This year we celebrate the 35th Anniversary of the FranklinPlanner! Checkout the infographic below for some highlights, milestones and facts about how the planner has evolved and grown in the past 35 years. It wouldn’t be possible without our amazing FranklinPlanner users!
As parents ourselves, we’re pretty sure you remember the day you brought your first child home from the hospital. Walking through the door with your child was a thrill, but it was also an uneasy time. You probably felt exhausted. It’s hard to sleep in a hospital bed, and even harder when you’re trying to …
This week we celebrate Independence Day in the U.S. It’s a time to ponder the great men and women who dared to dream of a free nation ruled not by a monarch, but by law. Among those amazing founders was Benjamin Franklin. He was a great statesman, businessman, father, inventor of bi-focals, swim flippers, lightening …
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Everyone experiences periods of life when life events make it harder to keep up with your plans. At times like these, you may feel like your daily planning sessions have become less effective, that you’re stuck in a planning rut. The key to getting back on track with your planning is to analyze what’s working …
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Data is now a big business. From browsing history to Fitbit stats, we’re recording and analyzing more data than ever before, and using it to shape the future. As you continue into 2016, it’s time to mine your own data—the information contained in last year’s FranklinPlanner. Here are some helpful data categories you may find …
Those of us who use a planner understand that it’s important to take more control of our lives. As we plan, we find ways to fit the things we need to do into the time we have each day. But a planner doesn’t just help us schedule our present and our future; over time it …
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With the holiday season approaching, it’s a great time to order your 2016 planner. But with such a wide selection of planner formats, sizes, and designs, selecting the right planner for you may be a little daunting. Answer the following questions while selecting your planner, and you’ll find the one that’s tailored for your planning …
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Many of us have hopes and aspirations that, for one reason or another, aren’t progressing as we would like. Maybe we want to improve our sales over the coming year—perhaps we have a small home business that hasn’t gotten traction—or it’s possible that we simply want to keep our work life from interfering with our …
Add some space to your binder with Cooper’s deep pockets. Crafted from soft leather in timeless colors like tan and black, this binder features two pen loops, five card slots, a large side pocket, and a deep pocket in the back. Binders available in Compact and Classic sizes, with Wire-bound Covers in Classic. Compact Binder: Measures 6.25” W …
There’s an interesting psychological term used to describe the feeling of being overworked: burnout. The term comes from drag racing, where drivers spin their wheels at high speeds, creating massive amounts of friction to burn off irregularities on their tires while not actually going anywhere. All too often, that description also sums up a work …
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Working with a partner or within a team can sometimes be a challenge. Many of us would simply rather do things ourselves. It’s much easier to ensure the product is to our liking if we don’t have other hands in the mix. But there are times when more eyes, more ideas, and more hands are …
“Happy people plan actions, they don’t plan results.” – Dennis Wholey
You often hear the many benefits of electronic planning. However, writing things out by hand has its place, as well as some surprising benefits beyond just putting words on paper. 1. Information Retention If you’re learning new information, taking notes by hand works better than typing it out on the computer. When your brain focuses, …
School routines can be hectic—homework assignments, sporting events, science projects, dances, school plays, band practice, fundraisers, and art club are only the beginning. Our kids keep us busy and more than a little stressed out. The truth is, if we’re trying to manage our own schedules as well as our children’s, eventually we’re going to …
Does it seem like penmanship is becoming a lost art? So much of our written expression is tapped out on a keyboard or via text messages that when it comes to writing longhand it can feel like we’re all thumbs. Yet we can all appreciate beautiful handwriting, and many of us would like to improve our own. If …
By Patty Gardner To-do list? A-Z tabs? Calendar? No. None of those. The most important part of my planner is the notes page. Yes, you read that right – the notes page. I’ve been using Franklin Covey’s two pages per day for 20 years and the Notes page has been and will continue to be the most …
“Life is made up, not of great sacrifices or duties, but of little things.” – Sir Humphrey Davy
“The choice is ours, in every moment.” – M.J. Ryan
By Patty Gardner Have you ever had a big project you needed to do but you were completely overwhelmed and didn’t know where to start? The solution to that problem is simple – break the project down into smaller steps. Here are a couple of examples from my life. I have two quilt projects going …
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Do you look back at your week and see nothing but your daily routine? Life is made of the small, unscripted moments that happen between the mechanics of living. Resolve to capture at least one small highlight from each day, whether it’s a simple hug from a friend or spotting a motorcyclist wearing a kilt …
