End of the Year Planning Tip #9 – End Each Day With Time for Reflection


With Christa, the Christmas Elf with a Plan – 9 December Today’s End of the Year Planning Tip from Christa, is something I’ve been doing for several years. At the end of the day, I review the days events and how things did (or didn’t go) and then write down what I am grateful for […]

In order to be successful at anything we have to practice it. If we want to reap the benefits of functional planning we have to actually use the our planner. We can do this by developing habits than include the use of the planner and practicing them every day as part of our routines.

Christa just keeps bringing her End of the Year Planning Tips. Tips #7 is another important one: Make self-care a priority – plan for it. I have to agree, the best way to give something priority it to put it in our plans.

With Christa, the Christmas Elf with a Plan – 6 December On the 6th day with Christa, I discover her hanging out with her Peeps. I understood the scene she was setting when I read her End of the Year Planning Tip #6 – Plan a Planner’s Get-Together with like-minded friends. She can be so […]

With Christa, the Christmas Elf with a plan – 5 December Christa’s back with End of the Year Planning Tip #5 and it’s a fun and easy one. Or it should be if you’ve been keeping good notes as you’ve worked through her previous tips. It’s time to make your shopping/wish list for new planner […]

It’s a good idea to make sure that you have the necessary supplies for your planner and they are in good working order. Having lots of stuff you no longer need or use just waste time by making it harder to access what you do need.

With Christa, the Christmas Elf with a Plan – 3 December Christa’s back today with another fabulous End of the Year Planning Tip – Evaluate your planner’s performance. Is your planner working for you? Helping you stay focused and productive, getting things done, and basically protecting your sanity? Or is your planner just one more […]

Christa’s End of the Year Planning Tip for today is right on time – record updates to holiday lists, plans and future ideas.

With Christa the Christmas Elf – 1 December I got quite the surprise this morning and am hurriedly snapping a few photos and writing up this post to share the first of what I understand will be 24 End of the Year Planning Tips from Christa, the Christmas Elf. Her first tip is to get […]

To be a successful functional planner, your planner system must be integrated into your daily routines. If you are not consistently reviewing and maintaining it throughout your day, your planner cannot effectively keep you focused on what is most important. Reaching for your planner to review your plans for the day, record a new appointment, […]