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In this episode, Bessie sits down with Axel and Max Stürken, the Co-CEOs of Leuchtturm1917, a premium stationery brand that has stood the test of time. As the company approaches its 108th anniversary, the brothers discuss their journey of transforming a traditional family-run business into an industry leader in high-quality notebooks. From stamp collecting albums to coin collections and finally to the globally recognized Leuchtturm notebooks, Axel and Max share how their company has adapted, innovated, and thrived in an increasingly digital world.The conversation explores the impact of digitalization, why handwriting remains relevant, how the brand's annual color themes came to life, and why they have resisted going public despite numerous acquisition offers.They emphasize a core principle that has guided their success: focusing on customer needs and refining the details. Whether it's introducing numbered pages, custom indexes, new color palettes, or even waterproof notebooks, Leuchtturm1917 continuously evolves by listening to its customers and responding with thoughtful product innovations.Whether you're a stationery lover, entrepreneur, or creative thinker, this episode offers deep insights into heritage branding, business resilience, and the enduring magic of writing by hand—because writing is thinking on paper.Quotes That Inspire:� “Writing is thinking on paper.”� “The more digital our world becomes, the more people turn back to real, tangible experiences.”� “We don't create disposable products—our notebooks are made to last, just like the ideas people put inside them.”� “We love being independent—keeping the company family-run allows us to focus on quality, not quarterly reports.”� “People don't just buy a notebook; they buy a tool that helps them reflect, create, and remember.”Bessie 录制这期节目前的准备-播客「手帐」Bessie, Axel & Max【本节目由Withinlink碚曦投资协作体出品】【嘉宾】Axel Stürken & Max StürkenCo-CEO, Leuchtturm Group【主持】李倩玲 Bessie Lee广告营销行业资深从业者，商业观察者【后期制作】 小朱（播客公社）【收听方式】推荐您使用Apple Podcast、小宇宙APP、喜马拉雅FM、荔枝播客、网易云音乐、QQ音乐、Spotify或任意泛用型播客客户端订阅收听《贝望录》。【互动方式】微博：@贝望录微信公众号：贝望录+商务合作：beiwanglu@withinlink.com

In this episode of All It Takes is a Goal, I'm excited to share the first two words of my four-word formula for achieving any goal: "Results" and "Actions." I'll explain why 92% of New Year's resolutions fail and how you can avoid becoming part of that statistic. I'll show you how to define clear results and take practical actions to reach your objectives, using my book-writing process as an example. Plus, I'll introduce you to the Finish Journal, a new tool I created with Leuchtturm1917 to help you complete your goals. Tune in and let's start transforming your goals into accomplishments!Sign up for my newsletter, Try This!Follow me on GoodReadsBook me to speak at your event or to your team!I'm also on Instagram, Twitter, YouTube, and Facebook.My new book All It Takes Is a Goal is available! You can grab a copy from your favorite bookstore or at atgbook.com.Pick up your copy of the Finish Journal in Fox Red or Navy today!

Welcome back to Glow Up Goals Week on Bri Books! Today we're doing a deep dive into the world of bullet journaling: What it is, what it solves, and how to get started. I'll be sharing the steps you want to follow in order to turn any notebook into a bullet journal, and how to optimize your life using bullet journal strategies like daily and weekly logs.   What is Bullet Journaling? What's the Difference Between a Bullet Journal and a Regular Notebook? A bullet journal, in essence, is a notebook with bulleted on-page dots and an accompanying system of organizing your world. Your bullet journal index, weekly spread, and daily logs are the foundations of a successful bullet journaling strategy.  Your bullet journal weekly spread is where you map out your week ahead, and supplement with categories you want to focus on. Often, when you search bullet journaling on YouTube and Instagram, you're met with highly-designed, washi-tape wrapped notebooks. What's important to remember is that you want your bullet journal format to be flexible, fast, and fit to your focus.  How to Start Bullet Journaling Create an Index. It's the Table of Contents of your bullet journal, where you write down page numbers and their corresponding sections.  Write a prayer, a grounding thought, or, 3-5 simple joys in life. Write down three peaceful thoughts and joys you find. I find that it's helpful to have something grounding and centering at the top of my journal, to put myself into perspective. Categories. This is where you break down and compartmentalize your priorities for this notebook. Your bullet journal categories will organically start to build up as you journal more regularly. Use your categories to keep you honest and mindful of the tasks, projects, and priorities you avoid.  Logs and Calendar.  The daily log/  weekly spread is where you outline the state of your union: I begin with a breakdown of the categories we mentioned: personal, financial, spiritual, etc. On a weekly basis, it's important that you keep yourself honest and review your logs. Notice what tasks roll from week to week. Notice what categories get neglected and moved back week to week.  Create Your Spread. A spread is a few pages devoted to a certain project or time period. For example, each week I create a 2-page spread, and write down what's on my calendar along with a little checklist built on tasks pulled from the….CATEGORIES LIST! The daily and weekly spread keeps me honest.  Links to My Favorite Bullet Journaling Resources: The IGTV about setting up your bujo is live on @bribookspod Leuchtturm1917 from Paper Source BeRooted journal Episode: How to Bullet Journal Like a Pro Episode: Bullet Journaling 101 with Bri Book

When you want to improve your speaking, it's important to expand your vocabulary. When you expand your vocabulary, you elevate your mental dictionary and give yourself the chance to use words that are more descriptive, precise and articulate.  But learning new words to expand your vocabulary isn't just a matter of picking up a dictionary. It requires a more thoughtful process of finding the right vocabulary, recording it, memorising it and using it. When each of these steps are performed in the right way, it will definitely help you to commit new words to your mental dictionary so you can recall them at a later time and improve your speaking. In this episode, I talk about:5 Steps to expanding your vocabulary so you can improve your speakingHow to find new vocabulary to learnThe word journals that I use for Japanese, French and English vocabularyDigital apps to learn new vocabulary, record and memorise those wordsEbbinghaus Forgetting CurveMoving new vocabulary from short term to long term memory using Spaced RepetitionUsing new vocabulary to memorise it betterThe first word you should put in your word journalResources that I mentioned in this episode:Moleskin Notebooks or Paperage notebooks (for word journal)Leuchtturm1917 notebooks (for word journal)Digital Apps for vocabulary building: Vocabulary.com, Vocabulary Builder by Magoosh, Word a Day WidgetEP081 Articulate Complicated Thoughts ClearlyKara's YouTube channel playlist for “Be More Articulate and Well Spoken”Learning & Development Video Courses!Assertive Communication Skills MasterclassBusiness Etiquette 101: Social Skills for SuccessPowerful, Confident Body Language for WomenLeadership Presence 30 Day ChallengeBecome Known as a Go-To Expert!Download 21 ideas on How to Become Known as a Go-To Expert:   https://www.executive-impressions.com/gotoexpertseriesCheck out Shortform, the world's best book guides!Check out books on Shortform to help you be more articulate! Get 5 days of unlimited access to Shortform and an additional 20% discount on the annual subscription through my special link shortform.com/kararonin.Love the show? Let me know! Head over to Apple Podcasts, leave a review and subscribe! https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-leadership-pod/id1500219829Follow me on Social MediaLinkedIn InstagramYouTubeTikTokFacebookThank you so much for listening to this episode of The Leadership Pod!

