Hi ,

I've been researching how effective using a planner or calendar is, which left me a little shocked. People who consistently use planners or calendars are almost always more efficient, and that makes sense to me. But I never realized that these users also show more effectiveness - in other words, they have more impact on their business (or in their personal life).

It sort of makes sense if I think about it. A planner or calendar is really a type of self-accountability, isn't it? And we all know that accountability helps when we are getting off track.

• Logging food helps one lose weight or maintain a desired weight.
• Logging exercise helps one get the exercise in and limits excuses.
• Accountability meetups help business owners stay on track.

I've designed a few calendar pages over the past few months, and I admit that I've used a planner for many years. Reading over the notes of what I have accomplished sometimes gives me new ideas for products to create, and it certainly gives me a sense of accomplishment.

If you design planner pages or calendars I want to recommend you look into the membership from Biz Template Babe. (That's my affiliate link.) I've recommended her Canva templates before (they are awesome and save me hours of time) but now she is just about to release her long-awaited templates for calendars and planners. I've gotten a sneak peak and can't wait to get my hands on them!

This will be included in her membership (I paid a one time fee back in time) but I also believe that she will sell this particular set of templates as a standalone for a small amount of time before pulling it into her membership program, so you'll have two ways to purchase it coming up soon. Mainly, go and get the freebie if you are not convinced that a full membership is worth it. Then you'll get the scoop either way.

I love that with these templates you can customize the pages and calendars, brand them if you need to, and still have a professionally designed look and feel.

Do you have a favorite planner you use? Sometimes I think that people go with planners and not calendars, since many planners have a calendar built in. But I use both - they seem different purposes to me.

To your sweet success,

Sue Painter