The Busy Woman

Daily Planner Pages, daily planner tips, organizing, time saving tips, time management, help for The Busy Woman, Family and Mom, building relationships, greeting card appreciation and network marketing

  • Planners-Time Mgmt
    • Day Planner Sets
    • eBooks – Audio
    • Favorite Books
    • Single Day Planner Pages
  • Time Management
  • Home and Family
  • Product Organizer Reviews
  • Homesteading
  • Business Tips & Organizing
  • Encouragement & Susie’s World
    • Adult Coloring Journey
  • About
    • About Susie
    • About The Busy Woman Company
  • Shopping Cart
You are here: Home / Time Management / Using A Planner According to YOUR Personality

Using A Planner According to YOUR Personality

By Susie Leave a Comment

Using A Planner According to YOUR Personality

Monthly Pages daily planner - The Busy Woman - thebusywoman.com
For women who use planners, or would like to use planners, here’s a bit of advice: Read my article Personality Based Time Management. Then, think about what you’re trying to accomplish.

When you’re trying to remember tasks or simplify the order in which you do things, you MUST take your personality into consideration. Why? Because using a planner according to your personality will save you time and frustration. Some women need to have pages for each day, week, and month. If you’re a Type B personality, this just won’t do.

Here’s what I do to Simplify My Life. I use monthly tabs/pages. You really need those to keep things straight and up to date. I have sticky notes notes that fit right into my planner. They also happen to fit on the border of my monthly pages. (If you use the regular, square ones, fold them in half; or just use the ones that are tab style.) Notes that don’t need to be documented for future reference are written on the sticky notes and, when I complete those tasks, I take the sticky notes off and throw them away. That lets me complete specific tasks without having to store them in my memory bank.

Our family travels quite a bit. Therefore, I always have my child-information pages at my fingertips. These pages have my children’s blood type, shot records, sizes of clothes and shoes, as well as their most recent trip to the doctors (if it was important). I also include my OWN medical information page. Also important are address pages and tabs. When we’re on the road, we usually try to stop and visit friends. We have those phone numbers with us at a glance.

Every time-management consultant will tell you to write things down! As a reference, it’s the best way to help you remember those things you MUST do, (which are the things that are on your schedule). However, you only need what “YOU” need, not what a company wants to sell you. So don’t purchase so much that you end up not using your planner at all.

Carrying what you need with you at all times will also fill in those gaps of time you feel are wasted. For example, waiting at the doctor’s or dentist’s office can really eat up lots of precious time. I usually have note cards to remember friends I haven’t seen or spoken with in a while. The stamps are in my vinyl zipper pouch and their addresses are in my address book ALL in my purse. Or, what about writing a note to a very good client? That always wins brownie points. Sometimes I bring a book to read. Find what works for you and just do it.

I often say, “Less is best,” at least in most cases, “because you’re going to be carrying it with you.” That’s why I occasionally get to check my friends purses, to see if they’re carrying too much and if it’s time to have a purse-cleaning party. For some of us, getting all those new sticky notes and clean pages makes us feel like we have accomplished something. Sound funny??? Well, look at your business schedule and lists! Do you have everything important at your fingertips or is it hard to find the things you need?

Using a planner according to YOUR personality is the key to less stress and better time management.

Now what are you waiting for? “Get Started!”

©2003, 2014 Susie Glennan
All Rights Reserved.

Filed Under: Time Management Tagged With: daily planner tips, day planner, Journey of the busy woman, Organizing, productivity

Speak Your Mind Cancel reply

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Click here to subscribe

Meet The Busy Woman

If you don’t already know me, I’m Susie Glennan – The Busy Woman. I’ve been The Busy Woman most of my life, however, I officially got the title in 1999. And now I’m working on being The Patient Woman and learning to slow down. Read More…

More Info

bible study blocking time card sending clearing clutter daily planner tips day planner declutter decluttering decluttering the house encouragement family family organizing getting into a routine getting organized goal planning goal setting help for disorganization home and family home organization home organizing homeschool Journey of the busy woman morning routine online business Organization organize organized mom Organizing patience planning productivity relationships routine scheduling scripture self care self improvement spiritual time management time management home time saving tips WAHM work-at-home work at home mom working from home

Buy Office & Organizing Supplies

Products

Day Planner Sets
eBooks & Audio
Day Planner Pages
Favorite Books

Disclosure & Policies

Disclosure
Ordering Policies
Privacy Policy
Sitemap

Featured Blog Posts

Blocking Time for More Productivity
5 Tips for Keeping God First
Use a Planner - Your Busy Life
Family Time Mapping
Direct Sales Tips

Categories

Copyright © 2023 | Built Using Innovative by The Pixelisata on Genesis for WordPress | Customized by Appetite for Design.

We use cookies on our website to give you the most relevant experience by remembering your preferences and repeat visits. By clicking “Accept”, you consent to the use of ALL the cookies.
Do not sell my personal information.
SettingsAccept
Privacy & Cookies Policy

Privacy Overview

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. Out of these, the cookies that are categorized as necessary are stored on your browser as they are essential for the working of basic functionalities of the website. We also use third-party cookies that help us analyze and understand how you use this website. These cookies will be stored in your browser only with your consent. You also have the option to opt-out of these cookies. But opting out of some of these cookies may affect your browsing experience.
Necessary
Always Enabled
Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. This category only includes cookies that ensures basic functionalities and security features of the website. These cookies do not store any personal information.
Non-necessary
Any cookies that may not be particularly necessary for the website to function and is used specifically to collect user personal data via analytics, ads, other embedded contents are termed as non-necessary cookies. It is mandatory to procure user consent prior to running these cookies on your website.
SAVE & ACCEPT