#thisismyera

Hey Everyone!

If you’ve seen my latest update, I mentioned revealing a new planning system soon! Well, today is the day! 

For my #100 Days challenge I used Pomotodo and while I really liked it, I found that my phone was never available when I need to do work.... Well more accurately, I only did work when my phone was dead and I couldn’t play on it. This was an issue because I always forgot to log my sessions.

I also tried to use a printable pomodoro tracker/planner, but i always ended up losing the sheet or it would get crinkled up.....it was just cumbersome all together.

I decided to look for a new solution. After looking high and low, I think I finally found the perfect solution. It is a bound, A5 journal called “This Is My Era”. The name alone deserves applaud, but besides that the actual layout and functionality is amazing. In my search, I found so many planners that had 2 or 3 of the many elements I wanted but This Is My Era was the only planner to have them all.

Over the course of February, I will be doing daily & weekly posts using my new journal. My purpose is to introduce you all to the planner, make a sizable dent in my overwhelming To Do list and to motivate you guys to achieve your goals along with me!

Historically February is a pretty unproductive month. It’s just about the time that we lose stream on our New Year’s resolutions....and then there’s Valentine’s Day!  Let’s make this the best February ever and knock out some goals!

If you would like to join me in my productivity journey, just post your updates to the challenge hashtag #ThisIsMyEra . 

If you’d like more info on my new planner, you can check it out or purchase it on the official site or instagram. Also, be sure to use my promo code for 5% off your purchase. website: www.thisismyera.com  //  promo code: STUDYBLR5  //  https://www.instagram.com/thisismyeraofficial/ 

Day 13 of 28  //  28 Days of Productivity

Hello all! Today we are going to talk about ways to use your dot grid pages in the back of your journal. If you have a bullet journal, you probably have seen some of these before, but I hope you find something useful in to list.

****The planner pictured & used here is called #ThisIsMyEra and you can get %5 off with code STUDYBLR5 at https://thisismyera.com/ **** 

Bucket List

Books To Read

Authors To Look Into

Places To Visit Research

Trip planner

Long Term Financial Planner

Monthly Bill Manager

Inspiration Quotes

Password List

5 or 10 Year Plan

Habits Your Are Interested In

Skills You Want To Learn

Hobbies You Like

Go To Meal List

Meal Prep Ideas

Reward List For When You Accomplish A Goal

Favorite

Interesting Facts

Self Care List

Wishlist

Loan/Debt Planner

Milestones

Blog Ideas

Prayer Tracker

Dream Log

Products To Try

Craft Ideas

Favorite Songs

Grade Tracker

Level 10 Life

Mood Tracker

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Day 8 of 28  //  28 Days of Productivity

Hello all!

Today’s post will be all about the monthly page and how I use mine!

****The planner pictured & used here is called #ThisIsMyEra and you can get %5 off with code STUDYBLR5 at https://thisismyera.com/ **** 

Since we spent soo much time last week talking about and writing goals, i wanted to give you all some tips on how to implement them. I sometimes forget my goals and to do lists in favor of just watching TV or sleeping. To prevent this, i implemented a way to constant remind myself of my responsibilities. This all starts with the Monthly page.

As you can see from the picture, the monthly page pretty much consists of the month grid, top 3 goals and top 3 lessons. There is also a notes section and quote. 

Before this I had been experimenting with the date squares. Some things I have done includes:

bill & paycheck tracking

lady cycle tracking

writing gratitude each day

writing a daily summary

using it as a social  tracking calendar

using it to list daily accomplishments

tracking habits

Ultimately, i decided to focus the boxes on the top one priority for that day. I usually write these a few days in advance. After looking at the 3 top goals, i write down one habit or goal i want to accomplishment that day. I also write a little rating from 1 to 5 in the bottom right hand, at night that indicates my productivity towards that item for the day.

1 = didn’t start

2 = started, but didn’t get much done

3 = got about half way done

4 = got a lot done, but didn’t finish

5 = finished the task

If I don’t finish the item, I continue working the next day but i still have to do the next days task as well. If I have more than 3 tasks required that day, I stop assigning until i catch up. It’s usually one or two days off to catch up. 

Lastly, at the end of the month, i average the rating and write the 3 lessons i learned that month about productivity, procrastination and any new ideas about the goal. 

Day 3 of 28  //  28 Days of Productivity

Hello all! Today is going to be all about prioritizing goals! Yesterday we looked at all the areas of life that affect your vision and today we will be working on sorting those ideas into a manageable timeline. So take out your notes from yesterday and lets get going!

If you are following along in the journal, you can find this exercise on pages 6 - 17. If you want to get a journal, you can check it out & purchase it on the official site or instagram. Also, be sure to use my promo code for 5% off your purchase. website: www.thisismyera.com //  promo code: STUDYBLR5  //  https://www.instagram.com/thisismyeraofficial/

STEP 1. Our journal has space for 10 goals and lasts for 3 months. That means we will need to reprioritize every season. The first thing to do is to list all the goals and habits you can think of in each category mentioned yesterday. 

STEP 2. Next, assign a date to each as well as an importance level. Are some goals time sensitive while others can be done at any time? Are some goals required while other are just “nice to have”? Note this and then sort your lists into urgency, with the items due first at the top.

STEP 3. Next, Try to work your goals into a 5 year plan. I usually have a box for Y1FH (year 1, first half), Y1SH (year 1, second half) and etc. Sort all your goals into these boxes. Be sure you give yourself enough time to complete the goal. Like if it will take a whole yea to completer, i’d put it in the box a year and a half before its due.

STEP 4. Once everything is sorted by date, sort within each box by importance. So sort all items in Y1FH by importance then move on to the other boxes. Once all of this is done, take a look at the Y1FH list. Tomorrow will be working on writing specific goals using these, for this first journal.

STEP 5. After the first journal, (3 months) look back over your goals. Check off completed things, moving or reschedule things that need adjusting and add any new goals that you want to tackle. Start your new journal by adding any incomplete goals from the previous journal, then add any items left in Y1FH, then start on the Y1SH list. That way you can be sure to stay on top of things.

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My Secret Weapon

Hey guys,

As most of you know, I’ve recently started using and new planner called This Is My Era. This planner impressed me so much I’ve decided to use it exclusively for my February challenge.

I haven’t really given much details on the features of the planner yet, so I wanted to take this opportunity to give a full review of the planner.

The planner itself is amazing quality. It feels very sturdy and has a beautiful cover along with 2 pages ribbons and an elastic band. It is a 3 month planner in A5 size and has 256 pages at 100 gsm.

The first 17 pages is all about visualizing your perfect life and pinpointing goals that will get you there. After that, there is 3 monthly spreads to keep track of big picture items. Next is 13 weekly spreads, that help you reflect on your previous week and plan for your next week. Lastly, are the daily pages. These pages are the jewel of the planner in my opinion. There’s lost of places for reflection, to do lists and time blocking. In the very back, there are 10 dot grid pages.

My overall impression of the journal is much better than I expected. I’ve order things before and was disappointed by the quality or misleading marketing, but this product far exceeded my expectations. I’m so happy that I have it and am able to use it!