Planner Lifestyle Podcast

• How to inform yourself about your motivations before you plan
• Ask a simple but difficult question, “What do I want?”
• Taking a “future view” inspired by Dan Gilbert’s Future Self Ted Talk 
• Motive is the root word of motivation.
• How a conflict between motive and willpower can feel like a break down
• When to design unique tasks to meet your own goals...not other peoples
• Wanna exercise but hate running? Don’t run. Simple but true.
• Ways a coach can help with accountability and get to the bottom of those “easy” questions with “tough” answers.

Contacts:

Freebie: My best tips can be found in a quick start guide: "5 secrets to make mom life simple"

Instagram @chanelleneilsoncoaching

Facebook @chanelleneilsoncoaching

Guest Bio:

Chanelle Neilson is a life coach who helps moms with a side hustle who want to organize their day and find a balance between family and personal goals. As a mom of 5 kids, Chanelle Neilson knows that motherhood has its challenges—that’s why she is passionate about helping moms simplify so they can prioritize what matters and define success for themselves. She is the former host and creator of the popular Moms Who Know Podcast and the author of Parenting with Purpose, which has been translated into Chinese.

Keep It Simple Sweetheart (KISS)

This popular phrase was coined by Kelly Johnson an engineer from Lockheed and used in the mid-1900s by mostly military personnel. Now often used in tech. industries and in advertising design. In non-commerce, it's heard as an off-the-cuff remark to express one's opinion that what is happening is too complex or "too much". 

Simple vs. Easy article from Idea to Value Podcast by Nick Skillicorn

What is simple isn’t always easy.

Julie K. from Plan2Create is my planner GOALS! Or at least I really like her style. Form and function collide for a fantastic fusion of planner goodness. #colorcode

Acrostic Poems by Jessica McWilliams

Stunning

Ideas

Made

Purposefully plain,

Like but not limited to this

Elementary refrain

Creative

Operations

Made to mind-boggle &

Perplex,

Like but not limited to

Ending this poem with an

X

Equipped, effortless

Adept and agile,

Seldom seen a struggle

Yields all the while

Hence, only a half-hour had the hack;

Arranged an acrostic, under attack

     Hurried Artistry by Jessica McWilliams

Rendered his rhetoric, rushed his rhyme;

Doublets deduced in double-time

     Redeemed Design by Jessica McWilliams

Wanna start a convo about notepads? Head to Planner Lifestyle fb group

The items featured in today's show (no affiliation or list order) are as follows:

Imperfect Inspiration (I AM planner notepad)

Page Eleven Paper Goods (Wake Up and Work Daily Notepad)

Beespoked (Tear off Notepads)

Project Functional Notepad by Recollections (8 1/2" by 11" notepad with no branding and light borders)

Noted by Post-It

Youtube: Here we post tutorials and walkthroughs of the planner so you can really get the most out of it. 

Website: You can purchase the planner on the site, and you can also find out more about the history and philosophy of The Art of Planning. 

IG: @the.art.of.planning - instagram.com/the.art.of.planning

Facebook: @planningisanart - facebook.com/PlanningIsAnArt 

Twitter: @theartofplan - twitter.com/TheArtofPlan 

Buy on Amazon: amazon.com/theartofplanning 

Email: info@artofplan.com

Kate's Instagram: Planner_Nerd_Plans 

Kate's Facebook Group: Planner Nerd Plans Friends

Kate's YouTube: Planner_Nerd_Plans

Kate's Shop: http://www.douglasfirplannerco.com/

PLANNERLIFESTYLE20 for 20% off their order, $10 minimum, no expiration date, one per customer.

I am a business owner, wife, and mom to three boys. I have always wanted to own and grow a business, that is my first passion. My second passion is planning and knowing what I can do. Finally, my last passion would be learning and teaching history, especially American history.

I discovered goal planning just recently but it took me forever to find the right teacher and way. I am willing to figure things out and research until my answers are answered.  Sometimes I go down the rabbit hole of researching and researching for hours at a time.

After finally having my first son, I got a degree in Business Management. Then I got my real estate license to see if I could do it and be a business owner. In my last year of being a realtor, I started a YouTube Channel called Working Mom Plans, tried to grow it but it didn’t feel like a good start. So earlier in 2020, I deleted that channel and created a new one, still using Working Mom Plans but as of June I finally changed it to something I feel is me. I am a nerd in many things, planning, computer games, books, learning everything, and crocheting.

Mentions on Today's Show:

Brandi Michelle

Sam Kelley

Kendra Bork

Kan.ban Boards

Sarrah Cannon from Heart Breathings (#HB90)

Get Things Done (GTD)

The Happy Planner

The Passion Planner

Hoot Suite (social media tool)

Tube Buddy (youtube tool)

In today's episode, Victoria and Maggie share what life is like as an Enneagram Type 9, The Peaceful Mediator, and how it affects their planning lifestyle. 

Kris Adams, our resident Enneagram Enthusiast, is also an Enneagram Type Nine. She shares a special intro that really comes from a place to personal understanding! She is a vocal talent artist and can be found at Krisadamsvoice.com

Today's Guests:

Victoria can be found as The Planner Vikzen on Youtube and IG. She joins me from Barbados. Bless her heart, she turned her fans off while recording (to prevent too much background noise) when it was swelteringly hot outside for her! She loves the Honey B Shop and often shows unboxings on her YouTube channel. She also has a beauty blog called Sea Glass and Sequins.

