Goal Planning | Inkwell Press vs. Powersheets
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ส.ค. 2024
- Today I’m taking a look at two goal setting planners, how they compare, who might want to use each one, and which one I will be using.
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Cindy... Thanks for another thorough and honest review. We always love hearing your feedback and reading comments from your fans! - Tonya
From an absolute random internet stranger (who happens to follow your YT and IG after meeting you on FB (PGW, LLL)) and someone else who also makes the lists to do the things and avoid all of the messy feels and bs - I'm so f'n proud of you! I feel like perhaps for a lot of personal goal setting just making the lists and not looking more at the why's and how's (or why/how not's) doesn't help the journey of the goals as much as some areas/things really should be. For personal growth we should certainly be looking a bit more deeply than what we would need to to read more or even open a business for instance.
Speaking of emotions though, you gave me all sorts of them - and I just want to hug the shit out of you! 2019 may be starting off rough, and may be one hell of a ride! But you have such an amazing support system, not to mention being one kick ass individual! You got this, and on the days that you don't feel like you do you don't have to feel them alone... and when you get tired enough of looking at your loved ones faces, lol, you have all of us here in internet land too! (Sorry, gosh damn feels.)
Tyfs! So hope the Powersheets works out for you, but it really does seem like a good fit. All of my best of wishes, thoughts and positive vibes to you and yours chicky! ♥♥♥♥
The Powersheets is a lot of stuff to delve into and it’s definitely what I need.
Oops, I forgot to mention that I already have the 2019 Powersheets.😊
I love Tonya Dalton's videos and podcasts, they are great and very motivating, even if you don't use an Inkwell Press
Hi Cindy...The end of this year has been extremely difficult for me, but the bright side is: I get a chance to completely remake my life. Having the structure and assistance of the Inkwell Press planner would give me a real head-start in achieving the changes I want and need to make. Thank you so much for the opportunity and thanks for all that you have given your viewers and listeners. I feel like watching your videos and listening to your podcast is time spent with a friend. Best of luck with your surgery, you and your family will be in my thoughts.
I have watched A LOT of your videos (long before I figured out how to get an account so I could subscribe-my bad!) and loved them all but this was one of the most powerful and honest ones I have seen on your channel. I appreciate that and your bravery in consistently being so giving if yourself. All the positivity in the world to you and your family with your surgery and all the other much in the coming year.
I have never learned goal setting and I hear about it all the time in the planner community. It makes me feel like I have missed a piece of getting to know and challenge myself. I am beginning to learn about goal setting and it will be something I will be attempting in 2019.
Really relate to your talk about being so practical so you can ignore your feelings... that’s how I usually operate, so practical and straightforward. But I also find myself gravitating all the feelings and more woo woo stuff... not to make it sound negative, but I just realize that is my mindset. Oof! Really thinking deep about all the feelings now... thanks for sharing! I wish you all the best in your journey!
I think the Powersheets can work well for those really wanting to be emotionally intentional about goals. I think it can also work well as a monthly planner you actually work with daily. That way maybe it's not so intimidating to fill it all out in like, one day.
Thanks so much for this very thorough comparison of these 2 planners. For my first year of formal goal planning, I may buy both. The Powersheets for its emotional depth and the Inkwell Press for its "get down to brass tacks" approach on getting it done.
I hope your health is much improved from the time you uploaded this video. Here's to a much more hopeful year in 2022.
Naturally and for many stages in my life I would have totally leaned towards the Inkwell approach. Right now with this chapter of my life with chronic pain, I am definitely resonnating more with the Cultivate. I used to be all go, go and productivity podcasts and all that, and this past year has very much changed all that - for reasons similar to what youve brought up in your podcasts. I think Cultivate could be insightful right now for me... as I do have some goals I need to be revisiting and figuring out how to get back to them with these new challenges...
You did a very objective and helpful comparisons... Thank you for sharing the vulnerable side and your true reasons for how you chose Cultivate. I was hoping that you would gravitate towards Cultivate after what youve been going through lately - seems like a good approach and kind of where your thougts and bujo thinking has been lately. Id love to hear how the Cultivate works with you over the next couple months.
i can’t believe a planner review just made me cry 😿
I got the Cultivate planner for the first time this year and am totally digging it so far. Definitely had to stop and think about some uncomfortable issues and how to proceed with those areas of life and foundation lot of value in that process.
