life Master Planner as functional and flexible a tool as possible. The soft cover book binding makes the planner a discreet and portable tool that you can confidently carry along with you in even the most professional of settings to keep all your plans and ideas organized together. The planner is sized to fit comfortably into a variety of everyday handbags or briefcases. The universal half letter size also accommodates a variety of notebook or compendium style covers available on the market for added protection and functionality as desired.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
The minimalistic black matte cover was designed specifically to make this planner timeless and elegant. You will find no external branding of the creator on the cover because this is your planner not a billboard for a personal brand. In order to minimize the look of fingerprints a matte cover was chosen over glossy, however oils from your hands will still accumulate on the cover and to clean these, all you need is a simple wet wipe. Keep in mind, this is a paper planner, so you don’t want to use anything too wet that might damage pages, but the careful and controlled use of a wipe or moist towelette followed by a dry microfiber cloth is sufficient to remove any visible oil spots without damaging the cover.
The Charmed Life Master Planner is proudly printed and shipped from the United States.
Why a book bound format?
When I first began the project of creating this planner I had three non-negotiable values that I committed myself to.
Price, Aesthetic and Accessibility.
I had a specific price point that I wanted to stick to for the retail of this planner. I know there are many planners on the market that retail from as low as $1 to as high as $100+ but I had an idea in my mind for where I wanted my planner to be priced in the mix.
I also had a specific aesthetic I wanted to stick to. I knew I wanted the planner to be as streamlined and universal as possible, something that anyone could carry into any meeting discreetly, could pull out of a bag and take notes in comfortably without feeling out of place or self-conscious and was inconspicuous enough to just sit out on a desk without feeling like it was drawing unnecessary attention.
Finally, I wanted this planner to be as accessible as possible for my community, just as easy to access as my print on demand planners and tools sold within my digital shop. I personally hate to wait for things, I know patience is a virtue but when it comes to planners, I don’t want to wait for a pre-order of a product, and then wait for that period to be over and then wait some more for my product to be manufactured before it even ships out to me. Let’s not even get into how annoying it can be to want to order something and this it’s out of stock! I have been down that road before with products I wanted and it is not an experience I want to give my community. I want people to be able to see my planner, be able to order it as soon as they decide they want it, and then receive it within a reasonable period of time.
So, as I was evaluating options for binding and design for this planner with those three key values in my head, it became clear to me that the best way to achieve what I set out to do was with a book bound planner. And this wasn’t a situation where I was settling on the binding either, I am very thrilled that my planner is a bound book. I know in recent years you have seen me with ring or discbound planners, but before I formally joined the planner community, I used a softcover moleskine as my planner and I loved it. There is a part of my sentimental heart that romanticizes books on a level like none other and so for me personally, I am in love with the concept of a soft cover book bound planner. It comes with so many positives to me that it outweighs those few negatives that I know you all want me to address, so let’s talk about it!
Let’s start with the few negatives of a book binding as I see it!
1st NO SPIRAL. Yep, this is the one major negative of a book, it doesn’t spiral BUT let me remind you that a soft cover book CAN flip pages over on themselves and with no coil, spiral or rings or discs to content with, it’s actually a very comfortable experience writing in this planner whether you are left or right handed on either side of the spread!
2nd This actually leads in perfectly to the next drawback of a book bound planner, which is that it doesn’t lay flat on your desk. That’s true, this isn’t like a binder or spiral style planner that lays flat, however, again, you can keep a book bound planner open by flipping pages back and as any avid reader knows, you CAN train a book to lay open by breaking in the spine which is doable with this planner. Another easy solution for this would be to use a paper weight to keep your planner open OR to put it in a book stand. So there are some easy solutions to this problem as well!
3rd and final obstacle of a book bound planner is no reordering or personalization of pages. This is an issue any bound planner would face of course but we have found hacks around that in spiral bound planners haven’t we? Well, we don’t have many clever hacks for book bound planners yet but, remember, you can always add to a book bound planner with sticky notes, paper clips and loose sheets of paper, but there is one thing you still can’t do with a book bound planner: reorganize pages!! This is why The Charmed Life Master Planner comes with an index in the back and numbered pages. For those who are familiar with the bullet journal method you will be familiar with the concept of using an index to help you organize your book and quickly find and reference information.
So those are the three obstacles I see with a book binding, but we all know its not just book bound planners that have obstacles, no planner binding is a perfect solution, it’s just about finding the planner and binding that has the issues you are willing to deal with and the benefits you are looking for!
So, let’s talk about some of the benefits of a book bound planner and why I am so thrilled about The Charmed Life Master Planner.
1st It’s securely bound with your entire year and all your plans, projects and ideas in one place! Yes, I LOVE planners that you can customize and add and remove pages, but that’s only because in most customizable systems you need to constantly adjust and allocate space because they can’t hold everything you need. Well, The Charmed Life Master Planner is everything I will need in a year for managing my time, planning my projects and coming up with ideas! So there is nothing I need to add to this because at 382 pages, I have everything in one place!
2nd NO bulky cover or binding! So this is something you are going to have to see to really understand how excited I am about this binding. When I compare The Charmed Life Master Planner with the discbound planning system I was using before, it’s clear which option I would prefer to tote around. The discbound system is much bulkier! I cannot fit my discbound planner in my everyday handbag, BUT I can fit The Charmed Life Master Planner comfortably! Now, it’s important to note that the pages within each planner are the exact same, half letter sized 26lb paper, and yet I can only fit half a year of inserts, and a smaller project planning and notes section in my discbound. Again, The Charmed Life Master Planner is the full year and enough project plans, brainstorm and notes sheets for a year of ideas. Even if I were to switch this leather cover with a thin plastic option, the discbound is still bulkier and contains only half a year of inserts at one time.
3rd It’s sophisticated yet discreet! Can you think of anything more discreet and unassuming than a book? You can literally take a book with you anywhere you go and it draws almost no attention to itself. It’s not a cell phone or tablet that might need to be turned off or handed over in delicate situations. It’s not a leather planner that might be mistaken for a wallet and stolen. It fits seamlessly into nearly any work situation or life scenario without screaming “look at me- there is private information in here!” I love that this planner is so versatile, portable, gender neutral and yet elegant and sophisticated all at the same time.
I can’t wait for you to get your hands on The Charmed Life Master Planner to see and experience the ease of this complete planning system yourself! I have a feeling you’re going to love it!
