Planner Lifestyle Podcast

Season 3, Episode 4 Grab a pen to write some notes while you listen because there are so many wisdom gems in today's show from Stephanie Fleming. Newly retired from her 20-year career, she opens up about what life may have in store for her after her book launch. (Plan a Happy Life) She shares tender moments about making life-changing decisions that led to her transformation from "dwelling in the difficulty" to being a champion for happiness.  Listen to find out... What one mistake occurred at me and my BIG ideas that may have put a permanent halt on the Happy Planner launch 5 years ago How she is coping with that pesky squirrel eating her plants from her Lettuce Grow Farmstand Lessons she has learned from the Academy of Hard Knocks How trying to be happy and live creatively is like exercising a muscle How to understand your purpose and identify your goals to know what success means to you What it's like without estrogen IG Listener Questions from @planpositives, @janet_rhodes_harman_, @stacy_plans_scraps_creates, @jenjavier, @isseltmartinez Knowing your "why" and how to revisit it often Her journey through envy, self-doubt, and the comparison trap Why Stephanie has an internal responsibility to be transparent on social media (this answer is touching) Information on her book club on her website and what she used to set up her own website My guest's contacts: PERSONAL https://www.instagram.com/stephanie_fleming/ https://www.stephaniefleming.com/ THE HAPPY PLANNER https://thehappyplanner.com/ https://instagram.com/the_happy_planner My guest's bio: Stephanie Fleming is a creative entrepreneur, speaker, optimist, and wellness seeker. Most notably, she is the cofounder of me & my BIG ideas, creators of the Happy Planner. The business that began twenty years ago as a tiny garage-based business is now an industry-leading lifestyle brand that offers a wide variety of products that inspire customers to Live Creatively® and Plan a Happy Life™. Stephanie lives happily in California with her husband, Kevin. She has two grown children, two stepchildren, and four amazing grandsons. It is her mission to create a Happy Life Movement by empowering people everywhere to take control of their own happiness by embracing planning, positivity, and all things creative! For more ideas and inspiration for your happy life, connect with Stephanie at on Instagram @stephanie_fleming or check out her website at stephaniefleming.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 3, Episode 3  Jenna, the planner behind Plan.Pen.Paint.Parent, shares the decision that led her to live a life of her dreams...almost. The project list is still overflowing, but we discuss how to brain dump and prioritize those "someday wishes".  Jenna shines as she talks about her love of the starry night sky and her Star Gazer Happy Planner Italian cooking lessons from her mom Her favorite pens for beginners Brush lettering and how she may letter a friend's tattoo  An excellent resource for finding the Happy Planner sticker you are looking for from Rachel Hightower Tracking weather in East Texas Nail Polish habits of the past Parenting through potty training What crystals mean to her Watching product reviews on YouTube New PR for The Prancing Doxie (CODE: JENNA15) Links to things mentioned:  Rachel Hightower's website thestickersearch.com. Rachel on IG: @Plamn_it_all Kelly Creates - flexible small tip brush pens Bunny the product reviewer on YouTube: Grav3yardgirl My guest says it so well... I'm Jenna or plan.pen.paint.parent on Instagram. I'm a wife and mom from East Texas and I also have 2 pups.  I'll be celebrating 10 years of marriage this August with my husband Caleb, and our son will turn 5 in September. We live out in the middle of nowhere and LOVE it here! We both grew up in the country and wanted the same for our kiddo, so we bought some land in a tiny little town and built a home. I'm a stay-at-home mom and venturing into homeschool this year for Pre-K. I have been planning and sticker obsessed since middle school and practicing hand-lettering since early 2017. I joined the planner community shortly after and finally feel like I'm finding my path and following my heart.  I'm newly into crystals for healing purposes and I like sharing little bits about them on my planner posts. On Saturday, August 1st- November 2020, I will officially be part of The Prancing Doxie PR team by Sarah Horst. The brand new website goes live on August 14th. There is a link in my bio to the website (ThePrancingDoxie.com) where you can sign up for an account and shop to earn treats/points for her reward program. And if you use code JENNA15 you'll save 15% at checkout and get my cute sampler as a freebie. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 3, Episode 2 Cynthia joins me today as we pop some bubbly and try to balance our lives online. August 13th, 2020 was National Prosecco Day, so we are toasting the occasion with a podcast interview! BTW: Save Water, Drink Prosecco! After a decade in social media content/digital marketing, she has learned a thing or two about the balance of life online Constantly consuming content creates a creative block for her, but why? We discuss the harmful and helpful side of the social media hustle. She's drinking LaMarca.  Her planner is a Notiq A5 with Jesenias Printables I'm drinking Chloe. My planner (at the moment) is a stack of post-it notes scattered all over my monitor.  My guest's contacts: Website: www.proseccoandplanners.com Instagram: www.instagram.com/cynthiaplans YouTube: www.youtube.com/cynthiaplans My guest's bio: Cynthia is a married, working mom, living in Orlando, Florida. Through her Instagram and YouTube channel (@cynthiaplans) and blog Prosecco & Planners, she inspires and encourages folks to visualize their highest self so they can create a life full of healthy habits and personal growth. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 3, Episode 1 Rachel and I met at Planning a Better Me Retreat 2019.  She's a successful sticker course creator and business owner, but things didn't always go as planned. She talks about the importance of communication even when you are in the "wrong".  Topics covered in today’s episode: Working from home Youtuber clickbait Thoughts from a sticker shop owner Digital course creation vs. coaching Self-doubt talk Telling God your plans Launch day mistakes Communication is Everything Productivity pressures Patreon (Jess’ link: www.patreon.com/plannerlifestyle ) Buying a new house Planner Power in Savannah, GAPromos/Offers: Enter code PLP20 at checkout on https://stickysituationsco.com/ for 20% off your entire order. Contacts: https://stickysituationsco.com/ https://www.instagram.com/stickysituationsco/ https://www.youtube.com/c/xoxorachel89 https://www.facebook.com/groups/StickySituationsCo/ Rachel@stickysituationsco.com My guest says it so well... My name is Rachel. I started YouTube in 2012 as a hobby to do make-up videos and relax after work. I enjoyed my time doing that and interacting with the small community that grew around that channel. Around the time I started to drift away from being passionate about make-up tutorials I discovered the planner community and purchased my first Erin Condren planner.  As I became engaged with the planner community, I purchased my first Silhouette Cameo. My intention was to make stickers for myself, but with encouragement from my family, I decided to open an Etsy shop and list some of the stickers I had designed myself. That was in 2015.  Fast forward 5 years and Sticky Situations Co continues to grow year-over-year. It has pushed me to grow with my business and re-ignited my passion for YouTube as my channel transitioned from make-up to planners and lifestyle. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 2, Episode 30 UPDATE 5/16/21: Jodi is selling her cookies! Here is a pic of her cookies from EC Launch Day. Jodi from Life's Organized Chaos joins me today. Some of the stuff we covered: Taking Care of Yourself First Steven Covey Quadrants (time matrix) 75 Day Challenge Girls on the Run Top Values for Jodi (Family and Service) Moving in Nature (time to disconnect and exercise) Boxing Workout Planning with Margin in Mind Her cute Morkie Peanut  Being Your Own Biggest Barrier YouTube advice: Be yourself You can find my guest here: Youtube: Life's Organized Chaos Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/lifesorganizedchaos/ My guest's Bio: Jodi is a consultant in Corporate America, helping business owners with their operations, profitability, and business planning. She loves planning and organizing.  This year, she’s been focused on finding 20 minutes to get organized and make life a bit easier. You can find her 20 in 20 series on her YouTube channel. When she’s not working, you’ll find her spending time with her husband, her two step-kids, and her dog, Peanut. She is a self-taught cookier and enjoys baking and decorating cookies on the side. Jodi is also currently going through the 75 Day Challenge. Follow her on Instagram to see her progress. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 2, Episode 29 Today's Guest:  Tabby Rivera, known as Productivity Muse, is a mom of three young, amazing adults, and one spoiled Yorkie called Luna.  Tabby started her journey as a planner in 1995 with very conventional time scheduling methods but since then she has evolved her planning style to something that remains functional but shows-and-tells the story of her life.  In the adulting world, she is a Project Manager for a German software solutions company and manages worldwide e-commerce projects.  Tabby also has been a Time (YOU) Management Mentor, a Certified Personal Organizer, and a Planner Event Coordinator. But that is not all of who she is because she also has an artsy side and creative flair that you just do not expect from someone who is so system driven.  