I have watched this video, and others so many times trying to figure out what I need in a goal planner. I know that I need one to help me maintain focus and figure out this new positivity/growth journey I am on after realizing that I have been stagnant and accepting of mediocre in my life. I feel like I would prefer something more like the inkwell because I wouldn't be overwhelmed and just stop using it, and not just because I prefer disc bound planners. I want to take control of my physical and mental health while getting through school and the rest of my life. I tend to accept to many tasks that help others and need something that helps me focus just on me. Great video, I always appreciate your honesty and attitude about everything in your videos. Thank you for being you. :)
I need something practical. My boyfriend is in the Navy, and he is going to Japan, and this gives me time for self growth. I'll be graduating at 20 with my bachelor's degree, and I want to try to get my own apartment. I think the planner will help me practically reach all of my goals, and help me keep focused while my love is across the world from me. I've never tried goal planning, but I think it might be helpful for me this year. To be honest, I've never really set any goals because I didn't think I would reach them, or make progress at all, but I feel like this year, I can at least try to reach some of the goals that I'm scared of, and a practical goal setting planner will help me do just that! I love your videos! I hope all goes well with your surgery ❤️❤️
You are definitely right. Right brain is inkwell and left is for the other one. I feel like there will be some people who could use a little bit of both of these, like both books have useful tools for goal setting and planning. I will also say thought that the inkwell press would be better for those of us (like myself) that dont really have time to sit and think and write and dwell deep into every aspect. I would definitely choose the inkwell for myself, just because 1. I dont have the time 2. My goals for 2019 are very straightforward and to the point financial goals and health goals) and 3. I've started therapy and doing a very free flowing type of goals and self evaluation sort of thing.
Very good review!!!
I would love to be entered in the drawing for the giveaway!!!
Shay Metz I was just thinking, we need the best of both worlds! 😅
I'd like that planner because I've already been doing the emotional work. For the past year I've been working on who I am, how I think, why I make the decisions I do, etc., and at this point, I feel like I'm ready to start doing the "outside" work of the changes I'm trying to make. I hope that makes sense.
I would absolutely love to try an Inkwell Press because I've decided to focus on my mental health and overall well-being for 2019 - a year of self improvement so to speak. I've seen other people plan in them before, but after seeing you walk through the whole planner I really think the prompts and the way it's laid out would be very beneficial, and push me to actually move towards my goals instead of putting it off even longer.
This year has been flippen insane!! Glad to have taken the journey with you. Goodluck with your surgery!
I don't normally do goal planning but I've decided to do it this year. I like the simple goal planner where I don't have to dive too much into my feelings. Thanks for the opportunity!
I love the IWP because it seems better for a beginner goal setter- walking you through the steps - which I need. I also use a discbound system already and love the cover/disc combo! Thanks for the chance! Best wishes for a speedy recovery from your surgery. 💖
I would love the goal planner because I already have so many goals set for myself. I tend to get overwhelmed but the layout in this planner looks really functional and eye appealing for me, which is what got me into planning to begin with. I'm a very visual learner and I feel like if I stuck to this planner, it'd help me achieve my goals. I already use a fitness and erin condren planner, but I need something specifically for my goals! I love the thought process and the breakdowns, even the habit trackers are ideal for me!
Love this very real assessment of how to really look at what is needed rather than what is easy. Way to dig deep lady! Thanks so much for sharing your story with us. ❤
I've been nervous to start the Cultivate sheets. I don't want to evaluate my life and feel bad, like I'm too old to ever change anything.... This review made me psyched. I made the right decision getting them. (Cultivate)
This video just made me so happy that I went with the power sheets! Because I am the EXACT same way, where I don't deal with the feelings or the why and just make goals that I "should" and the action steps associated with it. But being able to dig in to some uncomfortable feelings made me dig up shit that was much more meaningful!
Fantastic comparison. I'd been waffling on the IWP (though I do think it will be my next planner - I love discs) and wasn't sure why. The PS somehow called to me. Then I find your video and figure out I made the perfect choice. I've been cranking through the days with a pretty regimented system at work (nothing motivates you like a work deadline - ugh!) and my personal life seems to be standing still. The PS is a perfect excuse for me to intentionally make space and think about where I am in life and what I want to do outside of work. Thanks for the great video!