Maggie can be found as MLovingLife on IG. Her planning power kicks into high gear for the Christmas season to make the holiday merry and bright. She has a planner cart that holds the essentials. 

Jessica, the host, that's me, can be found as Planner Lifestyle Podcast on IG

Kris Adams from Kris Adams Voice is our resident enneagram enthusiast. She details the motivators for a Type 8.

Shay and Cherise share what life is like as an Enneagram Type 8, The Protective Challenger, and how it affects their planning lifestyle.

Shay from Shay Budgets is a staple in the planning community especially when it comes to finance and lifestyle. You can hear more of her story on a previous Planner Lifestyle Podcast episode. Is Going Debt Free Worth It? feat. Shay Budgets

Cherise from Plan on Purpose. Cherise is a planner podcaster. Listen to her show, Plan on Purpose. She is currently living overseas in Germany and raising a toddler. 

Since it's the first week, I have included a helpful introduction to the enneagram that is less than 10-minutes. Our resident enneagram enthusiast Kris Adams gives a basic but robust explanation of the enneagram personality tool in today's episode. 

She is a vocal artist and can be found at www.krisadamsvoice.com for job inquiries. Kris is an enneagram enthusiast and a mom of two grown boys and a 15-year-old daughter. She's had a career in radio/voiceovers and on-camera acting for nearly 35 years and makes her home in the South Minneapolis neighborhood in which she grew up.

My Planner Guests:

Amanda and Alicia share what life is like as an Enneagram Type 6, The Faithful Guardian, and how it affects their planner lifestyle.

Amanda Hill - IG @myplannedobsession

I’m a self-proclaimed nerd. I enjoy all things, Marvel and Harry Potter. Coffee is my turn up, I could literally drink it all day. I’m a proud 6 which makes total sense because I’m a Hufflepuff. My husband and I speak in movie quotes. I’ve been married 10 years and have a 17-year-old stepdaughter. I am born and raised in Florida. My mom got me into planning in 2014 and I haven’t looked back. I’ve met some of my best friends through this community. Planning has let me feel the creativity that I was missing before.

Alicia Michelle Gonzelz - IG @aliciamichellexo  Etsy Shop - Alicia Michelle XO

IG BIO: "unbreakable, unmistakable, highly capable. letterer & sticker maker. mama to a baller & a mountain lion."

Host Details: 

Jessica McWilliams - Follow on IG @plannerlifestylepodcast  Become a part of the crew on Patreon - Planner Lifestyle

"Behind every planner, there is a person. Behind every person, there is a story" is my tagline. I presents weekly, hour"ish"-long episodes to bring a voice to the people of the planner community. This planner podcast features conversational style interviews. Take a "look" into their planners and hear the stories they tell.

Brenna and Stacy share what life is like as an Enneagram Type 5, Analytical Investigator, and how it affects their planning lifestyle.

Brenna's Bio: Brenna on Instagram. She is one of the three leaders of planner event and online group, True North Trio MN

Stacy's Bio: 

My name is Anastasia, Stacy for short.  I am a wife of 10 years and a mom to three beautiful girls, 15, 9, and 3.  I struggled with infertility with my first daughter and had my last at age 41.  I am an accountant by trade but switched careers this year and now work as a Finance Product Owner over ERP and my accounting background has been especially useful in my new role.  This new position was a good fit as part of the requirement is to be able to view my team’s workload from a 50,000-foot viewpoint and be able to see the projects that may come down the pipeline and align our time and efforts to support them.

I have been planning since grade school, like most planners, starting with school planners, then a Franklin Covey.  In 2015, I discovered the Happy Planner while in my last semester of college, taking three classes and working full-time with a toddler at home.

My hobby is decorating my planner and memory planning, I am an OG scrapbooker.  I also have a love for shopping and Starbucks, but desperately need to develop a love for budgeting!

Enneagram Enthusiast Intro: Kris Adams gives an overview of the Enneagram Type 5, Analytical Investigator, personality from the Enneagram inventory in today's episode.  You can find her voice talent work info at krisadamsvoice.com

My Guests today are Pam from Lemon and Honey Studio and Crissi from An Unlikely Housewife and Planejadora News. 

I'm also a 4 so maybe I'm a "guest" too? lol 

We share what life is like as an Enneagram Type 4 personality, the Romantic Individualist, and how it affects our planner lifestyle.

In Today's Episode

Crissi says she can use her imagination to overcome hurdles and obstacles. 

Pam knows when she needs to buy a planner because she can "feel it her bones".

Topics include:

• mutual hatred for hexagons
• product development i.e. specializing vs. all-inclusive
• why we feel such BIG feelings!

Our resident Enneagram Enthusiast can be found at www.krisadamsvoice.com for her vocal talent samples and contacts.

My guests today are Erin and Mandie. They are helpful, driven individuals with an eye on design. They share what life is like as Enneagram Type 3, The Successful Achiever, and how it affects their planning lifestyle. 

