The Planned Creative

Grace & Hustle You are amazing. You have been busting your butt like nobody's business, and even though your brain is busy with all the things left to do, or things you didn't quite hit the goal when you wanted to - you are amazing . Resilient. Driven. Head down, hustling. Look at how far you've come. Amazing. Messy bun and getting things done - the essence of  grace and hustle . You've got this, you're rocking this!

Be Silly Be Honest Be Kind ❗ STOP Now that I have your attention 😂 I want to ask you a question. How are you doing - really? Time for a quick check in with yourself. We all rush headlong through life, sometimes willy-nilly, and sometimes in a carefully planned prioritized way, but it's still rushing along.  Every once in a while we need a reminder just to stop, breathe, and ask ourselves how we are. Are you so wrapped up in getting things done you've forgotten to take a couple minutes here and there for fun? Or stopped noticing the little fun things we can see all around us there for the taking if we just notice them? Are we missing little moments in time that take next to nothing from us to do or say something kind that could change someone's outlook on their day?  Even an opportunity to be kind to ourselves. Be honest with yourself.  Be silly. Be honest. Be Kind.                                       - Ralph Waldo Emerson

Inspired 2020 I'm so excited to start using next year's planner!  It's built to help you assess each month and come up with a plan for where you need to focus the most. I don't know about you, but I tend to get obsessed with one area and ignore the rest... to my detriment.  I designed this specifically to help me keep the overall in balance by starting each month with a self-assessment life wheel tool and then helping me think through what I want to do to help build out the section of the pie needing the most work. Then at the end of the month there's a page to take a minute to think about how you did, what worked, what didn't, and most importantly, picking how you're going to celebrate your month of work!!! Remember to dream big, create your own happiness, and look forward to an inspired 2020!

Focused and Fabulous Fall Time for the final push to wrap up the year. I don't know about you but I'm beat! It would be so easy just to roll into a blanket burrito by a lovely fireplace and zone out on some Netflix... Ah, actually that sounds pretty fantastic! Remember - you can't function at 100% for 100% of the time - that's just begging for burnout. Of course you still have things to do, but I'd like to invite you to consider this: will driving yourself relentlessly produce something you will feel proud of?   On the flip side, say you schedule yourself an R&R day every week (hello blanket burrito!), is it possible that maybe, just maybe, the time you spend working to finish your year will go smoother, with less mistakes to fix (or embarrass you later), and complete in less hours?  I would like to suggest showing yourself a little compassion and fueling your body and mind will let you not only finish, but have something shiny to show off, and leave you