IWP was the only paper planner system that has worked for me in the past. It was a great help through moving, wedding planning, quitting grad school to follow my scary ass dream career, and moving again. Once I got settled again, I started that dream business but I’ve been digital. However, after this year, I need to prioritize more than ever. I’ll be beginning year 3 of my business, in year 2 I had some issues bc of my lack of organization on my business front when my personal life spiraled. My husband turned 28 and then found out he had cancer (not mentioning for pity points I swear, just telling the story). It was a fast and scary situation and he is doing much better now, but damn if it didn’t show me what was important. So I let my business, work, and home priorities slip and just skated by while focusing solely on family. Now that we are in maintenance mode, I need to get my 27 year old ass back in gear and adult. My head is spinning with ideas that I am unsure how to complete and this would be an amazing way to help combat it. Last year I could have used touchy-feely, but this year I need to get shit done!
Best of luck in your health endeavors Cindy! You’re by far my favorite and most relatable TH-camr and as I mentioned above, I haven’t even been using a paper planner this year. Good vibes sent your way in the new year and new life situations 😘
I had a bad experience with setting goals during college and have been avoiding them ever since. Now my husband (who is much older than me) is encouraging me to set goals as he regrets not having done so when he was younger. I'm kind of struggling with where to start. I've journaled some about what my ideal life would look like, but that's about it. I could use the help of the Inkwell Press goal planner. I think I'm at the point where *any* goal planner would be helpful!
I think you made the right choice. My family went through some very serious trauma Jan 1, 2018 and I been doing my best to manage the details. I think a inkwell press would be best for me because I can get to wrapped up in the abstract thought this brings structure to my world that feels untethered.
As I am setting up my 2019 bujo, I am struggling with breaking down my 2019 goals. I lost my husband 2 years ago and am raising a teenager. I really need to start planning how my world will be when he leaves for school. I like the inkwell press because I am kind of a cut and dried get shit done kind of person. Good luck with your surgery. As always great info.
it might sound stupid. but if he is leaving (your teenager)
a new hobby might help? or tackling a skill you want to learn, like maybe you want to learn a language etc.
i mean i often hear parents of friends who have left home (i am 24 so many peeps leave home at that age) that they feel they have much time on their hands or the house feels empty (animals help with that btw)
no idea if this helps but it is something a hear a lot of parents.
lots of love
The IWP planner appeals to me more because I'm in a "I need to do not plan to do" head space right now. Thank you for your honest review of both planners.
Interesting comparison! I'm a huge IWP fan in general. I would have little use for the Power Sheets, because I'm very practical and task-oriented. For that reason, the IWP goal planner is a much better fit for my style.
we are going to be here for the long run, well I am lol. well done for choosing the planner you know that will truly help you. I love watching your videos. Thank you xxx
Coming to this a bit late, but I reached the same conclusion as you about halfway through the video - the IWP planner appeals to my dominant left-brain way of thinking, but my right-brain knows I need to push myself out of my comfort zone if I'm going to make significant changes to my life. So, I've ordered the six-month undated PowerSheets book and will be working through the setup exercises this spring. Thanks for the review!
The IWP would definitely work better for me because it seems that the power sheets have a lot of "essay" type writing to figure your goals and steps to achieve them. With brain fog, those don't work out for me too well. I like the bullet points and how the IWP gets to the point.
I've already bought PW for this year and your video confirms that it's the right one for me for this time in my life. I love IWP in general, so I can see using that one in the future. Thanks for showing both :)
Thank you so much for this review. Your description of your tendency to block everything out and just get shit done is exactly like me. I've been this way since my mom passed from breast cancer in 2015. It has not worked out very well lol. I focused this year on getting in my head and getting it all out. My life coaching course and the Powersheets really helped with that.
Hi there! Do you mind sharing what life coach class you’re taking? Thank you!
I'm doing the Power Sheets too. I've just started working on them. But, like you, I've had a pretty rough year & going into 2019 I feel like I need to "dig deep" & truly figure out my WHY I have a hard time meeting my goals vs just having something to do & checking it off. I just hope I can figure them out on my own. Good luck to you & good luck with your surgery!!!