Kerstin Schiemenz ist die einzige deutsche Bullet-Journal-Trainerin, die direkt mit BuJo-Erfinder Ryder Carroll zusammenarbeitet. Sie arbeitet außerdem mit Leuchtturm1917, die die Bullet-Journal-Notizbücher entwickeln. In diesem Interview haben wir sehr ausführlich darüber geredet, wie die Bullet Journal Methode funktioniert, was ein gutes BuJo auszeichnet und wie du es nicht nur für mehr Produktivität nutzen kannst, sondern auch für deine psychische Gesundheit. Kerstin Schiemenz online: https://www.kerstin-schiemenz.com/ Bullet Journal Methode: https://bulletjournal.com/ Bullet Journal Community: https://bulletjournal.com/pages/community Insight Timer App: https://insighttimer.com/

I know. I know. Long term listeners know what's coming first but this first gift combo is an #AmWriting favorite for a good reason. The three of us own the same journal and nearly identical (save for the color of the elastic fastener and monogram) custom leather Fillion and we love them so much. Our favorite calendar/journal is, and has always been, the Leuchtturm1917 monthly planner with 136-page dotted notebook pages. We love everything about it - the monthly pages, the number of dotted pages, the weight of the paper, the pocket for stickers in the back - oh, it's so good. Sarina keeps a very eager eye out each year and two of our favorite days are the “what are next year's colors?” discovery day and the day Sarina hands over the new beauties in our color of choice. Sarina's planner is a thing of beauty so here's a pic of what her month usually looks like (stickers are for completing the day's word goal):What's a Fillion, you ask? Well, about ten years ago I bought a gorgeous tri-fold leather holder for a journal at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas and a very happy love affair was born. I actually met the woman who makes these lovelies, Lesha Shaver (pic below), owner of Little Mountain Bindery, and she's currently making a custom leatherbound book for a lucky someone on my holiday list this year. There are tons of options for the Fillion, but ours is the XL trifold with our initials in Huxley font. You can fit two notebooks in there if you want, plus the optional magnetic pocket is great for stickers, ruler, stencils, that sort of thing. I've been giving this Fillion to people as a thank you gift for years (for example, everyone who has blurbed my books has one with their initials and their favorite color elastic cording). In plucking the proper url to link in this post I just discovered Lesha has created a deluxe Fillion box set and now my mouth is watering. Given that we have our journals, now we need to have a very serious conversation about pens. I have choices, of course, but Sarina has OPINIONS. Her current favorites are:* Uniball Jetstream retractable fine (.7mm) ballpoint pens in black.* Pentel EnerGel RTX medium point (.7mm) retractable liquid gel pens in assorted colors. * Pilot Frixion light pastel highlighter with erasable ink and chisel tip 3-pack.I happen to love my black Sharpie ultra fine point pens, but that's just me. They do bleed through most journal pages, so I understand if you are offended.Here's the thing about the Pilot Frixion pens: they erase using the heat generated by the friction of he eraser on the paper and it's a perfect erase. I took Sarina's Frixion pen obsession to a whole new level and bought the big 24 set. Looooook how pretty….If our pen choices don't turn your crank, look around at one of our favorite sources for pens and other addictive office items, JetPens or MochiThings. I apologize in advance. Other fun things I've kept on a running list this year:Bulk blank notebooks with kraft paper covers (I keep the tiny ones, 10 for $24) in my pocket or wallet at all times because I'm 52 and starting to forget things. This adorable Kaweco fountain pen in smooth sage. It's tiny and light, and I love it. I linked the medium nib but it comes in lots of versions. The ink is specific to this pen and comes in lots of colors, too. I am terrible with glasses. Mine get left all over the place (there are three pairs of glasses in my woods, right now, sitting on stumps or logs I can't locate) and I scratch them far too quickly. That said, this soft but upright Tät Tat glasses (or whatever) case really helps. I keep it on my nightstand and consequently I've managed to hold on to at least one pair of unscratched prescription glasses. Mine's grey-blue.Oh, and since people ask me all the time about my glasses, they are Warby Parker Ainsley in Marzipan Tortoise. Did you know Sarina made her own journal for romance readers? Yes, indeedy. The Kissing Books Journal by Heart Eyes Press. In fact, Sarina told me she even keeps a “Gifts for Readers and Writers” list on Amazon, so here's that, too. Finally, since few of us need more stuff, don't forget about memberships to The Authors Guild or PEN America. Members of The Authors Guild get access to legal services, web services, insurance discounts, all kinds of great webinars and events, and the opportunity to build your community of writer friends. This year, The Authors Guild helped advocate for writers and got Amazon to change its ebook return policy and was instrumental in getting ZLibrary taken down and its creators arrested and indicted for piracy. PEN America offers writer and reader memberships and both are vital to supporting their work advocating for for free speech, fighting censorship and book banning, and protecting writers from online abuse. NB: some of these items listed at Amazon have affiliate codes on them which means Sarina or I might make a few cents here or there from Amazon's coffers. I tried to link to smaller retailers wherever possible, though! Happy holidays to all of you. We appreciate you all so very, very much. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit amwriting.substack.com/subscribe