Erin's Bio:

Etsy Shop: SmallTownGrace.etsy.com

Facebook Group: Facebook.com/groups/SmallTownGraceonEtsy

Instagram: @SmallTownGrace

Promo Code for listeners: PODCASTFAM20 for 20% off $10 or more

Born & raised in a small town in Texas, Erin has always been taught the value of hard work. This carried her through college, spending a few years teaching, & now an Etsy shop runs out of her home. What started out as a hobby, quickly became a creative outlet for this stay-at-home mom of 2. Now 4 years later, Small Town Grace has become one of her jobs & something that helps give her a sense of purpose. Through her business, she not only has helped her family, but she has also built a community of “Grace Girls” (what her customers lovingly call themselves) within her shops Facebook group that has become one of her happy places and a place where she has formed meaningful friendships.

Erin's previous Planner Lifestyle Podcast episode.

Mandie's Bio:

Etsy & Youtube: AMU Designs

IG: mandie.u

Email: amandamu0305@gmail.com

Schedule a chat!  https://calendly.com/amandamu0305/30min

Promo code for listeners: Anyone who heard about my Etsy shop from this podcast will receive 5% off any purchase! Message me on IG/Etsy with code: PLP5% to redeem!

Hi all! My name is Amanda. I am super passionate about diversity and inclusion, helping communities, and planning! I used to work for Yelp and my last year there really blended both of my passions together. I was able to plan, create, and facilitate a mentorship program, as well as lead some internal and external events with our employee resource groups. I am always pushing myself to diversify and get outside of my comfort zone, which is why I am opening up my Etsy shop and doing videos on Youtube by the end of this month! I am always wanting and willing to meet new people, so feel free to reach out to me anytime! My Instagram handle is mandie.u, which will have my linktree up soon, with all my other ventures.

Kris Adams joins us for a few minutes to outline the attributes of a type 3 individual. Her insights continue to amaze me!

You can hire her for your vocal work at krisadamsvoice.com

Izzy and Caitlin share their experiences as Enneagram Type 2, The Supportive Advisor, in the planner community.

They are giving and thoughtful. They're all about relationships and how to serve those around them. 

• What happens when they serve others without time for themselves? 
• What strings are attached? 
• Are they really all that sweet?

What does it take to show love to a 2? The answer might surprise you!

Today's Guests:

Caitlin: is a planner podcaster co-host from the show Spiced Chaos but her solo endeavors can be found at Creating in Chaos. She loves her role in education and finds joy in spreading body-positive messages.

Her social links can be found on her Linktree

Issel “Izzy” Martinez: My pronouns are She/her/hers. I am a Latinx from Los Angeles who lives in San Diego. My day job is a Paraeducator (or also known as a Paraprofessional) and I absolutely love my job. I am a union activist and Vice President for my local chapter of Paraeducators. During my free time, I help with the San Diego Planner Mafia group. I love all things Disney, Planners, and kitties. I do enjoy reading social psychology books as well as expanding my knowledge in the BLM and Indigenous movements. On top of all that I already do, I decided to go back to school to study conflict resolution. I am currently mapping out how to attain my goal of having a Ph.D. as the first in my family to have that degree. My current ride or die planner is the Passion Planner Academic Weekly and the Passion Planner Daily. Since the beginning of the year, I have accomplished many of the goals I had set out to do, thanks to my planner. During quarantine, it helped, even more, to guide me to a sense of routine.  My world is full of possibilities. I just need to keep moving forward. https://www.instagram.com/isseltmartinez/

Enneagram Enthusiast Intro by Krisadamsvoice.com

She is a vocal artist and can be found at www.krisadamsvoice.com for job inquiries. Kris is an enneagram enthusiast and a mom of two grown boys and a 15-year-old daughter. She's had a career in radio/voiceovers and on-camera acting for nearly 35 years and makes her home in the South Minneapolis neighborhood she grew up in.

Enneagram Type 1: The Moral Perfectionist

Kim is a 44-year-old mother to 4 sporty, smelly, and sweet boys ranging in the ages of 8 to 20 and lucky enough to be married to her favorite person in the world who lets her play in her craft room instead of watching man movies at night.  When not doing laundry,  this ex-fiber arts teacher loves memory keeping and creatively plans to make sure she doesn't routinely forget someone at some sports practice!  Don't let all that household testosterone fool you, this bubbly, ex-pageant girl knows her sparkle and sass which you'll find sprinkled throughout her projects and videos :) Instagram @krodesigns, YouTube, Twitter, Pinterest Blog:  krodesigns.blogspot.com Email: krodesigns4u@gmail.com

Libby is the leader and co-founder of True North Trio an active planner event group based in the mid-west. You can find her adorable pups and her shenanigans on her insta: https://www.instagram.com/libby_in_wi/  She is an avid self-manicurist, crocheter, and cookie baker. You will never find Libby using anything but a horizontal planner and you will never find her posting it online.

Resources and Brands Mentioned:

May Designs Notebooks

Aura Estelle Cloud

The Enneagram Institute

The Road Back to You by Ian Morgan Cron

The Enneagram: A Christian Perspective by Richard Roar

Ryan O'Neill Enneagram song album

Planner Lifestyle Podcast: 

plannerlifestylepodcast@gmail.com

Kaylee Hobbs works on the Cultivate What Matters team. What does the planner community look like to a newcomer? What's it like working at Cultivate What Matters? 

