Teaching your kids to plan ahead is one of the best ways to ensure a successful future. They’ll learn to make and keep commitments, set goals, and work to reach them one step at a time. But learning this vital skill doesn’t just happen naturally. It takes some gentle guidance along the way. School provides …
Once school starts up again, it’s back to the daily runaround. Between work schedules, homework, and extracurricular activities, there’s a lot of potential for schedule conflicts. Whether you’re keeping track of a once-a-week appointment or reminding yourself of the doctor’s visit you scheduled back in April, your planner is there to help you. And to …
“Your time is limited, don’t waste it living someone else’s life. Don’t be trapped by dogma, which is living the result of other people’s thinking. Don’t let the noise of other’s opinion drown your own inner voice. And most important, have the courage to follow your heart and intuition, they somehow already know what you …
By Monica Friel The fall is a great time for cooking and eating, creating new recipes and bringing back old ones. Having a well organized kitchen is crucial for good meal planning and preparation. Making optimal use of the space in your kitchen is more important when you’re spending extra time creating new recipes and …
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Have you been enjoying your summer? There is still time to celebrate summer and enjoy the nice weather. Take some time this month to have a sweet treat outdoors (S’mores are always a treat!), get together with neighbors and friends, and finish any summer or outdoor projects. The new school year is just around the …
“Leadership is the ability to establish standards and manage a creative climate where people are self-motivated toward the mastery of long term constructive goals, in a participatory environment of mutual respect, compatible with personal values.” -Michael Vance
By the end of summer break most of us are ready for the steady cadence of school. We’ve improvised long enough. However, we also realize that we’ll miss the relaxed routine where even our scheduled events have room to slip. School and its associated activities have a much tighter grip on our time. So we …
By Naomi Cook Ah…summertime is officially upon us…the warmer weather, the longer days and… the prep for a day at the beach! Do you struggle keeping your beach bag organized? You don’t need to sheepishly hold up your hand. It’s not that hard for it to become a bottomless pit! Most beach bags like mine …
Read Catherine’s story and see how her Franklin Planner has helped her keep her life as a working mother organized. As a young professional in the 90’s, I saw the leaders of the company walking around with their Franklin Covey planners—they looked so cool! I desperately wanted to be one THOSE people. I signed up …
Summer tends to be a slower time for most businesses. Take advantage of the break to reorganize your office with some smart furnishings. Start by recycling old documents that you no longer need, then tackle your tangle of cords. Giving yourself some elbow room will make going back to busy an easy transition.
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 …
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“You are not here merely to make a living. You are here in order to enable the world to live more amply, with greater vision, with a finer spirit of hope and achievement. You are here to enrich the world, and you impoverish yourself if you forget the errand.” -Woodrow Wilson
When it comes to school supplies, you can never have enough….and now is the time to start stocking up! Start with one set of notebook, pencils, tabs, and folders for each subject, and have replacements on hand. Create a station or area to keep all of your extras so you know where they are when …
Get prepared for the semester now with this College Checklist. Heading away to college is quite the adventure. Use this checklist to make sure you don’t forget to pack or grab anything you may need for class or for your new dorm room.
Get prepared for the school year now with this High School Checklist. Heading to high school is quite the undertaking. Use this checklist to make sure you don’t forget anything.
Get prepared for the school year now with this Middle School Checklist. Heading off to middle school is a big deal. Use this checklist to make sure you don’t forget anything on the big day.
Get prepared for the school year now with this Elementary School Checklist. Sending them off to elementary school is quite eventful. Use this checklist to make sure you aren’t grabbing things from the store at the last minute.
Read Stefanie’s story and see how her Franklin Planner has helped her organize her entire life since 1998. My Franklin Covey classic-sized planner has been with me since 1998, when I was a junior in high school. I learned to use the 7 Habits 2 pages per day as I read through the book, which …
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“The price of success is hard work, dedication to the job at hand, and the determination that whether we win or lose, we have applied the best of ourselves to the task at hand.” -Vince Lombardi
By Carmen Coker Where is it?! You shout as you dig deeper. You tear into drawers, look behind doors, and peer under the bed to see if it is hiding among the dust bunnies. It’s just another typical morning, where you are racing against the clock and searching for the ever-elusive finishing piece that will …