It's time for our “Ask Us Anything” episode where we answer questions that you submitted! We will discuss Christ-centered friendship, encouragement for women in various seasons of life, and discerning the voice of God. Plus, we hit on several topics in a “rapid fire” segment where we answer questions with only 20 seconds each! Join us for this conversation!   6:51 - How has the gospel changed your life? 11:58 - How can I be a good, Christ-centered friend?  14:20 - How do you know if you're currently where God wants you to be in life?  17:00 - How do you differentiate between God's voice and your own thoughts?  20:16 - Can we discuss the need for Jesus for moms who work 40 hour weeks? 24:10 - Advice on unequally yoked marriages?  27:58 - How do I find patience in dating while waiting for the ring? 32:10 - How can I be joyful in the hard seasons? 36:44 - Rapid fire: How do I encourage my friends to read the Bible and not self-help books? What are some of your thoughts on spiritual warfare? How do I encourage believers through hard scriptures like Leviticus and Exodus? How/when do you find time with God as a stay at home mom with little ones? In Exodus 4:24, was God really going to kill Moses? How can you be an effective ministry leader/pastor's wife when working full time outside of ministry? When starting to read the Bible, where do you start? Can you please explain the psalms? In Luke, why did Gabriel punish Zechariah and not Mary when they asked the same question?   Sign up for the brand new Daily Grace Podcast Newsletter and receive the free resource "Scripture for Every Season.”   Resources mentioned in this episode: Leuchtturm1917 journal Mom Enough - Desiring God Episode 167: Can We Disagree and Still Be Friends?  The Promises of God coffee table book by Daily Grace  Abide journal from Daily Grace  Armor of God Study by Daily Grace Episode 127: You're in a Battle: Engaging in Spiritual Warfare The Story of Redemption study bundle  A Year in the Bible with Daily Grace podcast ESV Study Bible CSB Study Bible Christ-Centered Exposition commentary series   Scripture mentioned in this episode: Hebrews 10:17–18 Romans 12:10, 15 Proverbs 16:3, 9 Matthew 6:9-13  1 Corinthians 10:31 Lamentations 3:23 Isaiah 26:3 Genesis 50:20 Romans 8:18 Luke 1:20, 38 Related Resources: Episode 25: What's God's Will For Your Life? Episode 87: Learning the Voice of God Blog: Finding Meaningful Friendships When Life is Busy Blog: Finding Joy in Our Place   Connect with us: Subscribe to Daily Grace: on iOS, go to our Apple podcast page and click subscribe. On Android, click this podcast RSS feed link and choose your podcast app. If needed, you can copy this link directly into your favorite podcast app (like Stitcher or Overcast). Or follow us on Spotify!   We would love it if you took a few minutes to leave us an Apple podcast review to help spread the word about Daily Grace! We want to invite more women into our conversations!   Download The Daily Grace app: for iOS, click here to download.  On Android, click here to download. Visit The Daily Grace Co. for beautiful products for the whole family that will equip you on your journey to knowing and loving God more.  Subscribe to The Daily Grace Newsletter and receive free Bible study resources in your inbox.  Like The Daily Grace Co. on Facebook. Follow @dailygracepodcast on Instagram for exclusive podcast content and @thedailygraceco for all things The Daily Grace Co. Engage with our Facebook community, “The Daily Grace Co. Community”.  Read The Daily Grace blog for encouragement throughout the week that is steeped in biblical truths.   * Affiliate links used are used where appropriate. Thank you for supporting the products that support the production of this podcast! * 

Welcome to t-minus one until the big five-oh. We've come a long way since the first teaser/trailer, so it's prime time to lay bare core threads and get reacquainted. Cheers to good taste, transformative experiences, and a perpetual-readiness to rumble. // Intro by @snooze.music // Ready to level up? Check out OLPR Leather Goods Co. using my link here! I'm big on stationery, use notebooks religiously, and cannot overstate how much it means that my Leuchtturm1917 is safely nested in the softest, most stunning shade of blue leather. From journals to wallets to duffel bags, OLPR is the place to go. Make sure to use my link to let them know I sent you, just like you'll use poise and grace to receive the layers of compliments on your thoughtfully crafted, powerful, and timeless leather piece. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/support

We're spring cleaning in the middle of February, aka "Another one!!" (read in DJ Khaled's voice). // Intro by @snooze.music // Ready to level up? Check out OLPR Leather Goods Co. using my link here! I'm big on stationery, use notebooks religiously, and cannot overstate how much it means that my Leuchtturm1917 is safely nested in the softest, most stunning shade of blue leather. From journals to wallets to duffel bags, OLPR is the place to go. Make sure to use my link to let them know I sent you, just like you'll use poise and grace to receive the layers of compliments on your thoughtfully crafted, powerful, and timeless leather piece. --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/support

Welcome back to your favorite early morning mix on 109.7 ANNE Radio, where the tapas are many while the minutes are few. Now say yum. // Morning Show Intro by @chadaversun // Ready to level up? Check out OLPR Leather Goods Co. using my link here! I'm big on stationery, use notebooks religiously, and cannot overstate how much it means that my Leuchtturm1917 is safely nested in the softest, most stunning shade of blue leather. From journals to wallets to duffel bags, OLPR is the place to go. Make sure to use my link to let them know I sent you, just like you'll use poise and grace to receive the layers of compliments on your thoughtfully crafted, powerful, and timeless leather piece. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/support

Welcome to the inaugural episode of Table-side Rants, the newest addition to Extra Ginger's repertoire. It's layers of angry in the appropriately proportioned space, a sidebar. It's called revving up to let go, look it up. // NEW DARK-MODE INTRO by @chadaversun // Ready to level up? Check out OLPR Leather Goods Co. using my link here! I'm big on stationery, use notebooks religiously, and cannot overstate how much it means that my Leuchtturm1917 is safely nested in the softest, most stunning shade of blue leather. From journals to wallets to duffel bags, OLPR is the place to go. Make sure to use my link to let them know I sent you, just like you'll use poise and grace to receive the layers of compliments on your thoughtfully crafted, powerful, and timeless leather piece. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/support

Welcome back to your favorite early morning mix on 109.7 ANNE Radio, where the tapas are many while the minutes are few. Now say yum. // NEW INTRO by @chadaversun // Ready to level up? Check out OLPR Leather Goods Co. using my link here! I'm big on stationery, use notebooks religiously, and cannot overstate how much it means that my Leuchtturm1917 is safely nested in the softest, most stunning shade of blue leather. From journals to wallets to duffel bags, OLPR is the place to go. Make sure to use my link to let them know I sent you, just like you'll use poise and grace to receive the layers of compliments on your thoughtfully crafted, powerful, and timeless leather piece. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/support

If you're reading this and from the NBA Association, please hire us as executives. We are passionate, attentive, and guaranteed to bring you wild success. The rest is simple-- we're here, we're catching up, and we are absolutely still rooting for the Mavs (and the Celtics). // Level up much? Check out OLPR Leather Goods Co. using my link here! I'm big on stationery, use notebooks religiously, and cannot overstate how much it means that my Leuchtturm1917 is safely nested in the softest, most stunning shade of blue leather. From journals to wallets to duffel bags, OLPR is the place to go. Make sure to use my link to let them know I sent you, just like you'll use poise and grace to receive the layers of compliments on your thoughtfully crafted, powerful, and timeless leather piece. // Music by Snooze, follow him @snooze.mp4 --- This episode is sponsored by · Anchor: The easiest way to make a podcast. https://anchor.fm/app --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/support

