Every day, I like to write something good from that day on my calendar. It makes me really happy when I see it all filled in, and it helps me to see that I can find at least one good thing about any day!
Tag: monthly
Plan With Me, March 2018, OneNote Windows 10
In this Plan With Me video, I show you how I evaluate the prior month and set up for a new month. You’ll see how I create goals, track my progress and prepare for the upcoming month.
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It’s Never Too Late for a Good Plan!
Somewhat sheepishly, I tell you how I just finished my January planning in the last week of January and I just finished my plan for the year in the last few days. However, I’m glad I did both plans and I learned that wasn’t too late for a good plan. Links below video.
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October calendar, filled out
One of the things I have in my journal is a monthly calendar, and in this post I want to show you how I use it. The image in this post is an a screenshot of my October 2016 calendar completely filled in. Click the image to see a larger version.
I don’t actually use my monthly calendar for scheduling. I use Google calendar for that, which I will cover in a future post. I use my monthly calendar to record something good that happened each day. What I love about this practice is that it forces me to find at least one good thing about the day. Even on the worst days, there is always something good to note.
Since I note good things that actually happened, my practice focuses me on concrete, real events that are actually happening in my life everyday. Knowing that I need to fill in that calendar box every day has helped me notice and appreciate positive events in my daily life. I enjoy the focus on real events as opposed to ideas or abstract concepts because it makes the idea of good things happening in my life very real. The proof is right in front of me every day.
A lot of people do some form of a gratitude journal, and I have tried this. For several years, I kept a dedicated gratitude journal in my nightstand, and each night before bed I wrote down 3 or more things I was grateful for. As far as I can tell, this habit never had any effect on me. It never felt like it changed my attitude, experience or point of view. My current daily practice has some similarities to a gratitude journal, but it works much better for me. I love the added bonus of seeing an entire month filled up with good things that happened in my life!
Let’s talk! Leave a comment, and tell me about how you practice gratitude or focus on positive things in your life using your Bullet Journal.