During her planner evolution,  Tabby has created Mrs. Pebbles (a planner sticker character) and founded both plannerDWEEB (one of the first planner communities in South Florida), and plannerTABLE (a vlog with a unique take on planners having a chat about ... well ... planners).  Moreover, her passion lies in helping others get organized in a way that feels both natural and self-expressive.  That passion is what has prompted Tabby to create a social media presence, a blog, a website, a Facebook group, and workshops to share with the planner community her ideas and knowledge of how one can live an organized life that is full of color, fun, and personality. Social Media Links Instagram: @productivity_muse Instagram Link: https://www.instagram.com/productivity_muse/ Website: https://productivitymuse.com/ Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/productivitymuse Facebook group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/productivitymuse Blog: https://productivitymuse.blogspot.com/ FREE Classes: Productivity Muse free-mini classes To be held monthly in the Productivity Muse Facebook group. A series of classes that will review the basics of managing ourselves, and share ideas of different systems that will aide in maximizing our time. The classes though are not just about the mechanics of time management and prioritization.  Creative concepts will be discussed because we can map out a perfect plan but we all know that our planner community thrives on the creativity that can be brought to the pages of our plans. July 2020 - How many hats? A discussion of how many roles you play in your life. August 2020 - How many slices? A discussion of the life wheel tool. September 2020 - What is your routine? A discussion of what is our routines and how to write them down so it helps us plan weekly. October 2020 A discussion for setting up a planning routine for forward planning. More to come! (Common place book, Memory keeping, How to prioritize, How to say no) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 2, Episode 28 In this episode, we talked about using our critical thinking skills to see both sides of an argument.   She gives us a look into What it was like to be a teacher during COVID-19 distancing learning.  Does she still "Love EC"?  How do we dig deeper into human rights? Defining your plans on paper to help them come to fruition. Finding motivation in being told, "you can't".  Home renovations and other insights from staring at 4 walls for 3 months More about my guest: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/obsessivelyorganized/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6fFS9RDNqxM2mIL2Vrlu3Q?view_as=subscriber Jade Joseph is a teacher, school leader, grad student, and obsessive organizer who uses planning to help organize the chaos of everyday life. She also enjoys coordinating planner events and meetups for her local planner peeps.  In her non-planner-related free time, she enjoys reading for book club, spending time outdoors, and hanging out with family. She's recently gotten into home renovations and planning out home improvement projects, the progress of which you can follow along with on her Instagram. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 2, Episode 27 When you know better, do better. All lives won't matter until BLACK LIVES MATTER too. Use #blmplannerchallenge on your IG posts this upcoming week. Use Black and White only on your spreads. Founders of IG hashtag: @queenfancyplans (Queen's podcast) AND @katiedid_plans  People I mentioned: @plannerbabebrooke @pageelevenpapergoods @goldmineandcoco  @elainemichelleofficial @planningabettermeretreat @indynivy_ink @freckledstickerco Product Mention: Baby Skates (toy by Mattel) Questions to ask yourself to explore your mindset (based From TIKTOK @kweenwerk): Who are your leaders?  Who do you gain information from?  Which authors do you read?  Who do you go to for creditable resources?  What determines your beauty standards? Are your toy purchases influenced by this beauty standard? How do you talk about beauty when you see certain people's skin/hair/style? Do you have a wide range of businesses you support? Do you shop in minority stores?  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 2, Episode 26 Lindsay Graff, @Lindzmariern,  is a planner and works in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) and she shares what it's really like wearing all that Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) at work. She has used planners to see her way through years of schooling to become DNP - NNP PHN CLC. That's a lot of school code for Health Hero! Her planning style is stylish and stickered, putting the fun in functional. Her handwriting is unique. The only people that can write with smaller characters are the people that write on rice for tourism jewelry.  