It’s that time of the year again. Time for fresh starts, new beginnings, and the setting of intentions.
When you’re ready to get serious about your goals, a good planner can make all the difference. It motivates you to keep going, puts your focus top of mind and helps make big dreams into actionable items that aren’t really that scary or impossible.
Whether you’re trying to be super productive or find time to slow down, want to live your life by the cycles of the moon or finally make those fitness resolutions stick once and for all, these planners are built differently and keep your true purpose in mind.
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Perhaps the most popular goal planner on the market, Passion Planner is beloved by customers for its thoughtful and actionable goal mapping techniques. This planner will ask you to think really honestly about your goals; be they professional, personal, spiritual—whatever. Then, it walks you through a step-by-step process where you take those big goals and break them into bite-size missions, thereby mapping out a physical timeline of how to make those dreams a reality. Monthly and weekly breakdowns and vision prompts keep you on track and give you space to plan, doodle and track your progress. Passion Planner offers dated and undated books in a variety of sizes, colors and designs. The company also offers stickers, tabs and other accessories to make your Passion Planner uber-personal.
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Like Passion Planner, Ink + Volt is a goal-oriented planner that will encourage and inspire. Stay focused on the big picture by taking it one step at a time. It’s less busy visually than the Passion Planner, but it also offers a space to consider your goals, break them into smaller actionable steps, and map them on a timeline. Each month offers space to check-in on your progress, create a focus and list of goals, and take on a 30- to 31-day challenge. Each weekly spread contains a unique journal prompt, space for reflection and unlined day columns. Ink + Volt also offers a series of journals and subject-specific pads for more planning, from home improvement to reflections, meal-planning, self-care and more. The company even sells its own Washy tape, tabs, stickers, desk organizers and more.
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Some people want a guiding voice, and thousands more specifically want that voice to be Oprah’s. The media mogul launches her first-ever planner in 2022; a weekly planner and intentional journal all in one formulated by the do-it-all icon. The Like You Want Planner breaks your goals down to 12 focus areas and explores these themes with writing prompts, quotes, and advice from Oprah. It’s undated and full to the brim with beautiful images, inspiring messages and comes with a blank-space vision board for writing or collaging.
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If your New Year’s Resolution is the time-honored intent to become more fit, the Blogilates Fit Planner might become your secret weapon. From the mind of fitness YouTuber and entrepreneur extraordinaire Cassey Ho, this spiral-bound booklet puts exercise, meal-prep and habit tracking at its heart. Set and track monthly goals, then review your progress. Track water intake, food, sleep, workouts and mood. A new mid-year check-in keeps you motivated and/or offers a chance to get back on the wellness wagon. Plus, the back offers healthy recipes—and there are cute stickers!
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If you’re feeling a little witchy and want to live your life by the seasons and the stars, the Auralign Astrology Planner is your key to the sky. It opens with a helpful guide, explaining not only what’s in the planner but what to expect from the the different phases of the moon, stars and planets. It gives an astrological look at the year ahead, offers ritual practices for new and full moons, and even includes a bit of a seasonal eating guide, should you like to shop and cook based on what’s in season. There’s a monthly calendar with transit markings; and each week is broken up into daily intention, priority and gratitude journal spaces.
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Does buying a new planner every year make you feel just a teeny bit bad for the trees? Rocketbook collaboration with Panda Planner is a sustainable option that’ll keep you on track and blow your mind. Using a Pilot FriXion or likely erasable pen, you can mark the undated pages of this spiral notebook, then wipe those pages entirely clean with a damp cloth. Annual, monthly, weekly and daily breakdowns give you space to plan, while goal and priority pages offer room for tracking, inspiration, check-ins and more. It comes in a smaller letter and larger executive size, clocking in at 32 and 36 pages respectively. Best of all? The Rocketbook app scans and connects your notes to the cloud, so you can save and share your notes digitally.
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Make 2022 the year you connect with the most important person in your life: yourself. The Happiness Planner is on a mission to make introspection a central element of our lives. Monthly and daily check-ins become part of your routine, and prompts that deal directly with post-pandemic stress and realities ask us to take stock of how we and our priorities have changed. Mood tracking and reflection journaling help you keep in touch with your true self every step of the way, because it’s only when you know and love yourself that you can stand tall on a sturdy foundation to love those around you and reach your goals.
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