Your comments about repressing grief really spoke to me and I actually had a little leak out while watching. Very much like you, I like the inkwell press planner cuz it is no frills get down to business, keep moving forward and all that jazz. But my husband has been struggling with his mental health all year and continues to struggle and in my support of him, maybe I haven’t been taking my own mental health temperature as often as a should. I don’t make sure my tank is full before jumping into things. I feel the powersheets would probably serve me better to plan out my next year in more healthful way. After watching your video and listening to your take on the situation your life is in right now, I plan to incorporate some of the aspects of these planners in my bullet journal. Lots of love to you 💕
I’ve started a side hustle November 1st 2018. As I am working with a business coach for the business side I’d use the goal planner for my work-life balance tracking and making sure I’m not relapsing into a burn out.
Wow, I seriously enjoyed your analysis. I loved how you evaluated how you made goals and tasks in the past and what you need now. Awesome stuff.
I want the Inkwell Press planner because I usually get too caught up in how I feel about it. I just need to get shit done at work. I have some big work goals and I need to stay on point. It will help me focus and evaluate my approach. The habit tracker will help me face the boring tasks required to achieve my goals. My mom told me what gets focus gets fixed. I finally believe her. I guess I'm growing up at 40.
I would love to try the inkwell planner goal sheets. I was laid off early in the year, and I need to set some goals for myself in order to get back on track with life!!
I am a discbound girl through and through! I use it for work (social work type things), and the Inkwell goal sheets I feel would be ESPECIALLY helpful this coming year on helping me set up professional goals for myself. In my line of work, I have a million things to do, and what feels like not enough time. I was thinking of working through goals for myself (since I help others create their own goals) on how to streamline my work, and also self reflect on not letting the emotional side of this work get to me (therapy for the helpers is much needed). I have my own (discbound) journal where I put my feelings down about personal life, but these goal sheets would help me professionally. Also, I wish you good health in the coming year!! I can't imagine how scary all this can be, but make sure you surround yourself with your support network. It's ok to have all the feelings! Take care!
I have to be honest... I need the easy way out. There's a lot of stuff I'm not ready to face but need to face. The Inkwell press would be a great start to getting my sh#t together. Stay strong Cindy! 💚💙💜
Thank you for this review! This actually made me realize that the inkwell is the one for me this year :)
Loved your video, you are so right, getting to the heart of your feelings is key. I have been looking at the Inkwell Press this las week. I am finishing Grad school this year and looking forward to new job, moving and starting a new life. I feel this is a key time to make some life goals and look at what I want those changes to be. Good luck on your surgery and the New Year, you have a lot coming up that is unsure. Prayers for good will in it all.
I was 100% sure you were going to go with the Inkwell Press planner. But once you said all the things you said, I can totally see how the powersheets make more sense to you right now. I hope you'll take the time and allow yourself to dig deep, I'm sure it will be worth the time and emotions.
Since I just realized that goal setting is a thing, I would love to try the Inkwell Press thing, I think it could help me, see some improvement first and then maybe when I'm ready I can dig deeper. Thanks for the chance to win!
Thanks for the comparison. I definitely think the power pages will work for me.
Brave choice, Cindy! I hope it works for you in the year of transition. Best wishes next week!
I would use the planner to track my process getting gastric sleeve surgery on the 9th.
I still need to figure out my planner for 2019 but I do love the inkwell press planners I’ve had in the past and LOVE disc bound systems!
This is a wonderful giveaway. I'm not entering as I will be using Powersheets, but I do feel you and your passion on addressing the things that have been messy in your head. I'm working through that now and embracing the vulnerability that comes with being me. I can't live an imagined life someone else wants for me. I can live mine, fully, unapologetically, warts and all.
I'd really like the goal planner. I kind of know what I want to do but I need a good framework to organize all my ideas and wants and have a plan for getting all of my stuff done.
2019 is a big year for us and many things to track. I have my citizenship process, for work I have my certificate and test to take, we have a big trip I need to plan and some small personal goals like getting rid of my junk room ( yes I have one of those) the biggest goal is to better my health because my A1 number is not looking great and my family on my mom's side has diabetes. I would really like the planner to track all these goals and I have been eying it since you got it in October.
Thank you for being so open and honest
Your hands look fantastic, you must be feeling better. Yay!!
I think the goal planner would be great for me this year as I am in the last 9 months of my masters and I think this could help me get my shit together and actually tick off the things and get them done, something that I tend to avoid but that I need to do! My bujo is great but I'm too worried about it looking good to use it as effectively as I need to.