We also cover:

• setting worthy goals
• sourcing materials for a new business
• using creativity in your job
• dating during the pandemic
• ceramics lessons 
• and growing a blue pumpkin

Guest Contact Info:

Instagram: @CultivateWhatMatters and @_KayleeHobbs

Website: www.kayleeahobbs.com

Shae' is soon to drop a new podcast show of her own called But For Real, so naturally, we had to get real. We took the time to consider her cultural pressures to "be strong" as a black woman. She admits for one of the first times what she is grieving during this season and how she intends to use her pain to help others. She's an "imperfect person" and she thinks her planner should reveal that about her. Mistake? Slap a sticker on it.

Topics we cover:

• Boxer dogs
• Some shops: Libby & Co., KAD, Erin Condren, Planner Kate
• Using a 1.0 white gel pen to cover mistakes (from According to Ali)
• Making mistakes in your planner  (spoiler alert - I can't use a correction tape roller to save my life)
• Zoom and Skype Planner meetups during COVID
• Her career as a math coach (She's has a National Board Certification in Education)
• Flexibility with things you can't control
• Using Empathy and avoided assumptions
• Cultural pressures from childhood to be a strong black woman
• How to work together as a couple in a relationship
• It's okay to ask for help
• How to be vulnerable and share your pain or walk with others in their pain
• New podcast coming soon!
• Her journey with infertility and hope for her future

Guest Info:

Name - LaShae’ “Shae’” 

IG: @Swtshae (personal/planning account)

@butforrealpodcast (podcast account)

My guest says it so well...

Hi, I’m Shae’… a 30 something wife, boxer dog mom to Lennox and Layla amongst many other things. Though I’ve been planning pretty much since middle school, I’ve been in the planner community for about 5 years though most don’t know me. That’s because I am an introvert that talks only when I have something to say. 

When I’m not planning, I am a full-time Math Coach in the public-school setting. I was able to take the planning skills I’ve learned over the years into how I manage my schedule and time at work. With that, I’d say planning is much more than a habit for me. It’s a skill that has definitely helped me stay organized while allowing me to be creative. That’s one of the main reasons I enjoy the planner community. 

It’s not only because I like planning, but mostly because I have found so much inspiration from the people in the community. There are some amazing people that bring so much positivity into the world through more than a planner.

• What one mistake occurred at me and my BIG ideas that may have put a permanent halt on the Happy Planner launch 5 years ago
• How she is coping with that pesky squirrel eating her plants from her Lettuce Grow Farmstand
• Lessons she has learned from the Academy of Hard Knocks
• How trying to be happy and live creatively is like exercising a muscle
• How to understand your purpose and identify your goals to know what success means to you
• What it's like without estrogen
• IG Listener Questions from @planpositives, @janet_rhodes_harman_, @stacy_plans_scraps_creates, @jenjavier, @isseltmartinez
• Knowing your "why" and how to revisit it often
• Her journey through envy, self-doubt, and the comparison trap
• Why Stephanie has an internal responsibility to be transparent on social media (this answer is touching)
• Information on her book club on her website and what she used to set up her own website

My guest's contacts:

PERSONAL
https://www.instagram.com/stephanie_fleming/
https://www.stephaniefleming.com/

THE HAPPY PLANNER
https://thehappyplanner.com/
https://instagram.com/the_happy_planner

My guest's bio:
Stephanie Fleming is a creative entrepreneur, speaker, optimist, and wellness seeker. Most notably, she is the cofounder of me & my BIG ideas, creators of the Happy Planner. The business that began twenty years ago as a tiny garage-based business is now an industry-leading lifestyle brand that offers a wide variety of products that inspire customers to Live Creatively® and Plan a Happy Life™. Stephanie lives happily in California with her husband, Kevin. She has two grown children, two stepchildren, and four amazing grandsons. It is her mission to create a Happy Life Movement by empowering people everywhere to take control of their own happiness by embracing planning, positivity, and all things creative! For more ideas and inspiration for your happy life, connect with Stephanie at on Instagram @stephanie_fleming or check out her website at stephaniefleming.com

Rachel Hightower's website thestickersearch.com. Rachel on IG: @Plamn_it_all

Kelly Creates - flexible small tip brush pens

Bunny the product reviewer on YouTube: Grav3yardgirl

My guest says it so well...

I'm Jenna or plan.pen.paint.parent on Instagram. I'm a wife and mom from East Texas and I also have 2 pups.  I'll be celebrating 10 years of marriage this August with my husband Caleb, and our son will turn 5 in September. We live out in the middle of nowhere and LOVE it here! We both grew up in the country and wanted the same for our kiddo, so we bought some land in a tiny little town and built a home.

I'm a stay-at-home mom and venturing into homeschool this year for Pre-K. I have been planning and sticker obsessed since middle school and practicing hand-lettering since early 2017. I joined the planner community shortly after and finally feel like I'm finding my path and following my heart. 

I'm newly into crystals for healing purposes and I like sharing little bits about them on my planner posts.

On Saturday, August 1st- November 2020, I will officially be part of The Prancing Doxie PR team by Sarah Horst. The brand new website goes live on August 14th. There is a link in my bio to the website (ThePrancingDoxie.com) where you can sign up for an account and shop to earn treats/points for her reward program. And if you use code JENNA15 you'll save 15% at checkout and get my cute sampler as a freebie.

• August 13th, 2020 was National Prosecco Day, so we are toasting the occasion with a podcast interview! BTW: Save Water, Drink Prosecco!
• After a decade in social media content/digital marketing, she has learned a thing or two about the balance of life online
• Constantly consuming content creates a creative block for her, but why? We discuss the harmful and helpful side of the social media hustle.
• She's drinking LaMarca.  Her planner is a Notiq A5 with Jesenias Printables
• I'm drinking Chloe. My planner (at the moment) is a stack of post-it notes scattered all over my monitor. 

