How To Actually Use A Planner Longer than a Week | Be a Productivity Ninja!

[@lorelei_lee]

Just hearing someone explaining the difference between a calendar and a planner makes my day right now! 😄👍

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

❤️😆😆❤️

[@lachlancedric5058]

I dont mean to be so offtopic but does anybody know of a way to log back into an instagram account? I somehow forgot my password. I would appreciate any tricks you can offer me!

[@andreagreen571]

Great video. I have been watching planner videos for a long time and I have never seen a video with this much content on a planner and how to use it. This helps me to decide if I need to use a monthly, weekly or daily layout. There are several take aways from your descriptions. Honestly this video is amazing. Thanks for sharing.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

This warms my heart so much to hear how helpful my video was. Thank you for taking the time to share your thoughts with me- happy planning!

[@itsacarolbthing5221]

I really love this channel! I've been using planners since i was 16 (I'm now 51 and a half). This was a great description of the nuts and bolts of planning, thank you. I am neither a wife nor a mother, but i always find lots of inspiration from you. Much love xxx

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much for your kind words ☺️ I’m so glad you stopped by.

[@bethanyplatt1292]

I have been struggling for years to figure out how to keep things together. I have adhd and NOTHING has been helping. I’ve always been just putting out fires or forgetting things. I’m going to try this system out. Thanks so much! New subscriber. 😊👍

[@viviangouldthorpe8366]

One of the best explanations I’ve heard on planning and breaking down the days! Thanks!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

I’m so grateful for your feedback. I use all the points you all make in planning my future videos. Thanks for watching 😘

[@everyday.heartworklh3965]

Very clear explanation, and good for those of us who love the idea of a planner but tend to be a little scattered! Best takeaways: Plan ahead of time the specific details needed for an event or appointment, and check your planner a few times a day. Both of those tips make total sense and are essential, yet don’t come naturally to some of us. 😉 Good stuff!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much for your specific comment, these help me so much know whether I am hitting the topics that are helpful and sought after. Happy planning!

[@Julesdecor]

I really enjoyed this video. I love the tip on checking in with my planner throughout the day since I find myself missing things that need to get done so this might help me. thanks!

[@TheAccessoryGirl]

Wonderful explanation, this was very helpful, I understand using a planner effectively so much better now! Thank you!!

[@karenriechers5266]

Even though we are at opposite ends of the family spectrum, my children are grown and out of the home, much of what you share still applies. It is very important to "write it down." Ty for a great video.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@marion1157]

This is by far one of the best planner videos I've seen!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much ☺️

[@tamanresa]

Very detailed explanation about how to actually use a planner. Most people mostly only focus on the decorating aspect not the utilization of the planner.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Sad but true 😫

[@kristinmasefield8305]

I absolutely love your videos! I have ADD and planning and organizing are very difficult tasks for me but you always explain things so that it makes sense to me and helps me think more clearly!! Thank you so much! I appreciate it!!!!! 😊

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

This means so much to me to hear- I want to HELP people and not just grow a big channel. Thanks for watching and taking the time to share your story 😊

[@kristinmasefield8305]

Annie Smith you are welcome! I am so happy you responded to me!!! 🤗

[@cyana5867]

Kristin Masefield There is a wonderful KZbin channel called How to ADHD. She is terrific!

[@mushroomglade]

Thank you for this excellent video. I'm a seasoned planner but I enjoyed being reminded why I do it! I've posted your video in the planner group I belong to because it will really help new members.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much for sharing my videos with others- I cannot express enough how much I appreciate that. Yes, the WHY is just as important as the HOW when it comes to planning, I think.

[@denisewenke8323]

Reviewing the basics, and your explanations and illustrations are delightfully clear. Thank you

[@shawniehendrix1656]

Such a great explanation for planning, I’d love to sit and share this with my adult daughter who cannot seem to get it together! THANK YOU FOR SHARING, I’m going to subscribe bc of this video!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much for watching and subscribing, that means so much to me! Maybe you can lead by example with your daughter? Or buy her a cute planner? Or maybe she just needs to discover her path and it will work out soon.