Oh honey, sending you lots of love during this next couple months. I too have had a rough 2018. Losing 2 important people tragically 2 months apart, then was involved in a shooting in August. My friend was shot twice by her crazy neighbor in front of me. Still looking for a good therapist. I’m afraid of being bit in the ass myself if I don’t deal with this soon. Thanks for all of your honesty and my brother is also going through Kidney Dialysis again after getting a new kidney 11 years ago, he’s back on the transplant list...God life has kicked me in the ass this year. Hoping for a better 2019 for us both
Thank you for reviewing these goal planners! I've been thinking about the inkwellpress inserts and hadn't heard of the powersheets. Both are really interesting. For this year, I think I'm in a mental spot to go with the inkwellpress version, as I've done a lot of introspection already and I don't need to rehash it. I liked that you pointed out that there's not enough Goal readjustment pages. If I were to get this, I would probably photocopy them each quarter, cut to fit, and paperclip them in. I think I would also use notes to track goals progression from week to week, during the months, instead of looking at this planner at the beginning and end of each month. You've really given me a lot to think about! Thank you!
Thank you for this review, it was very thorough and informative. I remember when you did the first review for the PowerSheets and thought it wasn't for me. Now, I think I might get it for this year.
The Inkwell press might be exactly what I need to get my life in order after loosing my job of ten years and trying to move forward from that. I need to do some self analysis to find out what would make me happiest and use my strengths and not focus on my fails.
I got stuck in my routine or lack thereof for the last few years. I decided I needed to change over the last few months and ended up coming across your videos (I got my first bujo after your plan with me series, but still havent worked out a good system), which has helped me start making some changes. However, now that I'm looking at my life I see how many goals and projects I need to sort out all the while I'm trying to get into a routine and I keep feeling overwhelmed, like I'm trying to change too much in one go. My new year planner has some small vague boxes for goals but I can't work out what to put and where. I'm not big on the froofroo in depth feelings, while the inkwell press suits my "right you need to get this done" attitude, while giving a bit of guidance. The inkwell one would ultimately be my choice, but I do like some aspects of the powersheets. I agree with you and I like that powersheets are different every quarter, it would make it more interesting when reflecting on a season been and gone. Will definitely have to put some of these things in my bujo! I hope you have a happy new year and I wish you all the best with your health!
I would use the planner for my weight loss. I too, am not one for follow-through, especially when it comes to health. I like when things are practical and to the point, especially the areas of "A will get you B, which will get you C" goals.
I want this planner because I just need the straight forward goal planning. I need something beyond my bujo for goal planning. and I would like my bujo to shift my focus of the 3 main sections to have the studio be an income focus similar weight to the work focus. I also need to focus on health and goal setting of physical activity and meal planning.
Love the honest review as always =) Personally for me I am looking for a NEW way to plan... I love my BuJo but its lacking something.. I am definitely wanting something more goal oriented for myself and my family. I am looking to more keep to task on my new ventures in business since I am branching out and it looks like a great concise fit for me =) Good luck to everyone, and of course Thank you Jackie for the giveaway! You are awesome and keep us going with all your wonderful ideas.
Dolyttle you can use goals spreads in your bujo? thats what i am going to do in my TN which i will be using as bujo.
Rennie Yeah I was thinking the same thing. A Bujo makes it even easier to revisit your goals when they need an update, I think. You can make a future log with a goals breakdown so you know when you’re doing what and when you need to write it down on an actual day or week to get it done. Then you can also do the right and/or left brain processing, whichever works for you, without being limited in how you do your goal planning. ❤️
ok so thank you for confirming that i want both lol but i agree they are both about two different focuses. I am starting with the powersheets to get to the heart of the matter but ending with inkwell press for a tiding little bow. i am pissed the full planner is sold out but happy that they have the six mon6h option. inkwellpress is no where on the plannet which sucks but on the top of my end of year list
I think the Inkwell would be good for me this year because this is a year I need to buckle down to the nitty gritty. I need to hold myself accountable because I'm ramping up the number of courses in Grad School I'm taking while still working as a full time teacher (with SO many committees!), and I also have a goal to get my finances in order. I need that buckle down productivity look at my life for the year! Thank you for the giveaway, and thanks for the honest review!
The entire video, I was almost certain you were going to go with the Inkwell Press goal planner...but I totally get your reasoning.