It'ssSSSSssSSesSSeeeSSSs the early morning (or anytime) mix on 109.7 ANNE Radio, where the tapas are many while the minutes are few. TLDR; we're giving only good vibes, #busy version. // Music by Chad Aversun, follow him @chadaversun // Christmas Time is Here by @chadaversun and @snooze.mp4 // Movewaves by @wanderd and @chadaversun // Mended Sails by @ric.indigo // You Say by @tylertheasian // Ready to level up? Check out OLPR Leather Goods Co. using my link here! I'm big on stationery, use notebooks religiously, and cannot overstate how much it means that my Leuchtturm1917 is safely nested in the softest, most stunning shade of blue leather. From journals to wallets to duffel bags, OLPR is the place to go. Make sure to use my link to let them know I sent you, just like you'll use poise and grace to receive the layers of compliments on your thoughtfully crafted, powerful, and timeless leather piece. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/extraginger/support

Tromgeroffel. Deze methode heeft mijn leven veranderd en ik doe het pas een maand! Het is bijzonder. Want na een aantal dagen merkte ik al hetzelfde effect als anderhalve maand achter elkaar elke dag mediteren. Bullet journalling. Ja. Ik hoor je zuchten. Maar dit komt omdat je denkt dat je weet wat het is. Je weet het niet. Je hebt het verkeerd begrepen. Het is heel simpel, heel makkelijk en het kost nauwelijks moeite. Wacht. Laat het je me uitleggen waarom dit werkt om uit dat koppie van je te komen.Kijk dit filmpje over journallen Haal de Leuchtturm1917 bullet journal notitieboekjeGa naar mijn webwinkel en haal een boek (of een tas). Zie store.psychokiller.eu Support the show (https://www.petje.af/tomsondarko)

Today, I'm sharing my ultimate fall refresh essentials--everything you need to start the cozy season off right. Any change in the seasons and calendar is an opportunity to reset, reflect and refresh and get into the coziest, comfiest fall state of mind. Let me know what your autumn refresh routine looks like at @bribookspod on Instagram and Twitter, and by using #bribooks while you listen! 1:37 - #1: A notebook! Every autumn, I go to Paper Source and Barnes and Noble to scour the Leuchtturm1917 notebooks, which come in every hue under the sun. I love the bullet journaling approach (here's an episode of Bri Books about how to start bullet journaling!) I'm starting your fall reset with a notebook because you have to know where you want to go to get to where you want to be. Having a designated place to dump thoughts, plans and problems alleviate mental clutter. (Here's a link to my favorite Leuchturn1917 notebook.) 3:20 - #2: New tote bag! The CALPAK Haven laptop tote has taken the place of my everyday canvas bag. Inside the CALPAK tote is a removable laptop compartment. My favorite function? The slit in the back AKA the ‘luggage pass-through,' so you can slip through your carry-on luggage handle. This is the bag that'll define my fall ‘on-the-go' look. (Here's a link) 5:40 - #3: Bluetooth earbuds! The ones I've been using all summer and will use into winter are the Jaybird Vista 2 wireless sports earbuds. They're designed for athletes--think runners, rock-climbers--who need reliable earbuds with strong sound performance. They hold a charge for about 24 hours, and the case itself is a charging port. Here's a link to where to grab the Jaybird Vista 2 wireless sports earbuds, a definitive fall essential that you'll use year-round. 8:20 - #4: Kitchen essentials! Namely the Balmuda kettle and toaster. When the temperatures cool down, I get excited to make hot beverages around the clock and roast vegetables 24/7. In this respect, the Balmuda kettle and toaster have become a non-negotiable. All of their products are designed with a minimalist aesthetic to be beautiful and functional. From the kettle's painted stainless steel to the ergonomic handle, using the Balmuda kettle is a downright pleasure. You can use the toaster for roasting veggies, warming bread, baking cookies, steaming fish, warming up leftovers, roasting veggies--basically anything. If it's time for you to make an investment in your kitchen appliances as the cozy season creeps up, the Balmuda kettle and toaster deserve a spot on your list and kitchen counter. Here's a link to purchase the Balmuda kettle and toaster.  12:15 - #5: Tea and cider! Now is the perfect time to add tea and cider to your beverage collection. You can make apple cider slushies, cocktails, etc. at home to give a seasonal refresh to your beverage collection. My favorite autumnal teas are Traditional Medicinals and TeaPigs.  15:00 - #6: Handcream! Two hand creams I've been loving: Caudalie Nail and Hand Repair and Avya Nourishing Hand Treatment. I've been using Caudalie Nail Repair for five years now, and I buy a new tube each autumn. Rich in shea butter, avocado butter, polyphenols, the touch is so hydrating. If you prefer a rich hand cream that doesn't leave a greasy film, this is the one. Here's a link to purchase the Caudalie hand cream. Up next: the Avya Nourishing Hand Treatment. Avya nourishing hand treatment is rooted in ayurvedic medicine and has hyaluronic acid that helps hydrate and protects the dry chapped skin of your hands. The best part: the founder of Avya Skincare originally created the product as a face cream. Here's a link to where to pick up the Avya hand treatment. 17:23 - #7: Aromatherapy tools! When you think of autumn, certain scents come to mind: pumpkin, dried leaves, apples, rain, mulled cider. Take that exact same energy, bottle it up, and you have Aromatherapy Associates' atomizer diffuser. The atomizer is a waterless and portable diffuser, meaning you can carry it with you from room to room. Aromatherapy Associates is one of my favorite British brands, well-known in the wellness space for their innovative approach to aromatherapy.  The diffuser disperses a microfine mist directly from the essential oil bottle. And  since there is no water, it is easy to move around without the need to clean between uses. The ‘Deep Relax' essential oil blend and the ‘Breathe' pure essential oil blend are my absolute favorites for everyday use. Don't overlook the power of scent in creating a space that feels warm to you. Here's a link to where to purchase Aromatherapy Associates' atomizer.  20:30: #8: A staycation! This autumn, hop on the highway and get out of dodge. Choose an easy location (no more than 150 miles away) and treat yourself to a long weekend trip. One of my favorites is going to the Catskills in New York state, especially the town of Kingston, New York. I find that the autumnal bliss I crave can be found 100 miles outside of New York City. Stone Ridge Orchard, a fantastic local orchard, grows everything from apples to pears in the autumn, and the pumpkin patches are plentiful. I highly recommend a trip to Kingston Wine Company in downtown Kingston, and a lazy afternoon spent popping into and out of vintage shops blows away the end-of-summer blues. Wherever you are in the country, find the hidden gems of your region or hometown to remind you that magic is all around--and you don't have to pay thousands of dollars to be inspired and reinvigorated.   OTHER EPISODES MENTIONED AND PRODUCTS MENTIONED Bri Books: How to Get Started Bullet-Journaling Leuchtturm1917 notebooks CALPAK Haven laptop tote Jaybird Vista 2 wireless sports earbuds Balmuda kettle and toaster Traditional Medicinals and TeaPigs teas   Caudalie Nail and Hand Repair and Avya Nourishing Hand Treatment  Aromatherapy Associates' atomizer diffuser Staycation to the Catskills in New York state, especially the town of Kingston, New York

