What is the purpose of a planner? Can a planner really help you organize your life? Is it something you should try? Read below to discover what the purpose of a planner is, and how it can help you live your best life!
Have you been considering buying your first planner? You’re not really sure though what the purpose of a planner is and how it could help you?
If you asked a hundred people to give you a definition of what a planner is, you would probably get a hundred different answers. Some people would tell you it’s a creative outlet. Others would say it’s just for appointments and keeping track of your schedule. The list could go on and on.
The problem with this is that a lot of people sell themselves and their planners short. So many people miss out on how amazing a planner can be and the potential it has to help them live their best life.
So grab a cup of coffee and let’s discuss what a planner is, and how I believe a planner can help you live your best life!
What is the Purpose of a Planner?
In order to look at the purpose of a planner we need to define what a planner is. So what would be a good definition of a planner?
Well here at Planners, Coffee, and Purpose we define a planner as a tool, that when used effectively, can help you live your best life with more purpose, peace, and joy!
We all desire to live with more purpose. No one wants to waste their life. A planner is a tool that can help you accomplish that.
This tool can be used in all areas of your life to help you keep things running smoothly, create new habits, or accomplish goals.
Your Planner is a Tool You can use to Dream about Your Best Life
Your planner can be used to dream about what you would like to accomplish or changes you would like to make in your life. This could include things like bucket lists, dream vacations, and future goal ideas.
Having a space to write out those ideas and desires is important. It gives you a place to hold those dreams that are in your heart. A place you can look back on when it’s time to set new goals, and maybe those dreams can start becoming a reality.
Your Planner is a Tool You can use to Decide what is Important
How we spend our time determines what’s important to us. When we plan our days or our weeks we are really making conscience decisions about what’s important.
It’s choosing not to just let life dictate to you where your time is going to go. There are so many things out there to pull at your attention. Planning allows you to choose. It takes the control away from the random stuff that comes up, and allows you to choose “What’s important to me today?”
Your Planner is a Tool You can use to Set Goals
Setting goals is an important part of creating a life you love. It’s being intentional with how you want to live your life in the big picture. Goals give you a clear direction to work toward.
Your goals should also help guide how you plan. When you set your goals, you were determining what is important to you in the big picture. Your planner should reflect that. Your time should reflect that.
Using your planner is a great way to stay connected to your goals all year long. You won’t have to worry about setting your goals and then forgetting about them.
Your planner is a Tool You can use to Stay Accountable
Your planner is your accountability partner to living the life you want. It’s the place where you can check in with yourself daily.
A lot of times people don’t accomplish their goals because they set them and then forget about them. If you don’t have a process to keep your goals front and center this will happen time and time again.
Your planner is the perfect place to break your goals down. You can also track your progress which will keep you connected to your goals.
Your planner will also keep you accountable to your plans for each day. Checking in with your planner throughout your day will pull your focus from all of those things that pop up, and remind you what your focus should be on for the day.
Your Planner is a Tool You can use to Keep Track of Everything
We all have a lot going on all the time. There is so much to keep track of, it can be tiring and overwhelming. Using you planner can help you stay on top of everything, and maybe even get a little ahead!
A well used planner will look messy, but it will be filled with reminders and notes. The things you’re always trying to remember now have a home. You don’t have to work so hard to mentally keep track or worry about whether you are forgetting something.
Setting up reminders in advance is one of the best parts of planning. (It’s the getting ahead part.) It’s a friendly reminder that mom’s birthday is next month and you need to order a gift, or that you have that meeting coming up and you need to prepare.
I hope you can see the possibilities that a planner holds. Your planner is a powerful tool. It can help you get from where you are, to that life you’ve been dreaming of. A life that you love.
So don’t wait any longer to find your perfect planner, and start your planning journey.