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Do you want to achieve your goals and dreams? Sure you do! Remember those resolutions you set in January? Me neither! Seriously, though, over 70% of people fail to achieve their goals or resolutions. My biggest resolution this year was to work towards achieving my goals… and accomplish a few!

 

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My Goals

One of them was to start a new blog. Check! One done! Another goal was to have people who I’m not related to, read it. If you aren’t related to me, please comment so I can check that one off the list! 

The others are long-term goals and still works in progress. For example, I’d like to be more organized. I am not naturally organized at all… in fact, I find people who are baffling. How do they do that? Anyways, becoming more organized is a lifestyle change and not something I’ll do overnight. I also have several financial goals for this year and next. Besides the usual ones of paying down debt and building up savings, I’m planning a big trip next to celebrate a milestone birthday. The dream trip I have will be worth every penny, but I don’t want to go into debt for it.

Experts will tell you that the best way to accomplish a major goal is by breaking it into smaller goals, keeping track of those goals and managing your path to the major goal. That’s a lot to track! Using a planner will help me keep track of

My Plan And Planner

I could have made my own planner for this, but I really wanted something that would not only help me work to achieve my goals but also help think about my action plan and what I would need to do. The Living Well Planner fits all my needs. Update: The New Living Well Planner is On SALE right NOW and it is GORGEOUS! Order now before they sell out! Click here!

First of all, the tabs and calendar pages are not dated. Whenever you buy this planner, you can set the start date. No wasted pages with dates gone past. Each tab identifies a monthly section, so you can track every goal that month, whether personal, professional or financial.

Obviously, there is a monthly calendar, but also weekly pages, with space for weekly and daily goals. You can also block out the hours of the day to make sure you keep on track. In the summer, with both kids running around in opposite directions, this is a key to keeping my sanity. Now that school is about to start, I know that I will be using it like it’s my Bible to keep us from running in opposite directions.

There is also space for daily meal planning, so I can make sure we’re eating healthy while running around. And You get space for your budget and tracking expenses. While finances aren’t my favorite thing, keeping track of expenses regularly will definitely help me achieve the financial goals I’ve set – especially that special trip!

What I Love…

One of the things I love about this planner is that it includes the emotional quotient of goal setting! Each monthly tab is attached to a cardstock page with an inspirational or action quote. There’s also a page to remind me of who to acknowledge and thank as I work toward the achievement of my goals. This is so important for networking and my success.

Another thing I love is the quality. The planner has a hardcover with metal corner reinforcement. It has a metal double ring binding, so it’s easy to access any page and will lay flat for easy writing. Plus there are stickers! Stickers are my spirit animal.

The colors are really bright and cheerful. If you’re going to thinking about your dreams, your planner should reflect the optimism of going after those dreams!

It’s really a very classy look overall. One that would look great in the office or meeting with a client. It’s not juvenile, nor is it boring. It’s just the right mix of whimsy and function.

Right now the Living Well Planner is majorly on sale for Pre-orders! You might be thinking, “Why buy a planner?”  I look at it as an investment in my future. With everything that comes in the planner, it’s well worth the price and a key to making sure I stay on track.

What big goals do you have? What are you doing today to achieve them?