Nothing quite compares to taking your new diary out of its packaging and flicking through the blank pages. So much potential for order and productivity, but how do you parlay your intent into supercharged productivity levels, and how does your diary have the power to achieve this?
It puts everything all in one place
Spreading your to-do-lists and daily reminders on post-it notes, phone notes and emails? Not advisable. When it comes to aspirations and goal settings, this is even more problematic. Selecting the best diary for 2019 will allow you to map out the mundane and meaningful all in one place. The diary is designed to stagger your goals into bite-size increments, makes time for self-care, while still offering the more basic day-to-day needs of a diary. We all feel overwhelmed frequently, but having your life captured in one place will reduce anxiety and allow you to feel relaxed (dare we say…excited) about the future. Having your day to year all mapped out in one place will make your diary an instrument you reach for every day, resulting in heightened productivity.
No exceptions, no excuses
Yep, that’s right. If you have the right diary, there is nowhere to hide! We can blame unproductivity on just about everything, but if you have the right diary and using it correctly, organization cannot be your scapegoat. Your diary will hold you accountable to your daily, monthly and annual targets to keep you on the track to supercharged productivity. Put aside time in your day to check in with your diary, and keep to this timeframe until you have built a rapport with your new diary. No new habit is destined to stick if you are unwilling, so keep in mind that these items are not all work and chore related. In fact, your diary should be the contrary. Diarising self-care means there is also no excuse to not draw a long bath, no exception in skipping your hot yoga class or walk the scenic route home.
Journaling defines vision
Writing down a dream makes it a plan. On a busy Monday morning, how good does it feel to wrangle all your deadlines into a tidy to-do-list? Well, a diary is like a to-d0-list on a larger scale, with even more satisfaction guaranteed. Journaling feels therapeutic because it is. It is investing in yourself and fleshing out ideas and aspirations to a place where they can become actionable items. You can be Captain Productivity, but if you are not working towards a clear vision then you are shooting in the dark. If you are thinking that surely there is an app for that. Research has shown that non-digital tools help you achieve so much more, so your phone need not apply. Set yourself up to hit your targets and reach peak productivity by journaling as soon as you can. There is no right or wrong way to do this, but the right diary should prompt the right responses to get you started.
Reward and recognition
It’s a fact that we like what we are good at. It’s also true that being rewarded and shown recognition gives us stake in a cause. Your 2019 diary by Saint Belford alerts you to reward your small or large wins, and encourages reflection and recognition of how far you have already come. If diarising your personal and professional life is new territory for you, make sure you don’t skip out on the reward and recognition element. This reward ritual will solidify your productive diarising behaviour and the rewards prescribed all come from you, so be generous!
Productivity allows you to meet and exceed all those personal and professional targets. Without being productive, it’s hard to get ahead and prioritising your personal growth will fall even lower on the chain of things you need to get done. Don’t wait until a time you think is most convenient, jump in with both feet and start supercharging that productivity now!
