If you’re like me, you rely heavily on a planner of some sort for your business. I have been using Rifle Paper Co.’s yearly planner and while I absolutely love so much about it, I realized it was missing some little extras I’m looking for.
I set out on a mission to find the BEST recommendations from everyone in the creative community. While Instagram was pretty quiet on their recs, I knew I could count on the Threads audience to give me some amazing ideas. If you don’t follow me on Threads yet, make sure you hop on over there (I promise, it’s so fun).
What I love about my current planner:
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The spiral binding so I can easily bend it in half
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The quick weekly view so I can easily see what I have going on
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A place to take notes - it’s the perfect size for quick notes while on video calls with clients
What I am looking for in my future planner:
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Goal tracking (it’s so important to write your goals down daily and I would love a spot to do this)
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Habit tracking (did I exercise? did I wrote my goals? did I drink enough water…)
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Perhaps a more detailed place to break down my day (unsure on this yet)
Just a quick note: what’s to follow is from October 2024. I will do my best to keep this updated.
Drumroll, please! Your recommendations…
The Happy Planner
I bet you’ve heard of or at least seen this one on your instagram feed at some point. I know a lot of artists who have collaborated with The Happy Planner on cover & interior designs. So many people recommended this planner due to its ability to be fully customized.
Pros:
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Weekly spreads
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Lots of writing room
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Daily checklists
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Add or remove pages
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Customizable
Price: $21.99-$41.99
The Passion Planner
Ooooo I love that this planner seems very customizable meaning they seem to have many different versions and have a chart to break down which one would work best for your needs.
Pros:
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Comes with 2 ribbon markers
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Habit tracking
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Core Values, Visions and Goals tracking
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Donates 1% to non profit of choice
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Cares about the environment
Price: $50.99
Commit 30
The sticker addition on this one is pretty fun! If you’re into marking up your planners this way or with lots of color coding this looks like the planner for you. I really love that even though it’s not spiral bound, it still lays flat.
Pros:
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Has downloadable previews to see before you buy
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Goals and visions tracking
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Weekly spreads
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Sunday or Monday start dates
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Page marking ribbons
Price: $58 (currently on sale for $39.99)
Laurel Denise Planner
You know I love a spiral and this one has that which I think is important due to its larger size. I’m really enjoying the overall look and design of this planner, especially the tabs which make it easy to navigate where you need to.
Pros:
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Sunday or Monday start dates
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Time blocking
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Focused daily lists
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Habit tracking
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Bookmark & Folders
Price: $59
Bright Beta No Limits Planner
Pros:
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Lay flat binding
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Elastic closure band
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3 ribbons & back pocket
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Goal planning and tracking
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Monthly habit tracking
Price: $48