[@pamtheado5325]

This is the best video I’ve see. So informative. You explain everything so well and you don’t talk down to us. This journaling is new to a lot of us. It can be overwhelming. I appreciate it. Thanks. 👍🏼💕

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

My pleasure, I’m so glad it was helpful ❤️

[@olinrace8283]

Thank you! I am using my son’s name, but I am looking for that planner peace that many planner people have been looking for. Maybe this is what I am looking for, something that shows the very basics in planning first (the cake) then the pretty things (the icing) will follow in it’s own time and place. Looking ahead and planning for future things is like working with money, I never got it in school. Your kids are so fortunate to have a mother who is looking out for family...

[@laurastaley7627]

That is the best explanation I have ever heard about what planning IS. Off to look at my inserts.

[@elisabethhillen2584]

Loving this series!

[@DailyJoyPlanner]

Girl! This was such a good video. I came away with alot of great tips especially about taking the time to prepare for my calendar tasks.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Oh I’m so glad ☺️

[@cosmogurl85]

Love your videos helps me understanding how to plan that makes sense

[@amberglines874]

I'm only halfway through the video writing this comment, and already I've learned more about WHY I need to plan than ever before. Saving for future reference.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

This comment means a lot to me, thank you so much for saying so. Thanks for watching ❤️

[@amberglines874]

@@AnnieSmithawifenmother I'm glad to hear that. Normally things don't resonate enough on KZbin to like a video, AND subscribe but I did both here. Thank you for taking the time on this, definitely want to come back when I have more time to think on it. Happy Halloween :)

[@thelibrarytavern]

Best explanation EVER!!!! THANK YOU!!!

[@connieammerman8302]

Your videos are so encouraging. Thanks for sharing

[@joannewong4688]

Thank you for sharing this simple set up of calendar and a planner. It encourage me to pick up this daily routine for better planning my day. This video is very helpful. You have explained very clearly. Thank you and God bless you and your family.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much! I hope you find your rhythm ❤️

[@joannewong4688]

@@AnnieSmithawifenmother I hope so too. best regards from Hong Kong.

[@maryregan6114]

Well! Way to go with this video! Like others I agree: one of the best rundowns of WHAT planning is and WHY you'd want to do it. Even though I'm a long-time planner, I appreciate and concise and detailed description. I'm a bullet journal-er, but the basic ideas and concepts are all the same (and I used a rings system for work for years). My only quibble is this: while I loved your title, it isn't really indicative of the content. Something more like Learn to be a Productivity Ninja for Beginners would be closer. Anyway, I'm impressed and I'm subscribed!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank so much for the input ☺️ and thank you for watching.

[@7779311sassy]

The best explanation of planning I've ever seen on youtube! Thanks for sharing!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much for watching and the kind words!

[@caressacoots4095]

This was fabulous! I’ve been in some kind of rut where I just randomly stop using my planner and this made me realize it didn’t have to be perfect but I need to stop throwing it to the side and leave my perfectionism out of it lol! I really like the part where you said to not worry that everything doesn’t have to have a check mark beside it sometimes my ocd takes over 😂😂great video!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

It is so hard isn’t it 😆 But we can do it!!

[@rosaliagonzalez6947]

Your words are quotations in my planner. Thank you very much.

[@zaynabbutt7697]

Hey! I'm a young homeschooling mom of 3. I recently came across your planner series and I love it! I'm someone who always used only a calendar for everything. It was on my kitchen wall and i kept all our appointments, etc on there. I would make sticky notes for daily tasks and throw them out when I was done but I always wanted a planner... however I never figured out how to best use it and they would always go to waste. I recently started getting back into it and I'm so glad I came across your channel. This content is gold! Great work!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much ☺️ I’m glad you’re organizing and finding your system.

[@Txanaplays1]

Great explanation. Thanks. I may actually stick to a planner!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Hurray!!! You can do it!