My guest's contacts:

Website: www.proseccoandplanners.com

Instagram: www.instagram.com/cynthiaplans

YouTube: www.youtube.com/cynthiaplans

My guest's bio:

Cynthia is a married, working mom, living in Orlando, Florida. Through her Instagram and YouTube channel (@cynthiaplans) and blog Prosecco & Planners, she inspires and encourages folks to visualize their highest self so they can create a life full of healthy habits and personal growth.

• Working from home
• Youtuber clickbait
• Thoughts from a sticker shop owner
• Digital course creation vs. coaching
• Self-doubt talk
• Telling God your plans
• Launch day mistakes
• Communication is Everything
• Productivity pressures
• Patreon (Jess’ link: www.patreon.com/plannerlifestyle )
• Buying a new house
• Planner Power in Savannah, GAPromos/Offers:

Enter code PLP20 at checkout on https://stickysituationsco.com/ for 20% off your entire order.

Contacts:

• https://stickysituationsco.com/
• https://www.instagram.com/stickysituationsco/
• https://www.youtube.com/c/xoxorachel89
• https://www.facebook.com/groups/StickySituationsCo/
• Rachel@stickysituationsco.com

My guest says it so well...

My name is Rachel. I started YouTube in 2012 as a hobby to do make-up videos and relax after work. I enjoyed my time doing that and interacting with the small community that grew around that channel. Around the time I started to drift away from being passionate about make-up tutorials I discovered the planner community and purchased my first Erin Condren planner. 

As I became engaged with the planner community, I purchased my first Silhouette Cameo. My intention was to make stickers for myself, but with encouragement from my family, I decided to open an Etsy shop and list some of the stickers I had designed myself. That was in 2015. 

Fast forward 5 years and Sticky Situations Co continues to grow year-over-year. It has pushed me to grow with my business and re-ignited my passion for YouTube as my channel transitioned from make-up to planners and lifestyle.

UPDATE 5/16/21: Jodi is selling her cookies! Here is a pic of her cookies from EC Launch Day.

Jodi from Life's Organized Chaos joins me today.

Some of the stuff we covered:

• Taking Care of Yourself First
• Steven Covey Quadrants (time matrix)
• 75 Day Challenge
• Girls on the Run
• Top Values for Jodi (Family and Service)
• Moving in Nature (time to disconnect and exercise)
• Boxing Workout
• Planning with Margin in Mind
• Her cute Morkie Peanut 
• Being Your Own Biggest Barrier
• YouTube advice: Be yourself

You can find my guest here:

Youtube: Life's Organized Chaos

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifesorganizedchaos/

My guest's Bio:

Jodi is a consultant in Corporate America, helping business owners with their operations, profitability, and business planning. She loves planning and organizing. 

This year, she’s been focused on finding 20 minutes to get organized and make life a bit easier. You can find her 20 in 20 series on her YouTube channel. When she’s not working, you’ll find her spending time with her husband, her two step-kids, and her dog, Peanut.

She is a self-taught cookier and enjoys baking and decorating cookies on the side. Jodi is also currently going through the 75 Day Challenge. Follow her on Instagram to see her progress.

• Instagram: @productivity_muse
• Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/productivity_muse/
• Website: https://productivitymuse.com/
• Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/productivitymuse
• Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/productivitymuse
• Blog: https://productivitymuse.blogspot.com/

FREE Classes:

Productivity Muse free-mini classes

To be held monthly in the Productivity Muse Facebook group.

A series of classes that will review the basics of managing ourselves, and share ideas of different systems that will aide in maximizing our time. The classes though are not just about the mechanics of time management and prioritization.  Creative concepts will be discussed because we can map out a perfect plan but we all know that our planner community thrives on the creativity that can be brought to the pages of our plans.

July 2020 - How many hats?

A discussion of how many roles you play in your life.

August 2020 - How many slices?

A discussion of the life wheel tool.

September 2020 - What is your routine?

A discussion of what is our routines and how to write them down so it helps us plan weekly.

October 2020

A discussion for setting up a planning routine for forward planning.

More to come! (Common place book, Memory keeping, How to prioritize, How to say no)

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obsessivelyorganized/

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6fFS9RDNqxM2mIL2Vrlu3Q?view_as=subscriber

Jade Joseph is a teacher, school leader, grad student, and obsessive organizer who uses planning to help organize the chaos of everyday life. She also enjoys coordinating planner events and meetups for her local planner peeps. 

In her non-planner-related free time, she enjoys reading for book club, spending time outdoors, and hanging out with family. She's recently gotten into home renovations and planning out home improvement projects, the progress of which you can follow along with on her Instagram.

Founders of IG hashtag: @queenfancyplans (Queen's podcast) AND @katiedid_plans 

People I mentioned:

@plannerbabebrooke

@pageelevenpapergoods

@goldmineandcoco 

@elainemichelleofficial

@planningabettermeretreat

@indynivy_ink

@freckledstickerco

Product Mention: Baby Skates (toy by Mattel)

Questions to ask yourself to explore your mindset (based From TIKTOK @kweenwerk):

1. Who are your leaders? 
2. Who do you gain information from? 
3. Which authors do you read? 
4. Who do you go to for creditable resources? 
5. What determines your beauty standards? Are your toy purchases influenced by this beauty standard? How do you talk about beauty when you see certain people's skin/hair/style?
6. Do you have a wide range of businesses you support? Do you shop in minority stores? 