As for me, the Inkwell Press planner speaks to my analytical side. I spend so much time using those same methods in my day-to-day job, I tend to never apply them to my own life. I could definitely use something like this to use the tools I know and apply them to my personal life. And then once I get through that, I might be able to go to the next level with something more deep diving like the Power Sheets.
I NEED a goal planner to get my life back on track. I struggled with drug addiction for over two years and came out the other side but now I’m struggling with mental health issues. My life is all over the place. I found the planning community and I’ve slowly been getting my shit together but I have no direction I feel. A goal planner would be amazing to get me going in the right direction.
Thank you so much for doing this comparison review. When you started talking about your personal, you hit a specific something on the head for me. I am not in a situation where you will be, thoughts (and prayers ;-) ) for you during your medical journey and I hope the powersheets is a great support system. I tend to be super emotional, but tend to push it down and put it away. I totally agree with why you chose the powersheets, that's my choice too.
I have had some major life changes recently and am having trouble with goal setting. The inkwell press planner might be just what I need to get back into goals.
For me (at given moment of life) Inkwell is more comfortable (I guess?) with two major projects that can change my life on 360 degree. And it is not fitness, habit tracker and so on. This goals need to be structured and have a deadline - today or never.
I wish you a Happy New Year and wish you power for the next year with all challengies that you will have 🙌❤
For the past 8 months or so I've been daydreaming about separating myself from the 9-5 grind. I have a few ideas on how to do this, but a little bit of hand holding that I would get from this planner seems like something that would be really beneficial. I'm not one for flowery quotes and all of that, but I do find some truth in designing a life you love, and I'd like to work towards that in the new year.
Listening to you.....I have no doubt you will get through this tough time ahead of you. Stay blessed ❤️
I would use the IWP to help me stay focused on my goals this year. I have them in my head....I don’t need to work them out so much. More like just getting them down and reviewing them monthly.
P.s good luck with you surgery
I would love it cause I need to start making lists and being accountable for the lists I make. I need to make progress on things. Thank you for the opportunity
I have just started using a planner. It's been frustrating for me because I used to be able to remember everything. But when I started showing symptoms of fibromyalgia, my memory was one of the first things to go. I'm a techie kind of person, but my phone isn't always attached to my hip. So I needed something on paper that I could use. But I've only started with the day to day organizational planner. I'd love to have a goal planner as well so I can build some healthy habits. Down the road I'd like to try a more introspective one, but for now I would need one straight and to the point so I can just build the habit of using the planner!
Wishing you well next week.
I am new to the whole planner thing. Last year I lost my job and while finding myself incredibly lost in my mid 30s I discovered going back to school, which led me to actually organizing my life. I am a disc bound planner girl, because I need the flexibility of being able to move things around, and have all my planners in one place. After completing my first year of college my life is taking me on my first real self growth journey. I would love to incorporate goal setting into my life as I move forward. I am just now realizing how hard it truly is to be an adult, and am just trying to plan my way to a better me.
Inkwell press system is so - businesslike. That said, I do so much journaling and sitting in my head already I believe that having something that is more “do this” rather than “think about why you want or need to do this” is better for me. I’m already woo-woo enough. Lol.
Besides, inkwell press is purple. Purple always wins. 😎
It is an amazing giveaway and comparison. I was Powersheets all the way too. I know I won't commit to it yet though. Since I rarely get on FB or Patreon, I did just want to wish you lots of healing and love for 2019.
I'm not entering as I already have too many planners for next year lol but I think the IWP would be great for someone like me that gets too emotionally involved with goals. I need something without the frills that just gets down to business, as when I get too involved I tend to get heartbroken over little hiccups or when my intended path changes. Thanks for another great review Cindy, may 2019 bring you and anyone else reading this much happiness and love 💜
I need some very clever blend of both or a personal drill sergeant. I am big on making lists and goals without following through, and I can write long flowery essays about my intentions and then see the writing as a completed task. While I have a therapist to help me walk through these things, I don’t know how to kick myself in the ass to get things done. The answer may not be in another book or planner for me.