[@damarcelo3252]

Great video!! I’m a newbie at planning so I appreciated this very much.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Welcome to the planner community ❤️

[@jennknodel9231]

Best explanation if intro to planning. Thank you!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

I’m so glad it resonates 💕

[@dvf4550]

This was SO HELPFUL. Thank you! Saved it for reviewing too.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Oh how wonderful that it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

[@nancynurse4552]

Another very seasoned (40 years) planner here. Great reminder of the basics and what we truly need our planners for. All the decor is nice, but is definitely just extra......excellent reset moment going into #OneBookJuly

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you ☺️ A reset is good every once in a while. And not just good, but needed.

[@k8mae656]

Great video! Thanks for sharing!

[@suzisaintjames]

I rarely have an event, so I put my reoccurring tasks and holidays in my electronic calendar on my cellphone and migrate them to daily pages on Sunday. I do have one page each week that I call my weekly dashboard. It is one page. It has a small monthly calendar which I highlight this week. It has my routine tracker and a section for tasks and a key for color coding. That's it. If I have an event, I either write it on the weekly dashboard under tasks, or a sticky if I haven't printed out that weekly dashboard. ... GASP! Yes! I use rings! I love the flexibility of being able to move pages around. Maybe if I had my system more refined, I'd use a bound or TN, but I like having the pages formatted ahead of time. It's a time saver. And making my own downloadable certainly saves money. I use a cheap cover and at the end of the year or if it wears out, I use it as my storage binder. I sew. So I make a beautiful cover to slip my rings into for some protection. One more thing, instead of scheduling tasks on a weekly basis, I keep an action list of things I'd like to get done this month and a futures list for things past 30 days. On Sunday I migrate the top 5-10 from the actions list to my weekly dashboard. I only move a task to my daily page if I've made some progress on that task. This eliminates a lot of migration. I only add new tasks to the weekly dashboard or actions or futures list. This keeps my daily pages less cluttered. ❤🌅🌵

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Sounds like a great system ❤️

[@liz3putt]

This has opened my eyes and ideas so much Thank you 🙏🏻

[@nicolemariegerra2656]

Thank you so much for making this video.

[@ValleyTwin22]

Love your how to functionally plan videos....there’s definitely an audience.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much for watching! I truly want to help us USE our planners. I love a decorated planner as much as the next person, but it has to function for me ❤️

[@beatrizfallis1694]

You've inspired me to go back to a standard TN and I'm loving it. Thank you for sharing great ideas!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Oh fun! Standard is where it is at #biased

[@lynnbarnett5548]

Love your video. U plan like I do. It's cool. Can u do a notebook planner plan with me when u are able to I know have 5kids u must be super busy

[@Lexibellington]

This video had so much information. New subscriber here.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Welcome! I’m so glad you came by ❤️

[@TJames1081]

this was a great breakdown, thank you!

[@alisoncomerford5647]

Great video! I often get sidetracked with making my planners look "cute" and I forget the true purpose. This was a great refresher video. :) Thank you! PS - Where so you get the yellow fountain pen? Thanks :)

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

I think we all fall into the "cute trap" hahaha. I got the yellow Lamy Safari fountain pen from Amazon. I thought I had it linked in my Amazon favorites; I'll be sure to double check and add it if it isn't. :)

[@alisoncomerford5647]

@@AnnieSmithawifenmother Thank you so much!!! Keep up the great videos :):)

[@hktoddrn]

Love your videos. Can you tell me what size your TN is please? It's hard to tell in the video. I've had a difficult time trying to find what size works for me. It's hard when you cant hold them before buying, since they're mostly only available online.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

I use a standard size travelers notebook. I feel like it’s the perfect size: not too big and not too small.

[@jeannebrinkman8889]

💛💛💛 Great video!!

[@mjmatthews4791]

Thank you for this. I thought I was a good planner but this gave me such good ideas! I can’t wait to try these

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

We can all definitely continue learning and growing ☺️

[@jodieschau9508]

Great video!

[@lovespaperscrappin]

This was so awesome!! Thank you!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

My pleasure, thank you so much for watching!

[@pamhall8499]

What other things do you put in your planner? I like the idea of having everything in one place, or planner. I have different things on different clip boards. (Address and phone numbers, grocery lists at different stores, meal planning, my spiritual planner, bills to pay etc. etc. Your video gave me the idea to put it all in one planner with dash boards in between. I have used planners ever since I was 8 or 9 years old. I am soon to be 77 years old.👍 Looking forward to more of your videos.❤️👵🏻🐶

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

I use it for anything and everything 😆 Meals, appointments, tasks, to dos, plans, ideas, notes, etc.