Lindsay Graff, @Lindzmariern,  is a planner and works in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and she shares what it's really like wearing all that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at work. She has used planners to see her way through years of schooling to become DNP - NNP PHN CLC. That's a lot of school code for Health Hero!

Her planning style is stylish and stickered, putting the fun in functional. Her handwriting is unique. The only people that can write with smaller characters are the people that write on rice for tourism jewelry. 

Learn the one reason she will never break up with the Pilot G2 .38 black pen

Link to her Instagram photo of her tiny handwriting: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdWpO1p5TL/

You can find her here: https://linktr.ee/julies_plans

Today's Topics:

• Morning Routines
• Forward Planning vs. Weekly
• How to manage expectations for your "forward" plans
• Positive Mindset self-talk to enable a flexible attitude during uncontrollable times
• Painting wood cabinets and Listing a home for sale during COVID-19 quarantine
• YouTube commenters and how to deal with the noisy folks
• Erin Condren launch rushed in 24 hours. (Her favorite picks)

Products we mentioned:

Plum Paper Teacher Planner (distance learning)

Roomba

Animal Crossing (Nintendo Switch)

Erin Condren Daily Duos

Go Wild (planner conference which was canceled)

Erin Day from Small Town Grace

Libby and Co. vinyl "littles"

May Designs notebook

Ink Joy Gel pen 

Undo (adhesive remover) - I didn't mention her name in the episode, but it was Libby from True North Trio who used this method.

Zoom for virtual meetups

Rae Dunn pen cup

Jamie Marquez-Bratcher 

We are capable of doing big things, the question is what to do? Jamie from Planner Girl Chatter Podcast gives us humorous and heartfelt reflections turned guidance as she shares her stories on today's Planner Lifestyle Podcast episode. 

Topics include:

• grocery stores
• canceled conferences 
• sick friends

Are you wondering if you need to increase your goal-setting during a crisis?  The answer may surprise you.

All Jamie's Contacts in the link below:

https://taplink.cc/jamiemarquezbratcher

www.instagram.com/mariplansalist
https://www.patreon.com/mariplansalist

https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinspirednotebook/

My guest says it so well...

Hi, My name is Mari and I am a planner.

I am also a mom, a wife, a Controller, and an avid budgeter.

I started planning and journaling as a middle schooler and it has been something that I have never given up. Up to the year 2014, I was using standard planners (Erin Condren, Day Designers, etc) until I came across Ryder Carroll and his Bullet Journal Method and my life has been forever changed. I absolutely love the flexibility and freedom that a bullet journal gives.

In my spare time, I love to teach bullet journaling, create new functional spreads and my favorite is helping families create and stick to a personal budget that can help them reach their financial goals.

UPDATE 5/16/21: Check out her dog Thor's Instagram

Kristine and I chat about her life as a small business owner and the doubts that come with it in this funny and engaging interview.

What happens when you suddenly find yourself with more room in your bed because you're single? Set up your planner supplies within arm's reach of your pillow. lol 

Some topics covered:

singing karaoke, e-liquids, cease and desist from a major juice company, CBD oil, small business, second-guessing yourself, cash envelopes, craft room/planner studio set-up, Bloomsicle, The Style Planner, The Planner Geek Co., Gillio, Oli clips, and tattoo design

IG: https://www.instagram.com/krissylizcreations/

Website: https://www.krissylizcreations.com/

Click here: Cindy's first episode on Planner Lifestyle Podcast 

Instagram: The Queen Pea

IG: @isis_ella_jewels

Facebook group: The Jewel Box

Link to website: www.thejewelbox.store

The Jewel Box's current theme (as of publication date) is called "Simply Grateful". She is open to new subscribers. 

My Guest's Bio:

Erica Bunn is a stay at home mom of three beautiful children and a wife to her best friend. She taught herself how to sculpt polymer clay by watching Youtube tutorials and practicing her skills daily. These skills opened the door for her to create a successful business in paperclips and planner charms. 

She enhanced her skills a few years later to open a stationery subscription bi-monthly box to help black women plan and journal from deep within. Her beautiful designs along with captivating affirmations have helped her personally heal from past traumatic experiences. She now shares those healing practices inside her subscription box with all her supporters.

Special discount for the listeners: code is "podcast24" for a 10% discount on stationery (excluded sub box.)

Superbowl LIV predictions from Judy Battista and DeAngelo Hall

NFL training tips by Ryan Capretta

1. Have a plan for after a major event.
2. Build a proper foundation for your goals to be built upon. 
3. Work not too hard, not too little.
4. Variety is the spice of life.
5. Be aware of recovery to ensure you avoid burnout.

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVTDdEr9mT9yPmn0n-0wQbw

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/planwithlaken/?hl=en

Her natural style features many leather journals and layered paper findings and as always stickers. Her Instagram is like taking a vacation with sandy surf and supple planner covers!

E-mail: kristen@kristensplanner.com

IG: @kristensplanner

FB: Kristen’s Planner

YT: Kristen’s Planner

Blog: www.kristensplanner.com

My guest says it so well...

