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Setting goals helps to instigate new behaviours; they help guide your focus and sustain the momentum in life. When you set goals, they will not only motivate you, but can also improve your mental health, personal and professional success.
Working on setting specific goals can increase your likelihood of success. When you write down your goals and targets, it gives you accountability and the motivation to achieve what you set out do.
The brand Yop & Tom was created in 2019, in London, by 2 friends, Joppe (Yop) and Tom. They wanted to help you unlock your potential through intentionally designed paper products. Their produces are specifically designed to aid you to disconnect from the digital world and allow you to reconnect with what is really important to you. They want the products to help you be more productive and achieve your goals.
Previously, I worked with Yop & Tom this year on my Veganuary series in January. I shared a selection of the best vegan and sustainable stationery products on the market. I shared a bullet journal from their collection that I feel more than outs Archer & Olive bullet journals to shame. Not only do they offer bullet journals, but they have these popular goal planners. If you are looking for some help in creating your goals, ‘The Power of 3 – Undated Goal Planner’ can help you by grouping them in 3s.
The Power of 3 Undated Goal Planner comes in 3 nature inspired colours: Sunshine Yellow, Charcoal and Forest Green. The planners have the following features:
- Size A5 (148 x 210mm)
- 120gsm sustainably sourced are in pure white
- Stain-resistant, vegan leather cover with a fastener and 3 divider ribbons
- 222 pages with a yearly overview and focus, 4 quarterly spreads, 12 monthly spreads ad 53 weekly spreads
The rule of 3 is a well-recognised concept in a variety of areas in life. Science has proven that human beings are instinctively designed to process information through pattern recognition. It is true that your brain processes and remembers information that is shared in 3s much more easily.
The Power of 3 technique has 3 distinct phases:
- Goal setting
- Goal execution
- Reflecting and migrating goals to the next time period
In the goal planner, it explains all about the Power of 3 and information about each section of the planner. Not only do you have the information, but from page 208, you can see the examples of how you can utilise this planner, which I found really helpful.
I am really looking forward to using this goal planner in order to help me set achievable goals and be able to track my progress. What I love about this planner is that it’s undated, so not only can I start this planner at any point in the year, but if I have a flare up due to my chronic illness, I can skip a month or two if I need to. I can tailor it completely around me. The white pages are bright white, which makes the page set ups clean and minimalistic. I am making conscious efforts to be more sustainable in all areas of my life and that includes my stationery. I know when I am using my Yop & Tom Goal Planner and Bullet Journal that I am reducing my impact on the planet and using responsible sourced paper.
I have used goal planners or notepads before, but they were very basic and just had a space to write down a goal and a to-do list. The Yop & Tom goal planner has detailed step-by-step set up for you to break down your goals and what you want to focus on. This makes big goals less daunting and helps you to make the steps towards achieving the goals you set.
You might be thinking ‘why do I need a goal planner?’ There are so many benefits of writing down and planning your goals. Here are 7 reasons why using this goal planner will be effective:
- It will boost your productivity
- Help you to keep reliable records
- Helps you to schedule effectively especially with time management
- It holds you accountable
- It helps you to get clear about what you want
- It narrows your focus to eliminate any possible distractions
- Helps you to stay motivated
Setting goals can be overwhelming, so using a goal planner can take the pressure off and allow you to channel your efforts into achieving your goals. I recommend checking out Yop & Tom on Instagram.
How do you plan your goal setting? Have you used a goal planner before? I’d love to hear in the comments.
Wow this planner is gorgeous, and I’m glad they’ve included pages about how to use it correctly 🙂 thanks for sharing x
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A great goal planner. I need to start documenting my goals and keeping track of everything.
I recommend this goal planner!
I really like how this planner was broken down! That’s so cool, the different sections. I am glad you showed us some pages. Definitely gonna save this cause I made need this planner myself.
Such a lovely planner! The layout is interesting, I’ve never seen one set up like this before. Thank you for sharing!
Alexis
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Love this! I love how it breaks down your goals into more manageable chunks and helps you to reflect on your progress – as well as being sustainable! I’ll definitely look into this product, thank you so much for sharing x
I use an electronic planner but I could use something like this as well. It’s been a while since I have handwritten something haha.
I love stationery so I love using a paper planner and goal planner!
I love planners & these ones look amazing.
Something I would definitely purchase when I start setting fixed blogging goals.
Xx
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I recommend purchasing this goal planner it is so helpful!
Omg I want to own this now. It’s simple and straightforward so less burden for me to design it haha. I love that you shared the specifics, template, and overall thoughts about this.
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I definitely recommend this planner. It is super affordable!!
This is such a pretty planner and I like how you broke everything down.
This goal planner looks amazing! I love all the detail and how they have broken everything down for you. I really hope it’s available in Canada. Thanks for sharing!
I definitely recommend you checking them out!
I love how minimalistic and ordered it looks! I find some planners have either too much or not enough and this sounds like a great middle way. I am very impressed by how the pages are divided and are focused on goals. I must say that you have an amazing writing x
That isn’t my writing ha ha! It is a computerised example of how to use it. But the planner is so helpful.
I love this post and I love how organised the planner is!! Deffo need this in my life xx
I really recommend it. It is super affordable too!
I love this planner, I love that you can organise every aspect of your life with it and I love the different sections it has! x
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Thank you for reading and commenting. I definitely recommend you checking it out!
I’ve been looking for something just like this! I’m obsessed with organisers and planners, and love how this isn’t dated which (as you said) allows for down/rest days. Thank you for sharing this x
It is super helpful! I would definitely recommend it! X
Wow!!!!!!! That’s a lovely journal. And I like the teal green color. So lovely! Thank you for sharing.
Thank you for reading and commenting. It is a great goal planner!
I really enjoyed your review. I don’t have a goal planner but see that I need one like this quality product. Thanks for this,
i really love that this planner is sustainable and extremely useful!!
I’ve been looking for a planner like this for so long! I love how it doesn’t already have the year/dates that way you can use this journal anytime. I’m definitely going to check out their Instagram. Thanks for sharing!
This is so perfect, being undated you can use it anytime!
This is such a great post, I use my passion planner to plan help me achieve my goals, and I think making sure that you’re realistic with your goals and how long you think it will take to achieve!
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I never heard of or saw a goal planner, until I read this post. This looks awesome! Thanks for sharing! Looks like this would help me stay on top of it, motivate me, and help me be more organized. I should also get one for my daughters. How awesome!
I definitely recommend it! It is so helpful.
i’m a sucker for a good planner. they really do aid in maintaining goals and motivate us for success. this one in particular sounds really nice. thanks for sharing, lauren!
Thank you for reading and commenting. I definitely recommend checking out this goal planner!
The planner is very detailed and broken down in a way that it is easy to use. Great that it is small enough to fit in a book bag.
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I’m such a big fan of planning! I especially loved the 3-month goal reflection. Those prompts are so important especially reflecting if your plans worked or not. Thanks for sharing this! xxx
This looks like an incredible planner! I need something like this to help keep me accountable for the work I need to do. Great post x
I definitely recommend. They have some great designs and colours to choose from. X
This definitely is a unique planner! I like how you gave an inside glimpse into some of the pages.
I used to make all kinds of plans. However, after having so many unexpected weird and, yes, at times horrific things, happen in my life – I just “go with the flow” putting my life in God’s hands.
The planner sounds great! Definitely like the way it is goal oriented and has tips.
I like the look of this planner and I like that it’s Vegan friendly too. I usually write lists on my phone, but this looks like a great way to set goals. Thanks for sharing. Jade MumLifeandMe
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