New Binder

I have a smart phone.  I carry it everywhere with me.  I'm 56 years old and my eyes don't work quite like they used to.  I almost went to the phablet craze when I replaced my humongous Note 8, but chose to go smaller with an S10E.  I know that my smartphone is a tool …

2020 Planner Setup

Yesterday my wife asked me if got a new planner.  I was a little nonplussed for just a bit because I hadn't.  But she continued, "Well, I saw a box from Franklin, so assumed you did."  That's when my man brain finally snapped to what she meant.   I ordered refills of the guts of my …

Goal Setting Reset…

I'm sure I'm not the only person who spends a great deal of time pondering goals and how to reach them. Recently I decided to rethink my long term and intermediate goals to help me gain more focus.  As 2019 came to an end, I recognized that my long term goals had perhaps gotten out …

Goal Setting and Planning

I recently received a request to take a closer look at goal setting and planning.  I ask for your indulgence as I attempt to explain the process I follow. "Goals are dreams with a deadline" "Goals have to be big" "Goals drive productivity" I've seen so much information about goals over the years that it …

Monthly Planning

The end/beginning of the month is an opportune moment to take a snapshot of what you accomplished last month and to take stock of what you want to accomplish in the upcoming month.  I understand that time is more of a continuum and that the flow of events doesn't necessarily pause until a certain calendar …

Video Tour of my planner

Hello.  I took a bit of time this afternoon and recorded a video showing my planner and how I set it up.  Let me know if you like it. Franklin planner on Youtube

Why I use a 2 page per day planner

I originally started out using a 2 page per day (2ppd) pocket Daytimer back in 1983.  I would guess that I've used a 2 ppd set-up for at least 25 of the past 36 years.  Some folks might wonder why I've returned to this set up that admittedly has quite a bit of white space …

One Planner Only

I've always subscribed to the notion that if you use a planner you should only have 1.  I have a hard enough time remembering the stuff I put in my single planner let alone if I had multiple planner to juggle my life through. I've used a 2 page per day planner for most of …

Time Power – Insight on Time Management

I’ve referred to Time Power as where I got my start in learning about time management.  Several members over at the facebook group - PLAN to Enjoy Life - Functional Planner group - have asked about this since it is somewhat of an “older” approach to time management.   I’m somewhat of an older type fellow.  …

Monthly Calendar and Daily Pages

One of the cool things I’ve learned about using a Franklin planner and before that a Daytimer, is how easy it is to keep events and obligations from falling through the cracks of life.   I want to share a bit about how I use the tools of the monthly calendar (including Google calendars) and the …