In today's episode we cover:

* How we track goals once they are in progress
* Rob shares how he tracks his videos using a Mark and Fold notebook
* Helen shares how she relies on the enthusiasm at the beginning of starting a goal to drive habits
* Rob talks about his Fridge of Accountability
* Helen shares how she uses her Bullet Journal for tracking goals

The challenge -> We forgot to set one today!

In today's episode we cover:

* How we got interested in minimalism
* Courtney Carver's project 333
* The Minimalists - Joshua Fields Millburn & Ryan Nicodemus
* Stationery Freak -> Someone who tells themselves they can walk past a stationery shop without going in, but they cannot
* How lockdowns have stopped impulse buying from stationery stores
* Helen's Etsy habit
* Maria Kondo
* Sort your life out with Stacey Solomon (and why visualising everything in a warehouse is so clever)
* Why emptying a cupboard and throwing stuff away is so cathartic
* Two recommendations
- Courtney Carver's project 333
- Fumio Sasaki's "Goodbye Things" book (affiliate link)

The challenge -> Pick one cupboard or drawer, empty it and discard that which doesn't spark joy

In today's episode we cover:

* How to turn goals into action
* Triggers that trip your brain into breaking it's subconscious routines
* Habits are awesome as you don't have to think about them
* Can you replace a bad habit with a good one?
* Can a certain place trigger habits?
* Is the theory of 21 days habit building correct? 
* Traumatic moments help with building habits (anyone ever forget their gym kit at school?)

The challenge -> Pick one goal and think about what routines and habits you'll need to develop to bring it to life

In today's episode we cover:

* How to break a goal out into smaller parts, such as milestones or mini sub-goals
* Start small - what's the first step or next step
* Copy and learn from someone else
* Rob shares how he writes a book!
* Is there a period of preparation before starting a goal?
* And is this preparation a form of procrastination
* Make the most of the initial enthusiasm to make progress - before it gets challenging

The challenge -> Pick one of your goals and break it down into tiny next steps.

In today's episode we cover:

* Why Helen is learning how to make Japanese food - and how this is a personal learning goal
* Why Rob did a two year HR learning goal for his career - and how painful this was
* How Rob uses Meso-cycles of learning and implementing
* The difference between Task Acquisition and Information Acquisition
* How Rob uses Domestika for personal learning
* The "Two Whys" of learning - career and personal

The challenge -> Identify a simple learning goal you could commit to in either your personal and business life

In today's episode we cover:

How to use your journal to reflect on goals, life and behaviours
Rob butchers Seneca's journal questions (accidentally)
We talk about Benjamin Franklin's two questions to book-end the day
And whether Helen really will continue this habit into 2022

The challenge -> Continue journaling - and maybe use the "what good did I do today" prompt

Benjamin Franklin's Daily Schedule For Success (addicted2success.com)

How to start journaling — Stationery Freaks

In today's episode we cover:

• How Helen uses one notebook and typically has 3 - 6 goals
• Why too many can be overwhelming
• Why Helen works to a 9 month goal setting period
• Why breaking the rules of goal setting can be good
• Why scratching off goals that don’t resonate anymore is good
• But also why sometimes persevering is the right thing to do
• How Rob sets goals by breaking the 10 year painted picture down to 5 years - and then yearly goal within
• Why Rob has around 15 - 20 goals each year, but some are big and some are small

The challenge -> Whatever your method for goal setting, try setting a single goal and writing it in your notebook. And don’t forget to keep trying the gratitude journal

We have a cast on goal setting --> How to set goals (using stationery of course) — Stationery Freaks

Welcome to Day 3 of our 12 days of Christmas advent calendar.

In today's episode we cover:

• The basics of goal setting
• How Helen uses values to test her yearly goals.
• Why Helen only sets yearly goals
• How Rob paints a bright picture of the future 10 years out, then sets 5 year goals and then yearly goals

We have a cast on goal setting --> How to set goals (using stationery of course) — Stationery Freaks

In today's episode we cover:

Journaling and how to get started

Why it is therapy. 

Seneca’s daily reflections, a brief science of journaling, tracking goals, working through problem and the difference between a journal and a diary

The challenge -> Write down three things you are grateful for

The Art of Journaling: How To Start Journaling, Benefits of Journaling, and More (dailystoic.com)

Morning Pages | Julia Cameron Live

How to start journaling — Stationery Freaks

Welcome to the first of 12 mini episodes. In today's episode we cover:

The first challenge -> Find yourself some stationery for the next week or so (notebook, pens etc). Write the date on a page and consider journaling. Or leave it blank :)
The basics of journaling and an introduction to our prize.

If you want to be in with a chance of winning one of Helen's very own Dan Ariely's "Perfect Notebook" then simply use the hashtag #stationeryfreaksadvent on Instagram. Feel free to connect with us over there also @stationeryfreaksuk

A new episode every day from 13th December 2021 - 24th December 2021

How to start journaling — Stationery Freaks