Trapped at home, hungry I realized that everything had changed.
It was July 2005. My husband was still at work, my colicky newborn was actually sleeping and we were out of food (other than bananas and stale crackers). And I was hungry for something that didn't deliver.
No matter how prepared you think you are for change, you don't really know what it means until you begin to experience it.
That's when I got serious about planning.
- I bought a planner, and started using it for EVERYTHING (not just work).
- I even put my son on a sleep/feeding schedule so that I could ensure that simple things (such as going to the grocery store) got done.
I received lots of comments from family and friends at how over-scheduled that sounded. Didn't that dash any hopes for spontaneity?
Nope (quite the opposite).
Planning and scheduling things created large chunks of time for... whatever.
Where do you fall, Friend? Do you use a planner (like me) or do you worry that it would limit spontaneity?
Regardless of which camp you fall into, you'll want to listen to today's Life & Law Podcast. I interview Sarah Light, owner of Sol Planners and planner extraordinaire, who gives us the basic how-to (and why) of proper planning.
Here's a sneak peak of what's discussed:
- why tackling quick, easy tasks first is often the wrong thing to do,
- the benefits of time blocking, and
- how to use habit-pairing to increase focus and motivation (on any task).
And special bonus: you'll learn how Sarah made big career changes without allowing fear to hold her back (her advice is so good!).
Go >>> here for practical advice on how to use planning to your best benefit.
XO,
Heather
P.S. If you haven't yet purchased your 2022 planner,
check out Sarah's Sol Planners >>> here. I don't get anything from referring you, just truly love these planners (it's what I'm using now). They're functional
and beautiful, which is rare.
