As we celebrate Earth Day this week, take the time to think about your place on this planet we call home. With many different challenges to overcome, it can be tempting to think that your individual effort doesn’t mean much. While you can’t offset the emissions of an entire highway or replant a rain forest …
Filing taxes can be a real mess—literally. Before we’re done, most of us have rummaged through our medical bills, home improvement expenses, business costs, pay stubs, receipts, charitable donation slips, and anything else we can find that might help reduce our year-end tax bill, or possibly add to our return, if we’re getting one. Sorting …
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Each of us has our own bucket list of closely held dreams, and each of us hopes to accomplish them before life ends. But while imagination is infinite, life is not. For your biggest dreams to come true, you will need to make deposits in the two major currencies of life: time and effort. There’s …
The FranklinPlanner has transformed the lives of millions of people worldwide. Here are a few fun facts about our history that you may not have known: The FranklinPlanner is named for American visionary Benjamin Franklin, who valued time management and kept a small black book in his pocket to jot down ideas and notes. Benjamin …
The year was 1726. A young man named Benjamin Franklin was returning from London to his home in Philadelphia, an 80-day voyage. During the journey, he contemplated the direction he wanted his life to take. He wrote down his values in a small black book he carried with him, listing thirteen virtues he wanted to …
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In Stephen R. Covey’s timeless book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, he emphasizes the importance of renewal. His seventh habit, Sharpen the Saw, is all about renewal. It’s a vital element of a productive life. He begins with an analogy of a man who is working feverishly to cut down a tree. He’s …
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We all want something in life. We want to become better people. We want to have nice possessions. We want to experience new things. The art of setting goals helps us get from where we are now to where life’s prizes wait. Like other art forms, however, achieving a goal takes effort, practice, technique, and …
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Have you ever had a racetrack day—a day where you spend a lot of time moving but don’t get anywhere? It’s so easy to putter busily through your day and even check things off your list, and still feel dissatisfied with how you spent your time. That dissatisfaction often comes because we have things we’d …
Most of the time, you use your planner for daily personal benefit. You’re not likely to open it up to a certain page and show off your schedule and notes to family or co-workers. But there are certain times in your life when the information you’ve written in your planner can provide vitally important data …
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We all have household chores, but they vary to some degree depending on our living space, our stage of life, and what we value most. For example: In the early stages of marriage a husband and wife can plan and schedule weekly cleaning days and crank through the apartment quite quickly—leaving plenty of time to …
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Photographers and landscape painters have a term they call golden hour. It’s that time near sundown when the sun’s light is at the perfect angle to show striking contrast and definition in the things they’re shooting or painting. Because of the angle of the sun to the earth, and the amount of atmosphere the light …
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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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By Carmen Coker When it comes to your life, would you categorize yourself as… a. A highly effective person? b. A moderately effective person? c. A poorly effective person? Now, here is the cold, hard truth about your answer, no matter which it may be: YOU CAN BE BETTER. Granted, this very truth brings up the million-dollar question: …
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Have you ever noticed that unhealthy habits are woven easily and naturally into the fabric of our lives? Getting out of shape takes no effort at all—it can happen in our sleep, while we’re sitting on the couch, or even while we’re working at our desks. But it seems to take an almost superhuman effort …
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As the year comes to a close, you’re probably reflecting on everything that has happened in 2015. You’re remembering your successes, and hopefully laughing at the inevitable failures learning experiences you had along the way. But there is one important question that will shape the coming year: what have I become? The key to answering …
It’s time to order a new planner for 2016. Being creatures of habit, most of the time we order what we’ve been using—but now and then it’s fun to change things up a bit. If you’re in the mood for something different this year, here are a few things to consider. Format Consider your needs …
December is a month to spend with family. Sometimes though, it’s easy to lose sight of what’s most important, reacting to holiday parties, school concerts, classroom treat days, and cultural expectations instead of planning a meaningful holiday season. Here are five tips to help you simplify your December and reclaim some quality time with your …
If you haven’t purchased your 2016 planner yet, it’s time. By now, you’re already looking ahead to next year—planning events, setting goals, tracking family members’ schedules. Before long you’ll have event details and notes scrawled on any paper or envelope you can find. Save yourself some hassle and pick out your ideal time management system …
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