Heute zu Gast: Moderatorin und Organisatorin der Tagebuch-Slams, Mag. Diana Köhle, MAS.Mit ihr spreche ich über ihre Tagebuch-Slams, ihre eigene Schreibpraxis und die Reisen durch persönliche Geschichten, die immer auch ein Stückchen Zeitgeschichte widerspiegeln.Link zum Buch beim Verlag Holzbaum: http://www.holzbaumverlag.at/verliebt/Link zum Podcast: "Mein Tagebuch, ich + … https://open.spotify.com/show/1QG0tuX5r70PFzhmEnn8JDLink zu Dianas Websiten: https://www.liebestagebuch.at/ bzw. https://slamb.at/Die nächsten Termine: https://www.liebestagebuch.at/termine5-Jahres-Tagebuch „Some lines a day“ von Leuchtturm1917: https://www.leuchtturm1917.de/notizbuecher/journale/some-lines-a-day/ Tagebuch-Slams im TAG (ab Oktober 2021): https://www.dastag.at/Fotocredits: David Samhaber

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Evan Moskal, Founder of Courant, wireless charging focused on aesthetic and effectiveness. Growing up, Evan always had a fascination with experimenting and building things from scratch, which led him to study at NYU Tandon School of Engineering and ultimately had a major impact on his venture with creating Courant.Realizing the potential utility behind a functional and aesthetic wireless charger, Evan and his Co-Founder Monish, launched Courant at the dawn of wireless charging's rise in popularity. If you have owned a wireless or faulty charger in the past, you have probably experienced incompatibility with your device. Listen, as Evan explains the technology within the charger and how they managed to make Courant extensively compatible. Make sure to check out Courant at: https://staycourant.com/ Follow Starting Small:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingsmallpod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Startingsmallpod/?modal=admin_todo_tourLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/cameronnagle Check out my favorite journal by LEUCHTTURM1917 at: https://www.leuchtturm1917.us/notebook-medium-a5-hardcover-251-numbered-pages-5-3-4-x-8-1-4-in.html

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Scott Gabrielson, Founder of Oliver Cabell, a high end footwear brand without the markups. Scott attended the University of Minnesota for his undergrad and the University of Oxford for his MBA. Scott has always been fascinated with luxury clothing and accessories, but the price tag would deter him away. After working in hedge funds, Scott launched Oliver Cabell, starting with accessories and slowly moved towards Italian leather, casual footwear. Make sure to check out Oliver Cabell at: https://olivercabell.com/ Follow Starting Small:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingsmallpod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Startingsmallpod/?modal=admin_todo_tourLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/cameronnagle Check out my favorite journal by LEUCHTTURM1917 at: https://www.leuchtturm1917.us/notebook-medium-a5-hardcover-251-numbered-pages-5-3-4-x-8-1-4-in.html  

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Hap Klopp, Founder and ex-CEO of The North Face, one of the world's leading outdoor apparel brands. Growing up in Washington, Hap was drawn to the outdoors and exploration. His family had a company in which Hap later took over and sold following his years at Stanford University.Following Stanford, Hap realized he didn't fit in corporate business, after numerous interviews requiring dress code and for his real name, "Kenneth" to be used, rather than Hap. He then went on to use the money left from the family business, to purchase a number of existing outdoor product stores, on the west coast. These stores began to expand as they transitioned to become The North Face, and manufactured their own products. From the start, Hap's vision with The North Face was to replace existing clothing with better insulated and lightweight material, that would ultimately allow for further exploration. Make sure to check out Hap's book, Conquering the North Face: An Adventure in Leadership at: https://www.amazon.com/Conquering-North-Face-Adventure-Leadership/dp/1475965648/ref=sr_1_1?dchild=1&keywords=Hap+Klopp&qid=1611864243&sr=8-1 Follow Starting Small:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingsmallpod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Startingsmallpod/?modal=admin_todo_tourLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/cameronnagle Check out my favorite journal by LEUCHTTURM1917 at: https://www.leuchtturm1917.us/notebook-medium-a5-hardcover-251-numbered-pages-5-3-4-x-8-1-4-in.html 

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Ajay Kori, Founder of Allay Lamp, a therapy lamp for migraine sufferers, using a patented narrow band of green light, discovered by Harvard neuroscientist, Dr. Rami Burstein. Ajay attended Duke University for his undergrad for a major in Applied Science, and attended Harvard University for his MBA. Following college, Ajay has founded numerous startups such as UrbanStems, an online flower delivery service, Novilla Pharmaceuticals, and Allay Lamp. While collaborating with Dr. Rami Burstein, they wanted to find the correct light band that could limit stress on the eyes, that result to migraines. This type of bulb was first estimated to $20,000, until they found a contact who worked with light installation for NASA on the space station, who was able to introduce a precious band at an affordable price. From this, the Allay Lamp was born and has been effective nation wide. Make sure to check out Allay Lamp at: https://allaylamp.com/ Thank you to this episodes sponsor, Basic Rights. Basic Rights is a clothing brand that was founded in NYC and designed in London, that focuses on style and sustainability. They have partnered with Trees for the Future in 2019 to offset our carbon footprint by planting a tree for every item sold. To date, they have planted over 15,000 trees. Find out more at: https://us.basicrights.com/ Follow Starting Small:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingsmallpod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Startingsmallpod/?modal=admin_todo_tourLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/cameronnagle Check out my favorite journal by LEUCHTTURM1917 at: https://www.leuchtturm1917.us/notebook-medium-a5-hardcover-251-numbered-pages-5-3-4-x-8-1-4-in.html  

Thank you for tuning into "Starting Small", a podcast about brand development, entrepreneurship, and innovation in the modern world. In this episode, I am joined by Kevin Wohlman, Founder of Southern Scholar, superior dress socks crafted for comfort, fit, and durability. Kevin attended Arizona State University, where he studied both accounting and entrepreneurship.Following college, Kevin worked in the tax world, where he was introduced to the issue of typical dress socks not holding up and sliding down the leg as the day progressed. He realized the void in a comfortable and durable dress sock, which inspired him to start Southern Scholar. In 2014, Kevin launched Southern Scholar with a vision to provide the best dress socks on the market, built to last. Selling through DTC, Southern Scholar has diversified their product offerings and can even be purchased in the form of a subscription. Make sure to check out Southern Scholar at: https://southernscholar.com/ Follow Starting Small:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startingsmallpod/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/Startingsmallpod/?modal=admin_todo_tourLinkedIn: http://linkedin.com/in/cameronnagle Check out my favorite journal by LEUCHTTURM1917 at: https://www.leuchtturm1917.us/notebook-medium-a5-hardcover-251-numbered-pages-5-3-4-x-8-1-4-in.html  

