Last post, I talked about living intentionally in 2020. This week, I want to share some of my favorite intentional living resources. Throughout the week, I’ll be posting a new segment full of resources to help you live your best, intentional life in 2020.


Today I’m focusing on resources for being intentional with your time. Be sure to check back later this week for parts two and three in this series!


Miss last post? No problem! Check it out here. Spotlight 2020: Living Intentionally

“An unintentional life accepts everything and does nothing. An intentional life embraces only the things that will add to the mission of significance.”

John C Maxwell

Embracing an Intentional Mindset

First thing I want to share is to help you get into a mindset of intentional living. Living intentionally takes some forethought, planning, and dedicated time. 

To get started, ask yourself the following:

  • What are my priorities?
  • What are my goals (long-term, overarching goals and shorter-term goals)

Now, weed out the “fluff” – those things that don’t align with your priorities and goals. Pour yourself a cup of tea, push play on a great playlist, and sit down to plan out your goals and the individual actions to achieve them. 


Being Intentional with your Time

I talked a lot last time about the importance of being intentional with your time. Below are some of my favorite resources to help me be intentional with my time. I’ve included a range of things – from paper planners to apps, if that’s more your style.

Use the tools below to ensure that your time is being dedicated appropriately to the things you truly prioritize.


Planners

I’m a sucker for a good planner. I particularly love ones that incorporate daily/weekly planning pages with higher-level goal-setting and reflection pages. I haven’t used all of the planners below, but I’ve done a ton of research over the years on my quest to find the perfect planner. Here’s a few that have caught my eye.

  • Unbound Planner – This is the one I currently use and absolutely love. The planners have dedicated goal setting, project planning, and reflection pages, in addition to dedicated pages for yearly, monthly, and weekly planning. I also love that they have spaces for habit tracking and gratitude. The fact that It’s a hardcover planner and measures 6”x8.5” makes it the perfect size to be thrown into my bag. Get in here.
  • Passion Planner – The passion planner is another one that incorporates goal setting and planning, along with monthly and weekly planning pages. The weekly pages are broken down into half-hour time increments. This is perfect for someone with a lot of appointments to keep track of. The Passion Planner offers dated and undated planners in 3 different sizes, so there are plenty of options. Get it here.
  • Erin Condren – The Erin Condren planner is a popular one with tons of layout options. There are weekly, monthly, and teacher-edition planner layouts. You can also choose between either horizontal or vertical weekly layouts. There are tons of accessories that are designed to go with the planner as well. Get it here.

Apps

  • Notes – The notes app that comes on your phone is a great tool, but if you want a little more functionality or syncing across devices, you can also check out: Evernote or OneNote
  • Pocket – Found a great article you want to read, but don’t have time right now? Send it to pocket, and save it for when you have a few minutes to spare. 
  • Google Calendar – keep track of appointments, activities, and other upcoming plans. You can also sync this with your phone for when you’re on-the-go.
  • To-do lists – Any.do, Todoist, Trello, Wunderlist
  • Habit Tracking – Habitica, Habitify, Productive, Streaks
  • Forest – If you have a hard time putting your phone down and focusing, this app encourages you to “plant a tree,” and the longer you’re off your phone, the larger it grows. Close out of the app, and the tree withers. 

Vision Boards

For some people, a vision board is another great resource and reminder of your long term goals. This can help keep you on track with how you’re spending your time and act as a reminder of the things you should be prioritizing. I like to use a vision board as a reminder of the goals that I am intentionally working towards. 

*I will note that a lot of vision board literature surrounds the idea of “manifesting” your dreams and goals. While I believe that it’s important to visualize your dreams and see yourself accomplishing them, you won’t achieve these goals without taking intentional actions towards their achievement.

Get started on your own:

  • If you want a physical vision board
    • Start with a base – a cork board, felt board, even a piece of poster board – there’s no shortage of options
    • Gather pictures, quotes, and other small items that inspire you and represent your long term goals 
    • Hang your vision board somewhere that you will see it regularly – near your desk is a great option
  • If you want to make a digital vision board
    • Powerpoint and Canva are great tools that allow you to drag and drop images that inspire you and remind you of your goals
    • DreamItAlive is a site dedicated to creating vision boards
    • Apps  
      • Visuapp
      • Hay House Vision Board 
      • Subliminal Vision Boards

What are your favorite intentional living resources to help you be intentional with your time? Share them below!


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