I was loving the PowerSheets, as that's the way my mind works as you said, to go really deep into 'my life/my mind', and check-in with myself deeply on all levels, no matter how scary and vulnerable it makes me feel - this really helps me cope and live with my various chronic health issues and life - until, you got to the 'Fruitful Summer' page in the middle of the year. Living in the Southern Hemisphere, that would be turn-off for me, as June is 'Winter' for us. Summer for me (December/New year) is exactly when I start fresh, and do a massive check-in with my life each year, as well. I do love the idea of (even though here in the subtropics we don't really have 'true seasons' - we don't have a winter lol) checking in as the seasons change, to bring fresh new things into your life etc - I can see how that would 'work' if you did have true seasons. Because we don't have 'true seasons' here I wouldn't use those pages.
If we had the ability to change the 'seasons' around in the pages, (eg June = Winter, etc), or not include them at all, then that would draw me to it more, but as it stands, its unfortunately a no from me - I don't spend money on anything I wont be fully using. Stunning planner though, otherwise...and right up my alley!
All the very best with your upcoming surgery, and with what may unfold for you in 2019, Cindy! xx I have a saying, which has gotten me through some very tough times (I myself have had over 30+ surgeries), "Each day is one day closer" (whether that be 'till recovery', 'till this (whatever this current situation is) is behind me' etc), remembering this has really helped me. Take care, you have a lot of people thinking of you - and please, if you don't feel up to sharing/video-ing etc during this time, or moving forward through various parts of 2019....we will be here when you are ready to come back/share with us. We want you to get through this with at least pressure as possible, so please don't feel pressure to 'be here' when you need to just be 'with yourself' xx
For my 2019 goals I used the Powersheets workbook & it dedicated a significant amount of page space to hand holding & built in cheerleading. I personally found some of it time-consuming & unnecessary. I used the brain dump section ("ideas") but found I had identified my goals before I completed all the pages in first tab "goals". Throughout the year I hardly used the "month in review" or "tending lists". I never used the "let it go", seasonal pages (spring/summer/fall/winter), the "celebrating 2019" page or the "My most purposeful year" page. I did consistently use the stickers included, "action plan" "my goals" "goal refresh", "prepare well" & "make what matters happen" sections. I felt it was a good investment overall, but as I review my use of the Powersheets workbook I notice how I repurposed some of the sections (ex the goal refresh I used more as a quarterly goal setting page, the "what matters most" section was my favorite. I used alternating brainstorming methods depending on my mood or effectiveness for that months goals/steps. Ex: mind mapping. timelines, clustering, webbing, etc. ). It seems I disregarded most of the tips/prompts. It's also obvious I really disliked the rating system on the colored boxes in the refresh sections. It's counterintuitive to her progress not perfection message. I think the INKWELL press goal setting workbook my be a better tool going into my 2020 goal setting process. It seems less pages would be wasted on me & it's more inlined to my natural thought proses. I'm more of a logical thinker & all the emotional introspection i & motivational filler that ultimately felt like noise to me. It's all preference of course. I think I prefer rating my progress vs rating my life in a particular area & let I'll allow the professional I pay (therapist) help me with all the emotional introspection necessary to be happy with me & with my life. Thanks for the comparison. Wishing you good health!
I would definitely use the IWP. It gets you to the bottom line a little faster without being too complex. While I can appreciate the Power Sheets, I would more than likely shove it to the side after a while. It's too compartmentalized. The Inkwell Press goals planner will help me stay on target. by nature, I journal creatively so there are moments I need more structure. The IWP will allow me to stay on task with my 2019 goals across the board. OAN: I can so identify with the loss of a father and keeping busy to avoid grief...It too kicked me in the ass when the grief said: "you will work through me one way or another". Continual healing to you and success on your surgery! One day at a time!
I still don’t know what goal planner would be better for me but I think I’m leaning towards the power sheets because fomo..... but my life is not chaos at the moment and I think I’m really in the headspace where I may actually sit down and work on in goals rather than think about it a lot. Having that inkwell press planner would be fucking awesome because it’s from you, but it may be the easy way out as I try and get my shit together this year.
I'd like it for focusing on the important parts of my life and how I can improve on them. Starting a new job in January, so having something to remind me and keep me accountable to the other parts of my life would be great, as I otherwise have a tendency to postpone things like health, friends and family with a "There's always tomorrow."
I get overwhelmed by lots of deep thinking and self evaluation because I've done a lot of that through therapy over the years and do a lot of intrapersonal reflection in my bujo. I need a goal planner that helps me get right to the point so I don't over think and get bogged down.
Thank you for sharing your life and your story with us! I wish you and your family the best in the new year.