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In this episode, I’m teaching you how to bullet journal like a boss. My bullet journaling strategy is easily customizable to fit whatever you need to focus on. If you’ve been meaning to start journaling, now’s definitely the time. I’ll be sharing the steps you want to follow in order to turn any notebook into a bullet journal, and how to optimize your life using bullet journal strategies like daily and weekly logs.  2:00 - What is a bullet journal?  3:00 - How to create your bullet journal index 3:30 - How to set up your bullet journal categories and prepare yourself for success 5:20 - How your daily logs and weekly spreads will propel your goal-setting in your bullet journal  7:15 - How to pull your bullet journal strategy together from the ground up.  My preferred bullet journal is Leuchtturm1917 from Paper Source.

This week I chat while planning my week ahead in Dallas. I'm doing a monstera Bullet Journal weekly spread for this week! I use crayola markers that I LOVE and my Leuchtturm1917 bullet journal I have been using for the past school year. I hope you enjoyed and got some good advice/ideas for job searching, job applications, and building your personal brand. I'm really enjoying making these podcasts every week, and I hope you enjoy listening to them as well. Have a great week! BLM RESOURCES: How to contribute if you can't donate | Donate | Big list of resources | Petitions | Bailing out protesters in Bexar, Dallas and Harris counties

I first learned about the concept of distributed cognition when I was an undergrad studying linguistics, but I didn't know what it was called until I studied it again in grad school. For an absolutely impenetrable "explanation," read this. For our non-academic purposes, let's consider distributed cognition a way to extend our individual ability to keep stuff in mind. We might ask our spouse to help us remember to take our vitamins each morning – this is a way of extending our own memory to be aided by the memory of another person. In today's podcast, I wax on about lists. Making lists is, to me, the ultimate (and delightfully simple) distribution of my cognition. Without making lists, I am a constant victim of my routine failure to remember to do all kinds of things, from the trivial to the very important. Putting these things down into a list means I can rely on the list instead of on my flaky memory – I take each item out of my brain and put it onto paper (or into an app, or whatever). When it comes to our creative projects and fantasies, getting stuff out of our heads can be just as useful as it is for us to get anything else out of our heads. When we use the tools we have to distribute all the myriad things that are constantly swimming around in our minds, we help ourselves to think more clearly, and to fit more things into our days – because we stop losing things to our fallible memories. Have a listen, then hit reply and tell me about the creative lists you keep! Show Notes Each episode this season begins with a short clip of a maker or artist talking about a recent project they were obsessed with. I recorded all of these in April of 2019 at Camp Thundercraft, a retreat for creative businesspeople held each spring and hosted by the folks behind Urban Craft Uprising. I'm very excited to be going back to teach two classes at the 2020 retreat coming up. This week, we hear from artist, designer, and crafts instructor Robert Mahar, whom I did not fangirl upon meeting, I swear to you. I had the pleasure of taking an embroidery workshop from Robert at camp last spring, and it was fabulous. I still pull out the massive project every now and then when I need a quiet thing to do. My list-making system of choice is a bullet journal; I carry mine with me wherever I go. I do not make fancy spreads in it. In fact, I do not make any spreads in it whatsoever. (I have in the past, but I never keep up with them, so I've just stopped wasting my time with them). In addition to my daily to-do lists, I take notes from meetings and workshops in there, jot down project ideas, and put in anything else I want to protect from the bottomless abyss of my unreliable memory. I use a Leuchtturm1917 dot-grid notebook for my journal. And a Pilot V Razor Point Pen, which feels amazing against the grain of the paper. I stick one of these onto the back cover of the notebook so my pen is always handy. Also, my husband and I share a grocery-list app (also a Google calendar, and I don't know how other people who live together can manage without one of those), and I use Todoist as an online list-maker (usually for things in the future I want to be reminded about). I mentioned my unrealistically long Ravelry queue. I do want to apply such an approach to other kinds of projects I want to make, too. In the podcast I said I'd do this in my bullet journal. But maybe it'd be more useful to keep all the lists on a Trello board... Support the podcast by becoming a Supporting Member, and enjoy super perks, too. Subscribe to the podcast on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, TuneIn, Soundcloud or search for it in whatever podcast app you love. And if you're enjoying it, please rate it so more people can find it and get more in touch with their creativity.

Given all the criticism, mistrust, and investigations that have been levied at Facebook in the past couple years, one might think that they would do their best to lie low for a while. Instead, Facebook has decided to rebrand to be as prominent as possible across the various apps it owns. In a similar flex of brand might, Google recently bought health tracking company Fitbit, in a bid to expand its reach into wearable tech. But what happens to the customers of these smaller companies when their overlords tighten the reins? Is it just marketing, or does the fundamental experience change? On this week's episode of the Gadget Lab, a conversation about how Big Tech is taking over disparate products and what that means for the people who use them. Show Notes:  Read Arielle’s story about the rebranding of Facebook (sorry: F A C E B O O K) here. Read Louise Matsakis’s story about Google’s acquisition of Fitbit here, and check out Lauren’s story about what it all means for the future of wearables here. Listen to the full Marketplace episode with Fitbit CEO James Park here. Recommendations:  Lauren recommends an interview with Edward Snowden on the Recode Decode podcast. Mike recommends The Complete Mediterranean Cookbook by America’s Test Kitchen. Arielle recommends Leuchtturm1917 notebooks. Lauren Goode can be found on Twitter @LaurenGoode. Arielle Pardes is @pardesoteric. Michael Calore is @snackfight. Bling the main hotline at @GadgetLab. Our theme music is by Solar Keys. How to Listen You can always listen to this week's podcast through the audio player on this page, but if you want to subscribe for free to get every episode, here's how: If you're on an iPhone or iPad, open the app called Podcasts, or just tap this link. You can also download an app like Overcast or Pocket Casts, and search for Gadget Lab. If you use Android, you can find us in the Google Play Music app just by tapping here. We’re on Spotify too. You can also download an app like Pocket Casts or Google Podcasts, and search for Gadget Lab. And in case you really need it, here's the RSS feed. https://www.wired.com/feed/podcast/gadget-lab Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Mówię dziś o kultowych notatnikach używanych przez Vincenta Van Gogha, Ernesta Hemingwaya, Oscara Wilde'a, Bruce'a Chatwina. A także o dwóch innych markach notesów z tradycją. https://us.moleskine.com/company https://www.leuchtturm1917.com/ https://www.rhodiapads.com/brand.php Muzyka w tle : “I’ve just had the apostrophe” Spazz Cardigan

En este capítulo os pongo al tanto de mis avances con el método Bullet Journal, que ya son suficientes como para tener una opinión propia sobre los medios físicos a emplear, en mi caso una libreta Leuchtturm1917 (superó a la Lemome en mi comparativa), rotuladores Stabilo 0.4 e inesperadamente el bolígrafo Xiaomi.Espero vuestros comentarios en https://emilcar.fm/daily donde también encontraréis los enlaces de este episodio y otros medios para contactar conmigo. Y no olvidéis suscribiros a https://focus.emilcar.es, donde encontraréis todo tipo de video-tutoriales y además Weekly, mi podcast semanal sobre Apple, productividad y podcasting.

