If you're an organization freak and depend on a daily planner to keep your sanity, it may be worth it to spend a little more money to buy a Passion Planner. I came across Passion Planners via social media, and the nerd in me got so excited that I bought one immediately! This planner is so much more than just a daily calendar and keeping track of your appointments, classes, personal life, etc. It does way way WAY more than just that.
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1. General benefits
The Passion Planner in general helps with a variety of things: you can customize it however you want, you can create a keepsake, manage your time, see the big picture, follow passions, get focused, do you, declutter, and challenge yourself.
2. Passion Roadmap
In the beginning of the planner, you're instructed on how to make your very own Passion Roadmap:
1. Make a wishlist - Set a timer for 5 minutes. For the next five minutes, imagine that this piece of paper is magical; whatever you write in it will come true within the designated time frame. Think of it as a wish list describing your ideal life. Ask yourself: "If I could have anything, be anything, or do anything, what would it be?"
2. Prioritize - Time's up! Now set the timer for 1 minute. Go back and for each of the sections, circle one goal that would have the MOST positive impact on your life.
3. Create your first Passion Plan
4. Add specifics - assign due dates for each of these tasks by estimating the amount of time needed to complete them. Be specific and be sure to indicate how much, how many, or by when.
5. Create a timeline
6. Make a date
7. Work at it!
8. Repeat!
I think that the Passion Roadmap is a great way to hold yourself accountable for goals that you'd like to reach (short- or long-term)!
3. Weekly Layout
The weekly layout is extremely in depth! There is a lot of blank space at the bottom of the pages if you need to scribble notes, phone numbers, doodle, anything you want! One thing that I love for my weekly layouts is that there's always a small challenge for me to work towards. For example: "This week, whether it may be big or small, challenge yourself to face one of your fears. Once you have conquered that fear, you may realize that most of the bad things you once worried about were not as bad as you imagined." The challenges encourage me to think about what I could do better this week! It's a great little motivator.
4. Monthly Layout
In the monthly layout, you get a full-blown calendar for each month of the year. Along with that, you get to personalize it even more by adding the month's focus, people to see, places to go, projects, etc.
5. Monthly Reflection
The monthly reflection has to be one of my top favorite things about the Passion Planners. In the monthly reflection, you can reflect on memorable parts, lessons learned, assess priorities, how to improve, evaluate yourself, who you're grateful for, etc. If you actually take the time to reflect on your month and how things went, it's great to just take a few minutes to wind down and just let your mind go. I do these reflections every month, and it's a great tool to look back and then look forward to see how I can improve or what I need to work on!
6. Different sizes and colors to fit your needs
There are so many different kinds of Passion Planners: Academic planners, Dated planners, Undated planners, etc. There are many options that can fit your specific needs!
There are also two different size options in the planners! Classic and Compact:
Along with the two different sizes, there are many different designs and colors to choose from!
7. Get one, Give one
Another aspect of Passion Planners that I really enjoy is the Get One, Give One program:
When I received my Passion Planner in the mail, I was extremely confused because I had received two in two different sizes. I didn't order two! But come to find out, they gave me another one for FREE to give to someone else. How amazing is that?
If you are interested in learning more about Passion Planners, feel free to check out their website! It's full of awesome testimonials and tips and tricks on how to get organized and make the most out of it!
Visit: www.passionplanner.com
