Praise for Journal Planning Magic
With her own style and strong experience with planning, Andrea helps you bring magic and efficiency in your own paper or digital planner.
Virginie fellow dot journaler
As someone who regularly uses the technique of dot journaling not only for medical school but for life, I have to say that this book provided me with so many unique ideas and concepts that helped catalyze my productivity! Andrea guides you into organization in the most efficient ways, whether youre a beginner or looking for new tips. The simple, endearing illustrations and content are presented in a way where anyone can understand and apply them! Extremely well donehighly
creator behind @medstu.ies, a journal platform
As a teacher, I have always seen how kids struggle with managing their time between school, after school activities, and their social life. This book is the perfect tool to help our kids organize themselves in the active world they live in and succeed on any task they wish to
Agnes de teacher
I enjoyed this book! I wish I would have read it a long time ago. Not only is the journaling system incredible, but the guide to use this and other tools to organize different aspects of my life is absolutely fantastic. Andrea made the journal spreads beautiful and also very functional. Throughout the book she shows a depth of thought and delivers the message in a delightful manner. Just loved it!
Caroll fellow dot journaler
Uncomplicated, yet thorough!
Ana Isabel fellow dot journaler
To the point and easy to read. Andrea shares spreads that are easy to put into practice to illustrate the information being shared. Her style is uncomplicated. She emphasizes making the most out of your time, which I think is something a lot of people will relate to. At least, I did.
fellow dot journaler
Copyright 2020 by Andrea Gonzlez.
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Journal Planning Magic: Dot Journaling for Calm, Creativity, and Conquering Your Goals
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication number: 2020940930
ISBN: (print) 978-1-64250-350-0, (ebook) 978-1-64250-351-7
BISAC category code: GAM021000GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Guided Journals
Printed in the United States of America
Para Papi:
Above all, you taught me what it means to be happy.
I dont need any plans for that.
What we achieve inwardly will change outer reality.
Plutarch
Table of Contents
Part I Your Recipe for Planning Success
Introduction Why We Plan
Chapter The Somewhat Misunderstood Bullet Journal Method
Chapter One Day at a Time
Chapter Why You Need a Calendar
Part II Lets Add Some Magic
Chapter Tips and Tricks to Make It Yours
Chapter A Pop of Color
Chapter The Eye of the Hurricane
Chapter Dot Journaling for the Digital Age
Part III Journal Your Goals for Life
Chapter A Goal without a Plan
Chapter The Milestone Map and Long Term Planning
Chapter The Magic Is in Your Habits
Chapter Review, Review, Review
Part IV Creating Rituals for
Chapter Rise and Shine
Chapter Planning for Some Down Time
Chapter Sunday Is Your New Favorite Day
Chapter Connecting the Dots: Keep the Magic Going
Conclusion Its Your Turn
Glossary
Acknowledgments
References
About the Author
Part I
Your Recipe for Planning Success
Introduction
Why We
If Im being completely honest, I plan because I was taught to. My amazing mom is a planner at heart. I grew up seeing meal plans magnetized to the fridge, vacations booked two years in advance, and Excel sheets that would account for every penny spent in the house. I learned at a very early age the value of being prepared. My mom taught me that planning wasnt an activity as much as it was a lifestyle and a mindset. Planning carries you through life with a bit less of uncertainty and a bit more of achieving your goals. Your plans, however big or small, are the reason you are where you are today.
I was lucky. It was because of her that I plan. But, why do I keep doing it? Why is planning still so valuable in my life? Why do I want to teach you the magic of planning?
It was when I learned how to plan that I started seeing big changes in my life. I started dot journaling when a friend suggested that, since I was pretty much obsessed with planning already, I might really enjoy customizing my calendars and satisfying my Obsessive-Compulsive personality. I immediately fell in love with it. Little did I know, I was starting a journey of obsessing over planning strategies and researching every possible detail about how to become a better version of myself. Its a journey thats just beginning, the way.
It was when I learned to plan that I started to grow in multiple areas of my life, not just my career. I started to discover who I want to be. I started to set goals, build habits, and shape the person I am. More importantly, I started achieving things that I only ever dreamed of doing. When people ask me how I did this, I scanned my memory for the hardships and struggles, playing in my mind the long, tedious movie of my self-improvement journey, andto my surprisecouldnt find anything. But one day, as I was looking for a random spread in one of my old journals, I found the answer to that question. The evidence was right in front of me: monthly goals, habit trackers, weekly plans, daily story of how I got to where I am today.
Goals sometimes seem so unattainable. Planning is the magic wand with which you bring them back to earth. A swish here, a flick there, and the path to achieving a daunting dream appears right in front of you, in a by dotted journal. Let me teach you how to swish and flick. Let me show you that its not as overwhelming as you think. Let me help you reach goals.
The motivational speaker and productivity expert Simon Sinek explained in an interview the difference between planning in the military and business. He said, Planning is something that happensin businesseither once a year or when something goes wrong. In the military, theyre constantly, constantly, constantly planning. [In business,] planning is an event, not a process. Planning is a process because growth is a process. If you want to be in control of who you are, what you do, and how you grow, you need to plan for it. Constantly. This, unfortunately, is why I think so many people shy away from planning. It seems tedious, overwhelming, even. I get it. But it doesnt have to be. It can be simple, and you can make it your own. If you learn the tools in this book and make planning a processa routine part of your lifethen you will have the means to always growing.