30th Anniversary Story: Mary Ellen Pastorino

Read Mary Ellen’s story to hear how her Franklin Planner helped her and her husband successfully manage their lives.

In 1985, I was excited to start my first professional job out of college— working in human resources. I worked hard and was very busy, so I thought I was doing well. Imagine my dismay when my first performance review noted that I was poor at time management and not focusing on the important things.

Fortunately, my company brought the Franklin training workshops in-house and I bought my first of many planners. It changed my life so much that I had my husband listen to the tapes and he, too, began using a Franklin planner. In our years together, our planning skills have helped us plan celebrations, holidays, vacations, and job changes while raising two children.

We have accomplished a lot. In 1998, I attended the ASTD international training conference in Dallas, Texas where I had the privilege to be introduced to Hyrum Smith, co-founder of Franklin. Feeling like a groupie, I told him how the Franklin Workshop changed my life. He smiled broadly and admitted he’d heard many people say the same thing.

Happy 30th Anniversary, FranklinPlanner!

Sincerely,

Mary Ellen Pastorino