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I would use the IWP goal sheets because they would provide a bit more structure to my current system. I use the Desire Map (absolutely read this book if you haven't yet - no exaggeration, it completely changed my outlook on life) companion workbook for the touchy-feely side of things, but then try to set goals to support whatever my desired feelings are for the year. I can take "I want to feel more snuggled." And translate that into goals of spending more time with loved ones and redecorating the house to be more hygge-tastic but breaking that down farther like the IWP system does would keep me on track longer. :)
Ah! So glad you did this video. I got my first Power Sheets in October. And while I'm a list girl & could *think* my way through my goals, going through the Power Sheets have unearthed some goals that are going to get to some things that have lingered for years. Glad to hear I'm not alone in why I chose them!
As I'm watching this, my thought is that IWP is more for a career/business person and the Power Sheets would work better for me as an empty nester, previously stay-at-home mom who is still figuring out how to do/get what I want and make it happen!
Ugh...Powersheets FOMO is strong...maybe next year
I am in the opposite boat as you. I always have to think about why am I feeling like this, why am I doing x y or z. I feel like the Inkwell press would force me to just set the goal and get after it. I also am a new travel agent so I feel like I need to hit the goals hard bc they need done and not attach too much emotion to each goal.
I'd love this goal planner. I started really planning about four months ago, using a bullet journal basically daily, I've tried and failed before but this time it seems to have stuck. I'm really bad at the in between of goals, the realistic steps of getting where I'm going and 2019 is gonna have to be a year of me getting where I'm going - masters programme and applying for a PhD don't happen without work. I'm terrified of this next year but the things I want won't come without making the tiny baby steps I have to start and something like this would really help in that department.
I tend to languish and flourish on too many words and way too many descriptors. I have an insane year ahead of me and having something that would let me simplify things a bit should help me see things more clearly! It’s a big year full of work and directing 2 different musicals and I need a way to keep my head on straight. Also...I need to get a better handle on my finances and start planning for the the future!! I would love to give this a shot!
I do all of my deep thought... blubbery thinking in my therapy journal that already lays out all the stuff that the Powersheets has you go through. Something sleek and to the point would help me to have my goals right in my face and cutting the fluff that I have already waded through. Personally I would generally gravitate toward the Powersheets but as I am already doing a lot of that deep thinking I don't want to be redundant. So Yes Please to the Inkwell!
I used Powersheets last year and didn’t finish it, it was way too much for me...going with the the IWP it’s seems more to the point and I have specific career goals in mind that I’m hoping the IWP will be more beneficial and the paper is AMAZING! LOLOL
My brain exploded 15 minutes into this video. I got the book "Your Best Year 2018" from Boho Berry. I looked thru it and then I donated it to the library. I would be curious on if this much self examination works or do you feel horrible when you have trouble following thru. I wish you well.... that's why I Bullet Journal. "Between the Steps" Michaela Siroka does this kinda work in her Bujo. No special expensive book needed. (I guessed which one you would use... mostly because you despise those crazy discs :) You know you love a good coil. )
As a first-time goal setter, I think the more structured system would be the way to start.
This is such an amazing giveaway! I am interested in the goal planner because my live has taken some crazy and difficult turns over the last 2 years and I haven’t really been the best at adjusting to it. My husband has not had a steady job for almost 2 years and we are living off of a teacher salary (which sucks). With 2 kids (8 and 10) it is hard to live paycheck to paycheck and I really need to re-evaluate my life and the choices I am making. I need to set some realistic goals for this year and work towards them in hope of helping myself emotionally, which will I turn help my family. Thank you again for the chance :)
I think I may want the planner, but then it also feels overwhelming. I believe in setting small goals for sure, but sometimes I am at loss for how to achieve those goals. I'd use this planner to focus on health- in particular weight loss. I need to start taking better care of my cholesterol and tend toward sleep apnea because of being so heavy. I want to try to lose weight and actually keep it off.
Your getting your pick in, yeah that's scary shit!!! It's in a sense a first step in a very scary process. Be like an alcoholic "1 day at time". Don't let getting a tooth pulled into a life or death situation. Breath. Calm down and repeat 1 day at a time. I know that's hard, it's your life after all!!! It helped hugely some of the best advice I ever got. Take care of yourself and fam. Sending best wishes for the new year ♡♥♡