[@margaretduffy8571]

I wish I had found you years ago. You explain planning so well 👍

[@rosaliagonzalez6947]

Your worda are quotation in my planner. Thak you very much.

[@kareneggleston8755]

This was a great informative and educational video!!!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Oh I'm so glad it was helpful!!

[@rabsn6720]

Thank you :) loved the video!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

My pleasure, thank you so much for watching.

[@Addicted2Planning]

Thank you for sharing!!!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

My pleasure ☺️

[@smplans]

Always love your vids!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

+Sierra Poulson Oh thank you so much ❤️❤️❤️

[@planwithk5495]

Great video Annie! Thanks for the inspiration 😊

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

I’m so glad you were inspired ❤️

[@SuperMarley27]

Love it 😍 thank you for sharing

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

My pleasure ☺️ Thank you so much for watching.

[@mrscouts07]

Well done, Annie!!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Aww thanks, girl.

[@roxannelayton5972]

Yay! I enjoy you videos

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much!

[@suzisaintjames]

I liked your explanation on how you plan Father's Day. But how do you plan events like going on vacation? Do you start on a notes page with all the tasks and then schedule. I'm worried about missing a step, like decorating for Father's Day or holding the mail whilst going on vacation. With all the tasks all over the calendar how do you keep track of all them as I sometimes start planning for vacations a year a head. I'd like to see Joyce Meyer in February. I need to start saving for airfare, hotel, ground transportation, food, souvenirs, etc. I need to plan for closing up my house, what to pack... the lists go on and on. A video on how you hand these kinds of more advanced planning events would be much appreciated. ❤🌅🌵

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

I did do a video a while ago on this topic, you can check it out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/aqjCo3umpbp2mck 😘

[@thetruthhershelcyphers]

Do you have a video explaining a journal like this?

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

In a way, my video about How I Use My Planner Perfect Plan Books describes this style of planning more.

[@thetruthhershelcyphers]

Annie Smith thanks.

[@daphnemanuel2288]

Great video. Thanks

[@MarcellHobbs]

I tried the PlannerPerfect link you provided for a 20% discount, but it was still full price. Is there a special code. I’m ordering the 12 month planner/calendar with extra options.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

The link might only work at the end, when you're about to check out. If you get that far and no discount shows up, then try Annie20 for a coupon code :)

[@kimd.7846]

Very helpful. Thank you.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

I'm so glad! Thanks for letting me know that it was helpful to you.

[@lynnbarnett5548]

Having trouble planning can you please help me out here

[@lynnbarnett5548]

Watching your video help me figure planner out but I like to try a tn planner but afraid to get one

[@BrendaJones492]

Great video.

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you ☺️

[@prayersponytails6227]

This was awesome! Thank you :-)

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

My pleasure; thanks for watching.

[@kimberlypearson2018]

If you use a weekly and a daily, aren’t you duplicating things that you plan?

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

I try not to rewrite many things, but a few might be duplicated because that is what my brain requires 😆

[@tracker1009]

I love that ...😂 BRAGGING RIGHTS 😀😀

[@kimberlyhoward7896]

This is sooo helpful 😊! I’m going to watch tips for project planning. I need help with that too! Thank you for sharing, take care and have fun 💗🤗!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

Thank you so much. Enjoy the related videos as well ☺️

[@suehart3965]

Once agsin very informative! Where were you 15 yrs ago when I could've used all this info?! LOL But my Stalogy a6 should be here today & I'm so excited! I've been planning on how to use it. I've taken ideas from you & some from others. Let's hope it all goes well. LOL 👌😃 Keep up the great work!

[@AnnieSmithawifenmother]

I wish I had someone 15 years ago 😂 I’ve learned as I go so I’m thrilled to help others and possibly cut out some of the pitfalls I’ve had.

[@suehart3965]

@@AnnieSmithawifenmotherI'm trying to get my 22 yr old daughter to start using a planner. She plans, she just needs to get more organized. Lol