Best Laid Plans

Welcome to 2023!! In this episode, Sarah shares 5 tips for a successful and fun start to the new year, and then shares her own personal goals list for the new year.

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In this Q&A episode -- the last of 2022, Sarah tackles questions from listeners and shares 2 listener tips!

Topics include:

1) Goal setting in a year with a new baby

2) Planner move-In rituals

3) Ideas for blank calendar spreads + trackers in the Hobonichi planners

4) Fitness planner recs

5) Keeping track of tasks/to do items captured on the fly in multiple locations

Tips include:

1) Year Compass for a free goal-setting resource (https://yearcompass.com)

2) An app to share mental load duties with a partner

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In today's episode, Oliver Burkeman joins Sarah to discuss his popular and fascinating book, 4000 Weeks: Time Management for Mortals.

Sarah delves into how Oliver plans, how he went from self-help critic to personal development authors, and how to reconcile the tension between knowing life is finite (and accepting the inevitability that one cannot do everything!) and still wanting to set goals and do a lot, or even cram in as much as possible in the time we have left.

Oliver Burkeman's website: https://www.oliverburkeman.com

Susan Piver blog post he references: https://openheartproject.com/getting-stuff-done-by-not-being-mean-to-yourself/

Best Laid Plans Video 2023 Planner Stack video: https://www.youtube.com/@BestLaidPlansVideo

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In today's episode, Sarah opens with a listener who had a very minimal but effective planning style, and then she shares all of the physical products (planners + notebooks) she intends on using in 2023!

These include:

Share yours by leaving a comment, sending an email, or texting (305) 697-7189

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Today's episode opens with a detailed planned peace segment from Andrea, a busy physician who has embraced bullet journaling + has also discovered an easy and functional way to keep her email organized. Then, Sarah delves into four mini-reviews:

BLP now has a cell number (and no, it won't go directly to SHU's phone). You can send your pictures and audio clips to 305-697-7189. Keep the planner peace & planner stack submissions coming!

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In this episodes, Sarah shares a Planner Peace submission from Cheryl, who has found peace (and joy!) with a Planner Pad and Full Focus combo, plus lots of stickers and homemade cloth covers.

Then, she discusses some daily planning sticky notes suggestions inspired by her episode with Josh.

A listener writes in about cleaning up an email backlog AND a beautiful journal for her baby twins - who are now 2.

Finally, Sarah shares details about her DIY goal planner for 2023.

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Sarah welcomes Laura back onto Best Laid Plans for this fun episode about her planning techniques. Laura recently released a book called Tranquility By Tuesday, which includes a set of 9 rules to help readers enjoy their 'regular' days even more. 3 of the rules are very planning adjacent, so they are discussed in detail on this episode!

The rules are:

To learn about the other 6, go to lauravanderkam.com! You can also find her on Best of Both Worlds (with Sarah) and solo every single day on Before Breakfast.

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Allison Sizemore is a coach and head of Couture Fitness Coaching -- and she's also a long-time BLP listener who is passionate about planning! Sarah and Allison share the ways they plan in fitness, down to details about Allison's monthly excel sheets to track workouts + nutrition!

Find more from Allison at https://www.couturefitnesscoaching.com or @couture_fitness_coaching on Instagram.

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Sarah opens with a Planner Peace submission from listener Ursula who has kept things simple and effective with a weekly planner + a notebook!

Then, Sarah's husband Joshua Unger joins in for a conversation live from one of their mini planning retreats! They talk about different planning styles and Josh shares his Planner Stack (yes he has one!).

At the conclusion of the episode, Sarah introduces the very first Best Laid Plan course! This is a chance to work alongside Sarah to build your most effective system piece by piece, and would be a wonderful way to dive into 2023 with intention. Learn more at theshubox.com/blpa!

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Sarah was inspired by a fellow podcaster (Laura McClellan on The Productive Woman) to share her own 10 rules for life!

Some are planning-related, and others are more global. She also shares some upcoming topics + her surprise and gratitude related to a recent newspaper shout-out!

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