En este capítulo os pongo al tanto de mis avances con el método Bullet Journal, que ya son suficientes como para tener una opinión propia sobre los medios físicos a emplear, en mi caso una libreta Leuchtturm1917 (superó a la Lemome en mi comparativa), rotuladores Stabilo 0.4 e inesperadamente el bolígrafo Xiaomi.Espero vuestros comentarios en https://emilcar.fm/daily donde también encontraréis los enlaces de este episodio y otros medios para contactar conmigo. Y no olvidéis suscribiros a https://focus.emilcar.es, donde encontraréis todo tipo de video-tutoriales y además Weekly, mi podcast semanal sobre Apple, productividad y podcasting.

Today on Bri Books, we’re doing a deep dive into world of bullet journaling: What it is, what it solves, and how to get started. 1:00 - Bri Books on IGTV: Bullet Journaling 101! 2:00 - Define: Bullet journaling 2:30 - What seperates a bullet journal from a notebook you have on your shelf? I love Leuchtturm1917. 3:19 - The guiding principle behind bujo is you want the method to work for you. It’s about “tracking the past, organizing the present, and planning for the future.”  You don't want to spend so much time focusing on recording of the doing, that the doing doesn't get done. 5:08 - Step One: Index. It’s the Table of Contents of your bullet journal, where you write down page numbers and their corresponding sections. 5:30 - Step Two: Write a prayer, a grounding thought, a dream that’s on my mind, 3-5 simple joys in life. Write down three peaceful thoughts and joys you find. You can use those as anchors as you move through your bullet journal 6:28 - The prayer lately is John 15:5. Here’s a link. I find that it’s helpful to have something grounding and centering at the top of my journal, to put myself into perspective. 6:50 - Step Three: Categories. It’s never too early or too late to start creating categories. It’s a useful practice to keep different areas of life in check and balances.  Categories help me see if things are overloaded or underloaded, i’m able to give myself a gut check. 7:18 - Brionna’s story of setting categories and boundaries, and what it solved 10:00  Step Four: Logs and Calendar. There are tons of different types of logs--monthly logs, future logs (two or three months out), and a calendar-style log (current and next month) 11:08 - Logs are helpful for recording regular operations tasks you want to tick off. Gym sessions, grocery store, financial, books to read,  movies you wanna read, items to purchase next, phone calls that need to be made. 11:40 - Step Five: A Spread. A spread is a few pages devoted to a certain project or time period. For example, each week I create a 2-page spread, and write down what’s on my calendar along with a little checklist built on tasks pulled from the….CATEGORIES LIST! The daily and weekly spread keep me honest. It's’ where i break down large projects or tasks into daily chunks. It's’ where i cordon off parts of my day or week to different things. It's’ where i experiment and play on subway. Ifind daily and weekly spreads keep me helpful with everything else i set out with, and be flexible with my time by realizing the space i do have and the types of work i'm able to do throughout the week. I’ll share the resources, and give you a sneak-peak into how I set up my bullet journal in the Bri Books Newsletter. A few of the resources I found useful: How to Bullet Journal video from official website, Lucy Moon’s 2018 Bullet Journal setup,  Lucy Pebbles Bullet Journal video! The IGTV about setting up your bujo is live on @bribookspod and bribookspod.com and bribookspod.com/newsletter. Thank you!

