A Selfie For Self-Reflection

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Everyone knows I’m obsessed with Passion Planners, obsessed. I’ve been ordering them for six years now. At the end of each month, they ask eight questions for self-reflection. I thought I’d share, because introspection is essential to growth.

What or who are you especially grateful for this past month?

What was the most memorable past of this past month? Describe it.

What were the three biggest lessons you’ve learned in this past month?

Review your planner and assess your priorities. Are you happy with how you spent your time? If not, what steps can you take next month to adjust them?

What did you accomplish this past month? What are you most proud of?

How are you different between this past month and the month before it?

Name three things you can improve on this upcoming month. What are concrete actions you can take to work on these improvements?

From 1-10, how do you feel overall about this past month? Via: AndyWarhol.JPG

Committing Myself To Passion

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Last year purchasing a Passion Planner in the cutest blush pink was a waste of money for obvious reasons. With a new year just around the river bend my mind oscillated on whether it was worth getting another one. Embracing the lull of 2020, I knew there was something god wanted to teach us all, I didn’t fight the tide. My sleeping hours got all scrambled, naps became frequent, at one point I stopped exercising for a month and forgot what wearing jeans was like, amongst other things. It was a once in a lifetime opportunity to let it all go with reason, when we’ve spent years keeping it together. In the final weeks of whatever the fuck that was I snapped.

ENOUGH!

Yes, if you know me, I did it in my scream chant voice.
2020 wasn’t going to turn me into something I’m not, or shape my future with the fear of uncertainty any longer.

I’m a to-do list bitch, devoted to my eraser board with it’s assortment of washable markers. I relish in the act of removing a task only to add another, creating outlines, or color coordinating my planner. I crave structure, crave it dammit. It makes me happy, it keeps me productive, I’m more thorough in my work and it soothes my anxiety regarding time. There is nothing wrong with being a perfectionist, yeah I need to find a balance, but if I saw one more error on this website that could have been corrected if I scheduled and paid attention I was going to flip out.

Not only did I order another planner, but I am committed to fully utilizing it (markers, stickers, polaroids…). In fact I’m committing to all of my passions big, or small. Even though it doesn’t sound like a big deal it totally is, it’s like playing a character instead of being your true self. If someone doesn’t like you, your feelings aren’t hurt because this isn’t who you really are.
Being non-committal prevents a bruised ego, so it seems. “Oh well I didn’t try that hard anyways.” Nobody wants to put in 100 percent for a fall through and be labeled a failure, but that’s no way to live. For one, you will never succeed at anything and unknowingly you’re manifesting your fears. You create your reality and if things don’t work out take the lesson and elevate. Plus you’ve already failed at everything you’ve ever done, that’s how you learned to master reading, writing, language, eating, etc…Be honest with yourself, are you half ass-ing engagements to prevent disappointment in the outcome? Via: Passion Planner


Coffee Or Bust

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Can’t live without it, especially because I picked up too many courses and I’m exhausted. How humans live without it will always be a mystery to me. Maybe I should use my planner to the very end. Which photo best describes your Monday? Via: Nighty Drunk Lovers (top) Cups and Thoughts (bottom)

Passion Planner

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Waiting for the year to end so I can use my blush Passion Planner, got my colored pens and highlighters on deck. My business partner introduced me to this and it’s my third year purchasing one. Why you ask?

  • Passion Road Map: They give you a chart, where you write down what you wish to achieve in 3 months, 1 year, 3 years and this lifetime. They then provide you with a second chart, allowing you to break down the steps of your wishlist. Now big goals don’t seem so daunting.
  • Quotes: Each week they give you a quote and a challenge related to said quote, that pushes you out of your comfort zone.
  • Positivity: It enables you to focus on the positives in your life, by leaving space once a week for you to write down the good things that happened.
  • Monthly reflections: At the end of each month, you are asked several questions about how it went. Then asked to rate how the past thirty days made you feel overall.

This planner is super introspective and reminds you to be organized, diligent and grateful for everything you have, while giving you the space to evolve. A lot of times we get so caught up in the minutiae, the day to day dramas and emotional rollercoasters, that we forget to process it all in order to grow.