For a long time, planners have taken our daily assignments, and kept track of when the next football game is, when homework is due for class, and when the next season of The Bachelor starts up. Rarely though, they are used to keep track of our habits or our progress towards our goals. Planners offer the perfect medium for us as a daily, weekly, or monthly check in to think back about what we did and to reflect on it.
Monthly:
Larger goals can be made into reality by taking note of them in the monthly page. This is a place to celebrate long term goals and compare where you were to where you are now.
Some examples of things to put down in the notes place of most planners are...
- Habits to adopt
- Skills to learn
- Things to avoid
- Places to go
- People to see
If you have any extra space, keep track of your wins and take note of how you’ll improve next month.
Weekly:
Every Sunday or Saturday, depending on how your calendar ends your week, you should spend some time working on your weekly view. This is where you would put down the major events for the next week and if you know of any homework assignments.
- Doctors appointments
- Meetings
- Interviews
- Scheduled self-care
In addition, you may consider putting down a main goal for the week, a small list of priorities (max of 5), some notes for things to remember, a personal to-do list, a habit/skill tracker for referencing, and then, for the end of the week, a space dedicated to 3 wins from this week and how you can improve next week.
Daily:
By checking into your planner every evening, you can record all events that occurred that you may or may not have planned to reflect on for later in the week, or taking any notes of habits you would like to get into such as drinking more water, studying for an upcoming exam, exercising, or perhaps not eating junk food or not going to Starbucks.
This is especially important for college students as most of us accomplish more in a day than we realize.
For example, maybe on Thursday you planned to go to class and work and possibly do some homework, but in addition to that you also… Reviewed notes, watched an episode of your favorite tv show, took a shower, washed dishes, went on a walk, looked for a summer job, and read a news article about GameStop.
By taking a moment to write down what all you did in a day, you can begin to see that you accomplish a lot more than you thought. This is also really convenient for tracking your habits, progress on larger tasks, and reducing the amount of imposter syndrome experienced.
The pages of your planner can also offer white space to doodle, write down quick ideas or details, and make your planner your own with some creative flow.
Yearly:
If you are feeling like you won’t be able to use the notes sections that most planners have, try using the pages to make a yearly check in. These are sections that you can check on whenever you need a little pick up or reminder of the goals you have set for yourself this year.
- I am grateful for…
- What am I passionate about? What brings me joy in life?
My Daily Rituals:
- Skills to learn
- Habits to adopt this year
- My affirmations
A Vision Board!
- Photos of a vacation you’re working towards
- Your dream job
- People you want to hang out with more
- Hobbies you want to get into/better at
My Goals:
- Each category should come with two or three goals;
- Health
- Business and Career
- Family and Friends
- Significant other and Romance
- Finance
- Personal Development
- Fun and Recreation
- Spiritual
My focus:
Should include 5 goals that might not have fit in the pre-wrapvious category or is something to pay special attention to for the year.
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