Learn the one reason she will never break up with the Pilot G2 .38 black pen Link to her Instagram photo of her tiny handwriting: https://www.instagram.com/p/CAdWpO1p5TL/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 2, Episode 25 Notorious early riser, Julie Garza from Julie's Plans (Youtube), is on today's episode as a repeat guest. You can find her here: https://linktr.ee/julies_plans Today's Topics: Morning Routines Forward Planning vs. Weekly How to manage expectations for your "forward" plans Positive Mindset self-talk to enable a flexible attitude during uncontrollable times Painting wood cabinets and Listing a home for sale during COVID-19 quarantine YouTube commenters and how to deal with the noisy folks Erin Condren launch rushed in 24 hours. (Her favorite picks) Products we mentioned: Plum Paper Teacher Planner (distance learning) Roomba Animal Crossing (Nintendo Switch) Erin Condren Daily Duos Go Wild (planner conference which was canceled) --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 2, Episode 24 Hi! I hope this message finds you well. Today's episode is me just touching base with you all.  What happens to your planning when you have no plans? Will living in quarantine or dealing with Covid-19 change your interest in planners altogether? I've been keeping busy with a project that might surprise you.  Mentions: Erin Day from Small Town Grace Libby and Co. vinyl "littles" May Designs notebook Ink Joy Gel pen  Undo (adhesive remover) - I didn't mention her name in the episode, but it was Libby from True North Trio who used this method. Zoom for virtual meetups Rae Dunn pen cup Jamie Marquez-Bratcher  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 2, Episode 23 We are capable of doing big things, the question is what to do? Jamie from Planner Girl Chatter Podcast gives us humorous and heartfelt reflections turned guidance as she shares her stories on today's Planner Lifestyle Podcast episode.  Topics include: grocery stores canceled conferences  sick friends Are you wondering if you need to increase your goal-setting during a crisis?  The answer may surprise you. All Jamie's Contacts in the link below: https://taplink.cc/jamiemarquezbratcher --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 2, Episode 22 Mari Mundo joins me today to discuss: bullet journaling food shortages block scheduling budgeting lifestyle Girl Scout cookies and the unique way her husband vacuums the living room What do Bullets, Blocks, and Budgets Have in Common? It's Mari Mundo. NOTE: The 5 Common Topics of Invention are Definition, Comparison, Circumstance, Relationship, and Testimony NOTE: We hope this podcast meets your ears and finds you safe and healthy. These are uncertain times due to the COVID19 pandemic. I'm so grateful for the means to connect without direct social contact. My guest's contacts: www.instagram.com/mariplansalist https://www.patreon.com/mariplansalist https://www.facebook.com/groups/theinspirednotebook/ My guest says it so well... Hi, My name is Mari and I am a planner. I am also a mom, a wife, a Controller, and an avid budgeter. I started planning and journaling as a middle schooler and it has been something that I have never given up. Up to the year 2014, I was using standard planners (Erin Condren, Day Designers, etc) until I came across Ryder Carroll and his Bullet Journal Method and my life has been forever changed. I absolutely love the flexibility and freedom that a bullet journal gives. In my spare time, I love to teach bullet journaling, create new functional spreads and my favorite is helping families create and stick to a personal budget that can help them reach their financial goals. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 2, Episode 21 UPDATE 5/16/21: Check out her dog Thor's Instagram Kristine and I chat about her life as a small business owner and the doubts that come with it in this funny and engaging interview. What happens when you suddenly find yourself with more room in your bed because you're single? Set up your planner supplies within arm's reach of your pillow. lol  Some topics covered: singing karaoke, e-liquids, cease and desist from a major juice company, CBD oil, small business, second-guessing yourself, cash envelopes, craft room/planner studio set-up, Bloomsicle, The Style Planner, The Planner Geek Co., Gillio, Oli clips, and tattoo design IG: https://www.instagram.com/krissylizcreations/ Website: https://www.krissylizcreations.com/ --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message

Season 1, Episode 20 Cindy Wiseman, aka The Queen Pea, spills the "peas" [get it? like spilling the tea?] about her experience in the planner community.  As my first repeat guest, I am thrilled to bring you an update to a previous episode.  Cindy shares about:  wedding planning recognizing overwhelm how to get a seat at the table you want Click here: Cindy's first episode on Planner Lifestyle Podcast  Instagram: The Queen Pea --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/planner-lifestyle-podcast/message