Effective self-motivation is one of the main things that distinguishes high-achieving professionals from everyone else. So how can you keep pushing onward, even when you don’t feel like it? Every choice has a price, but when we are motivated, it is easier to bear the inconvenience of action than the pain of remaining the same. …
Chris McChesney, Jim Huling, and Sean Covey have written a book, The 4 Disciplines of Execution. It contains principles that will help you and your team successfully enact change. The objective of this process is to teach leaders how to help their teams execute on their highest priorities in the midst of the day-to-day whirlwind. …
In his book, What Matters Most, Hyrum W. Smith explains why so many people feel something is missing from their lives: conflicts between actions and personal values. Like many people, you may not have heard of a Belief Window before, but it affects many of the decisions you make every day and how you behave …
In the book, The 5 Choices, the authors discuss how to combat society’s addiction to urgency. The idea of urgency addiction is that we enjoy the revved-up feeling of doing things and checking them off, so we start subconsciously looking for things to check off, even if they don’t matter. We might even start to …
At Franklin Planner, we strive to help our customers achieve their goals and live the life they truly desire. To help achieve this, we’ve decided to allocate this month as “Optimized October”. To optimize something means to make something as fully perfect, functional, or effective as possible. In order to optimize our lives, we have …
There’s an old saying that how we spend our days is essentially how we spend our lives. There’s a lot of truth to this statement, which is why it’s so important to spend your day in a way that moves you closer towards your goals. Creating a plan for your day gives you clarity, helps …
Now that you know what your values and goals are, you can begin planning your week. We’ve all felt that Sunday panic for the week ahead. We’ve all left things until the last minute and then complained at the end of the week about not having enough time. This anxiety and dread usually happens when …
The purpose of planning is to complete goals in every aspect of your life. Planning allows you to prioritize the events and tasks throughout your day so you can do the things that matter most first. However, in order for you to understand what matters most, you must first have a goal in mind. The …
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This month at Franklin Planner, we’re celebrating Organized October. This is an event that encourages everyone to organize their lives and start good habits that will carry them through the rest of the year, and continue into the next. Organization helps lead you to success throughout your life. It means so much more than well-kept …
As Organized October winds to a close, it’s time to consolidate your planning system. We encourage you to keep your plans, goals, schedules, and daily records all in one planning system, so you can easily remember past events, prepare for upcoming events, and change your plans whenever necessary. We live in a world that is …
When you ask the most successful people to share their secrets, you’ll find that their solution is almost always the same. They set goals and worked harder and longer than their peers—devoting their lives to mastering their craft. It’s nothing new. We’re all trying to do the same. As we take a few weeks …
Organized October is all about pulling yourself together before the rush of the holidays and the start of a new year. If you plan well, the four weeks of October can give you a significant boost. October is an ideal time to organize the kids’ rooms, your closets, filing cabinets, refrigerator, or whatever else may …
As 2020 careens to a close, we’re eagerly anticipating 2021. It’s got to be better, right? Did you notice that when your plans for 2020 were superseded by huge events, you still found yourself using your planner? In fact, you’ve likely used it more than ever over the past several months—rescheduling family vacations, organizing home-schooling …
Achieving the success you want in life takes planning and effort. You need to make time to envision what you want, study what it will take to get there, and plan those steps into your daily life. Honestly, there aren’t a lot of people out there who are doing that. You are part of a …
The third step of the Productivity Pyramid is to Plan Weekly. That’s because the best daily plans emerge from weekly plans. There is a certain amount of clarity that comes with weekly planning—the clarity of a broader perspective. Weekly planning is your opportunity to view your progress with wider lens and to assess your progress …
Those of you who have followed us for a while know that we have a tradition called Organized October. This is an opportunity to focus four solid weeks on personal growth through organizing and planning. This year we’re highlighting the Productivity Pyramid. Last week we discussed the importance of establishing your governing values. This week …
In order for it to stand, the base of any pyramid has to be solid. That’s why it’s essential that you build your personal productivity pyramid on your governing values. The people, things, beliefs, ideas, and activities that you value most must be the foundation on which you build your dreams. If you set goals …
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This year for Organized October, we’re focusing on the Productivity Pyramid. This is a visual representation of the four key actions that will keep you in active pursuit of the things that matter most to you. We chose a pyramid shape because it’s the strongest structure that can be built. Living the life …
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