I am a Florida girl who enjoys the beach, boating, and a slow-paced lifestyle. I work with my husband to manage two marinas, and we switch off working in our office and caring for our two toddlers. I joined the family business after having our first son because I wanted to spend more time with him.  

Before this, I worked in cognitive psychology and had a job testing IQ. I really enjoyed doing research in this field, and I think this tendency has carried over into planners for me. 

They are essentially a way to collect data, and for some reason, I have the drive to do that.  I was thrilled to discover the planner community as I was changing careers because it helped me find my way in new territory and connect with others that share this trait!  

Besides planning, my other hobbies are reading (I love British and Chinese fiction) and journaling (I have kept a journal since age 7).  I’m also a reality tv junkie!

UPDATE 5/16/21: Amy has her own awesome website with planner content. www.belovedplans.com

Beloved Plans Links: 

• Beloved Plans on Youtube

• Instagram: @belovedplans 

• Email: amylemaniak@gmail.com 

My Guests Bio:

Amy started out her planning journey many years ago when she was looking for a way to organize all of the things swirling around in her brain!  She tried everything from digital planning to every style of paper planners. It wasn’t until February of 2019 that she finally decided to try out the Happy Planner that she had heard so much about and she fell in love nearly instantly! 

Her passion for decorative planning quickly grew after that and she started sharing her spreads and creating videos as Beloved Plans (her name means Beloved!). She fell in love with the planner community at the same time and has never met a group of more inspiring, encouraging, and supportive women! 

Amy lives in Rosemount, MN with her husband, Tony, and two kids. Tyson is nearly 15 and her daughter Bailey is almost 11. Amy has been a newborn and baby photographer for over 10 years and owns Ten Tiny Toes Photography.  She also runs a Real Estate Photography business with her business partner and is involved in many things locally and at her church.

Jessica is a Minnesotan hand-lettering artist, leadership educator, and bullet journal blogger. She is passionate about working with people to uncover their personal power and potential through connection, creative planning, and calligraphy. You can find her at a local ice cream shop, teaching, on Instagram (@prettyprintsandpaper) or her blog (www.prettyprintsandpaper.com)

Instagram (@prettyprintsandpaper)

Blog (www.prettyprintsandpaper.com)

YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UClO1jE0zh2geffceFKHOHNQ

Use code: PLANNERLIFESTYLE for 25% off Jessica's lettering class!

Some of the items mentioned:

Archer and Olive notebooks

Once More with Love sticker book

Mooji pens

Crayola Supertips

Anthony Ongaro - Break the Twitch - https://www.breakthetwitch.com - https://www.youtube.com/bttpodcast

Nick - Madcap Creative - https://madcapmn.co - https://www.facebook.com/madcapcreativemn/

• True North Trio hosted the 12 Hours of Plannermas event. TNT on Facebook; TNT MN on Instagram
• Planner Girl Chatter podcast's episode mentioned: Our 2020 Planner Event Field Guide
• I won an Erin Condren notebook from Emily on Favorite Daughter Emily 
• My "wisdom" came from Mari from Doodles DaMari.
• The movie quote about "favorite date" was from Miss Congeniality
• Tamra from The Paper and Pen Girl hosted the Seasons of Planning YouTube Collab.

My YouTube video contribution to Seasons of Planning found on www.youtube.com/jessmcw1

All the links to the other participants are listed in my description box on YouTube

Elyssa Nalani was featured before me, day 9.

Plan with Laken was featured after me, day 11.

The Paper and Pen Girl - Host of Seasons of Planning Youtube Collab

True North Trio - Hosts of 12 Hours of Plannermas 

Pretty Prints and Paper (Jessica Chung) - hand-letterer

Lemon and Honey Studio on Etsy - custom "one little word" script stickers

Natalie Grant's book: Finding Your Voice, Zondervan, 2013

Find Planner Lifestyle Podcast on Instagram

ETSY: Simply Beautiful Find (planner shop stuff)

PERSONAL: Janet Rhodes Harman (life and planners)

My guest says it so well...

I am the Etsy shop owner Simply Beautiful Find.  I am a planner shop that I carry washi, planner charms, bookmarks, planner goodies. as well as my own design bow ribbon washi.  I have has another shop Giftstreasuresfinds on Etsy too. Cards tags, Crafts.   I am a planner girl, I am a mom to three boys (a set of identical twins and a big brother who is 8.)  I work part-time. I host international students.

I plan to keep my life together.  I type A and I try to keep life organized.

I am a survivor of a difficult marriage that is ending in divorce, I am a survivor of skin cancer. No safe tans!   I have a chronic pain illness. stickers for monitoring pain.

This is where I find my peace in the midst of all the storms of life. I document and plan to keep my life in the focus of where I have been. When life gives you lemons make lemonade.  I plan to memory plan, financial plan, journal feelings, brain dumps. And to tackle that forever growing Master List.

Alicia Briggs is a Wife, Stay at Home Mom of 4, Christian, Motivational speaker, planner enthusiasts, and owner of The Brown Mom Experience! 

She began The Brown Mom Experience as a way to share her postpartum depression journey and share God's love in 2016. Over time her experiences with childbirth would shape her passion to advocate for maternal health and encourage mothers and women of God's love and imperfect acceptance. 

