The DESIGN YOUR LIFE 90 Day Planner

DESIGN TIPS

 Tips for using your 90 day planner:

  1. Fill in a date for every day beginning on DAY 1 of receiving it! (Even if it is a Tuesday or not the first of a new month!  Procrastination is procrastination!).  This also allows you to place a task or appointment forward on a specific date.
  2. Fill in a date for the 90 days at the back of your DESIGN BOOK on the blank calendars.  Here, you can track your Mental Bath Days, Your Work Out Days, or use as a date book for appointments.  (Pam uses the 12 mo. pull out as her date book and then transfers specific times to the yellow sticky pad placed ON THE DAY it will be used!)
  3. If you are taking vacation and not working on that vacation, skip those dates so that you don't 'lose' pages.
  4. Don't try to 're-use' pages by re-cycling.  The value of 90 day tracking is to take an honest look at what was/was not done.
  5. Be aware that every line doesn't need to be written on.  The blanks are for you to DESIGN where YOU need/want support!
  6. Use highlighters to mark off completed tasks.
  7. Use post-it sticky tabs to divide and mark important pages you return to frequently--Goals, Affirmations, Master Task Lists, Projects, etc.
  8. Use a large clippie to hold and store used daily pages to quickly find your current day.
  9. At the end of each work day, carry un-done tasks forward in priority order as you design your New Day! 
  10. Prepare a sticky pad in advance for each new day.  Look at your Weekly Plan Sheet, and then allot a time frame for each appointment, errand, or task.  Remain accountable in 30 min. segments each day to become aware of where you are 'wasting or losing' time.  Place sticky pads forward on each day to note specific appointments you want to remember.
  11. If you are a 3-ring binder user, take your Design Book to Kinko’s and have it hole punched!
  12. Just like any new habit, it takes 21 days of actually doing the 'thing' to get the new habit established.  By your 3rd book, you will have taken a promotion if you are taking seriously your activity and accountability!