I was never into meditation, despite heaps of research showing what a positive impact it makes on people’s emotional well-being. It’s hard for me to focus, and I don’t have the time. Or so I thought. Just a few minutes per day has made a huge difference for me, and it can for you too. […]
Many people enjoy using stickers in their planner. Some people use stickers to decorate their pages, some people use functional stickers, and some use a combination of both. Functional stickers can be decorative or plain. They range from stick-in to-do lists and habit trackers, to reminder stickers like Payday, Pay Bills, Laundry, Birthday, Deadline, etc. […]
These days, goal-setting is everywhere you look. You should have daily goals; weekly goals; monthly goals; year goals; 3 and 5 and 10 year goals; and lifetime goals. That’s great if you have your goals figured out; go get ’em! But if you don’t have it all figured out yet, do not beat yourself up […]
When it comes to planning, do you like to see your timed weekly schedule alongside your task lists so you can see what you need to do and when you have time to do it? Or do you prefer unstructured open space to write events, to-dos, and notes? Either way, we have the perfect planner […]
10 minutes can make a big difference in how your day goes. But not every 10 minutes in your day has the same value. Some 10 minutes make a bigger impact than others. Here’s an example: say you are going on an all-day road trip. It doesn’t matter if you arrive within a particular 10-minute […]
In this post I showed you how to determine your big priorities for the upcoming year. In today’s post I’ll show you how to break down your priorities into goals for the year, and action steps for each month. The Life Noted planner has pages that help you evaluate different areas of your life, and […]
Last Monday we talked about how to find focus with your goals. Now we’ll talk about the hard part: actually doing the things. So often people set goals for themselves and don’t reach them. Why? What makes some people successful at reaching their goals while others fail? The secret is their mindset. You have to […]
Like many of us, you probably feel like your attention is pulled in all directions at once. You want to do well at work/ school, and in your relationships. You want to take care of your health and be financially stable. You also want to read more, and expand your opportunities. Where to begin?? Start […]
Now that summer is drawing to a close, it’s a good time to think about what you would like to do next summer. For example, every year we go away somewhere soon after school is out. Then we have a long stretch of time before school starts again. In early August we realize we would […]
I started to write this article with the usual back-to-busy advice: make sure you have all the stuff you need for the upcoming months; create morning and evening routines to simplify your days; plan your week to include meal planning and grocery shoppping; etc. It’s true, all those things will help the busy […]
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