Through transparency and authenticity, she reaches an audience beyond the border of the US and is moving the needle of acceptance for the benefit of women globally! Alicia owns The Brown Mom Experience and Planner Kandy by Alicia Etsy shop. She can be found on YouTube and Instagram as The Brown Mom Experience and her website is thebrownmomexperience.com

 Most days you can find her elbow-deep in mom life as she parents her 4 children ages 5 - 9 months!

Planning a Better Me Retreat 2019 was my first national planner event. In this episode, I cover my experiences as well as highlight the main take-aways from each presenter.

E. Michelle Studio (Host)

Favorite swag item (pouch) The Stationery Muse - Tatiana

Shay Budgets

Vendors: Isis Ella Jewels (Jewel Box); Sticky Situations Co.; Golden Plans; Mary Kay; Paparazzi jewelry.

Marquita Bianace (intentions and movement)

Lisa Mack and Chekesha Simms (Mary and Martha)

Katerica Dixon (Mental Wealth)

Shay and Michelle (Budget Misses)

Quita (At Home with Quita)

Erin Condren rep from Fairfax (goal- setting)

Erica Bunn (Jewel Box - entrepreneur)

Stacey Flowers - The POWER reset

Mentioned: Villa Beautiful Pens and Peach Palmetto (Planner pops)

Tablemate gift stickers I gave included a mini kit from Lemon and Honey Studio (Pam Z.)

Planner Lifestyle sponsored a giveaway for a new microphone setup (Audio-Technica)

ThePlannerPolice@gmail.com

My guest says it so well...

PlannerPolice started in 2015 as a total joke. People were saying in planner groups "Do what you want! There's no Planner Police."  LOL, so I started being PlannerPolice on Instagram. 

I also used it as a way to call out shady shops, scammers, etc. Somewhere in there, it actually became a real planner Instagram, so I deleted all the old "tell on you" stuff. 

I currently use a Hobonichi Weeks, and a pocket rings for budgeting.

UPDATE 5/15/21: Libby now co-hosts a podcast called Deep Peace Podcast

Libby Huber is the writer and planner behind Western Daughter. She gives us the lowdown on how to make journaling a unique process you won't regret doing. She is an avid advocate of social justice issues, especially in the southwest. Her primary planner crush is on all things Kikki K. 

Libby's contacts:

http://www.western-daughter.com/

https://www.instagram.com/western.daughter/

https://libbykayhuber.com/

-How I'm getting ready for traveling to the Planning a Better Me Retreat

-Chynna Mesich's Youtube video, "Why I didn't go to a planner meet-up for a year" a Planner Meetup 101 video

My future hopes to get a ticket to a new local event called, "12 Hours of Plannermas" hosted by the  IG: @truenorthtrio

Solo show with  5 Random Word generator. 

Links:

https://www.bahamas.com/relief

Blue Sky teacher planner

The Happy Planner teacher stickers

https://anchor.fm/planner-lifestyle-podcast

Planner Lifestyle facebook group

Planner Lifestyle Podcast facebook page

Planner Lifestyle Podcast Instagram

Find Ana here: https://fromana.square.site/welcome

I have the co-hosts of the planner podcast Washi Wine Repeat with me today! I will be on their show next week. You can listen to them interviewing me here.

Washi Wine Repeat is a weekly podcast where Izzy and Lisa, friends from the San Diego Planner Mafia discuss various trends, themes, and topics in the planner community while drinking wine and trying to keep the tangents to a minimum.

UPDATE: Washi Wine Repeat is has discontinued but you can listen to their past recordings here: https://anchor.fm/washiwinerepeat

www.planyourspoons.com
Email: planyourspoons@gmail.com
Facebook @planyourspoons
IG @planyourspoons
Pinterest @planyourspoons
Twitter @planyourspoons

My guest says it so well...

I'm Shannon, the owner of Plan Your Spoons, a shop for planner supplies for chronic illnesses and disabilities and home to the Spoonie Chibis.  I'm a wife, mom to a teenager and 3 cats, and a "professional patient" with my chronic illnesses and disabilities.  I started my shop because I couldn't find the medical tracking stickers that I personally needed.  I enjoy crocheting, reading, hanging out on the Marco Polo app with my planner buddies, and working on whatever random craft has caught my eye.

Jaime from Plan with Jaime looks ahead to 2020 and forecasts her planner line-up. She is known for her love of the French language/culture, her scrapbook paper collection, and AMAZING journaling layouts. Her heart for kindness and hospitality knows no bounds. 

Enjoy her Planner Cart Tour, it's packed and ready to rock and roll...in her bedroom.

p.s. Why does she keep her laminator on her bed? gasp. lol Soooo hot!

UPDATE 5/15/21: It seems as of Sept. 2020 Kate took a break from the SIMS community and she explains why. 

Kate opens up about her SIMS community and the episodic saga she authors, Eternally Yours, about SIMS.

With notoriety comes responsibility. Her journey into the SIMS online space has uniquely equipped her for surviving in the planner community on the internet. 

Other topics include: bullet journaling, sticker collecting, notebooks, and non-profit work

Kate's Contacts:

Personal Blog: https://donteatthepickles.wordpress.com

SIMS Blog: https://sweetpoyzin-plays.tumblr.com/

Personal Twitter: https://twitter.com/NonprofitKate

Personal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/nonprofitkate/

Bullet Journal Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/innatelykate  (Renamed from https://www.instagram.com/the.caffeinated.bujo/)