I love gadgets and tools. I love my leaf blower and my cordless drill. I took my Instant Pot to the beach a few weeks ago. I'm eternally grateful for my refrigerator, washer and dryer, my laptop, Kindle, iPad, and camp stove. I love my kitchen gadgets too: my microplane, tea bag buddy, and rice cooker. I'm sure we all have favorite tools and gadgets. For the last few weeks, we've been talking about what's important to you and what changes you'd like to make in your life. As I've been working through that series, I promised you a practical episode about the tools I use in pursuit of a better me. We're actually going to spend a few weeks here. Your toolbox is really important. There are some key items you need to have available to be successful in making changes. This particular episode is actually the least important of the next three, but fun for gadget and tool loving people like me. As we talk about these tools, something else you should know about me is that I love well-designed things. I'm also very tactile, so how something looks and feels matters a lot to me. I want to curate an environment filled only with things that I really love to use or to look at. Are all the things I'm going to talk about necessary? Nope. Are they the best options? Maybe. Maybe not. These are the things that I'm using right now. Your mileage may vary. Let's talk about planners. A million years ago, when I got my first real job and needed to be able to keep track of tasks and appointments, I began using the Franklin Covey planners and materials. I used them for years. They're effective and useful. I don't use them right now because they don't fit my lifestyle. They don't work as well for what I need. I've used an awful lot of different planners and systems since then. I mention that to explain that all of them are more effective than nothing and all are perfectly suited to someone. So, if my tools don't appeal to you, just try something else until you find something that works perfectly for you. Standard calendar-based planners don't work well for me anymore because my life is really variable. Sometimes I need a daily calendar system and sometimes I don't. So, all planners that are based on a calendar only get partially used and because I don't need it all the time, I don't carry it with me and so even when I would need it, I don't have it along. Usually, around February or March, it becomes buried on my desk, never to be used again. If you need a calendar-based system, there are many to choose from. Here's what I do instead. I use a combination of a Google calendar, a journal, and a goal-planning system. I use Google calendar for appointments and long-term plans, like vacations. I check it every day and have it available on my phone. It's with me all the time when I need it. I got intrigued by bullet journaling a few years ago. I did a ton of reading, understood their philosophy, saw beautiful examples and decided to try it. Very quickly I realized there were things about it that made sense for me, but most of it did not. I do use my journal for to-do lists, brain dumps, tracking things, and daily calendars when I need one. But, I also collect notes, thoughts, lists (like books, I've read or art projects ideas). I use it to think through life questions. To brainstorm plans and to keep track of things I want to remember. I use it to get ideas out of my head so that I can move past them. In these activities, it more resembles a commonplace book than a planner. Commonplace books are typically collections of thoughts, ideas, recipes or things to be remembered that you might gather as you go through life. I do create daily calendar entries when I get especially busy and need to plan how to get everything done. My journal of choice is a Leuchtturm1917. They have hard covers and come in a variety of sizes, colors and page styles. I use a medium size with a dotted page. I like them because I can choose a different color for each year - I tend to go through at least two per year. Last year was lime green, this year is emerald, which really is more like a seafoam green and reminds me of the ocean. I like the dotted pages because it gives me some guidelines without being as rigid as a graph or lined page. But, the best part about them is that they have numbered pages and several blank tables of contents pages in the front. As I use pages, I can choose to enter them in the front with the page number or not. I don't need to know where my daily calendar-type pages are, because once past, I shouldn't need to reference them again so I don't note those in the front. But, lists, plans or ideas pages…those I can enter on the contents pages and they're much easier to find in the future when I need to reference them. I'm also partial to colored pens. I'm an artist and love art supplies. When art and office supplies intersect, I'm even more of a sucker. So. I have a pen holder with a jillion colors of pens. My favorites for daily use are Pentel EnerGels in a variety of colors. If you do any research at all on bullet journaling, you'll find beautiful, elaborate, lovely journals with colors, stickers, washi tape and gorgeous design. While mine has lots of ink color, it is not like that at all. Those journals are impressive. I love looking at them. But, my journals tend to be raw, messy, and not designed. You have permission to use your journal however you want. Other than one particular kind of entry, I use color completely randomly. I'm messy. My journal is a tool to keep my head and life organized so that I can do my art - live my life - out in the world. Many people's journals are their art, and that's a wonderful thing. But, they don't have to be like that. Mine is definitely not. Before I leave the topic of my journal, there are two things that I used to do in my journal that I'm separating out this year. I'm adding two other journals to my toolbox. One will be a book journal and one a sketchnote book. I read a lot and I read fast. Two years ago, I decided to read 100 books a year. I didn't do it. Because I realized during that time that that's a really bad goal for me. I was reading just to meet the goal. I wasn't absorbing the information from the books the way I should. So, I'm planning this year to have a dedicated place…my book journal…to slow my reading down. I'm going to record the books I read and either take written or visual notes as I read or at a minimum write a synopsis and my thoughts about each book when I'm done. Instead of a particular quantity of books, my goal will be 30 minutes of reading a day with the note-taking helping me to absorb and apply the information. This journal will stay at home. The other thing I want to separate out is a note-taking journal that will stay in my bag. I've started taking visual notes of speakers at workshops, sermons, and meetings and I want a different type of paper for that, so will be putting that into a separate journal with art paper. That's the practical everyday side of my tools. But, there's a planning side too. I've tried a lot of different planning systems over the years, but my favorite right now is Lara Casey's Powersheets. You can find out all about them and her philosophy at cultivatewhatmatters.com. The 2018 Powersheets are sold out (I know, I should have done this episode a month ago, right?), but you can always get the non-dated six-month version, it will work just as well. The powersheets mimic much of the planning approach that I have found to be effective in the past. They're about cultivating the life you want. Lara has also written a few books, the most current is Cultivate: A Grace-Filled Guide to Growing an Intentional Life. The Powersheets are a really thorough, powerful planning system based on cultivating the kind of life you really want. It's a planning system only, there's no calendar in it. However, there are activity sheets for each month that help you figure out what you need to be doing each month. I highly recommend it. By the way, I don't get anything from talking about these products, they're just what I'm using right now. One of the monthly activity sheets that I've found especially helpful in the Powersheets collection is the Tending List. It's essentially a goal tracking list of daily, weekly and monthly goals for each month. I mention it because a daily habit tracker is something that I have always drawn into my journal each month. The things I track often change month to month, but I got tired of drawing the chart…it gets messy and always looks the same anyway. I don't always have the powersheets with me and I usually track more things than the powersheets have space for. So, doing it there is kind of a pain. Instead of redrawing it every month this year, I decided to create a tracking chart document that I can print and tape into my journal. Then I don't have to repetitively draw it and it looks neater. So, that's what I'm doing this year and you can download a copy of it below if you like. It's simple and functional and not cutesy or fancy…but, if you decide to track some habits in the new year, it might be helpful for you. You can print them off, cut them out and tape them in a journal or leave them as is and put them in a three-ring binder. [check the website shownotes for the download] There are a few miscellaneous items I want to mention also. I add a pen loop to my journal and usually have one pen hooked to the outside of it (my pens don't fit inside the loop well). Most of the pens I carry in a RusticTown pencil case. It's a brown, vintage leather zippered roll and one of my most favorite things ever. The leather feels wonderful, it looks like a well-traveled vintage piece and I have about 12 colored pens and sketch pens in there right now. Another random item I use is a chalk marker. I have a set of MooMoo Creative chalk markers and use them to write notes to myself on my bathroom mirror. In November, we write things we're grateful for. Right now, my 5 commandments are on the mirror. It's a good way to remind yourself of attitudes you want to have, quotes or verses you want to memorize or things you want to do or aspire to. I'll probably be mentioning these tools in the upcoming series on making lasting change and I wanted to give you an overview of them. You don't need any of these to make changes in your life, but Leuchtturm journals, Pentel EnerGel pens, and Cultivate What Matters Powersheets are some of the tools I have in my toolbox. Tools I use to organize my head and my life. 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How many diaries, journals, or notebooks have you started with the intention of cataloging the everyday milestones of your life, only to abandon the task a few weeks later? If you're anything like some of us here in the Goulet Pens office, the thought of filling an entire page day after day can be a daunting task. But Leuchtturm1917 has introduced an intriguing and novel approach to the daily journaling game! Enter the Some Lines A Day 5 Year Memory Notebook. Check out this Quick Look of this unique notebook concept!Timestamps:(0:17) - Features(0:35) - Benefits(0:58) - Uses(1:47) - Notebook Details(1:57) - Color Options(2:03) - Additional Features(2:35) -  Price

Are you looking for a little more analog in your life? If you are suffering from eye fatigue, or just want to organize your thoughts with pen and paper, a Leuchtturm1917 Notebook can help! In the past year, Leuchtturm1917 Notebooks have spiked in popularity due to the rise in bullet journalers around the world. Bullet Journaling is a system developed by designer Ryder Carroll and can be done in any notebook, with any writing instrument. However, if you are keen on using your fountain pens, you'll want to make sure you use a notebook like Leuchtturm1917 that contains fountain pen friendly paper.