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Most of the time, I can never decide which of these two contradictory quotes rings more true:
“If you fail to plan, you plan to fail.”
(It’s usually attributed to him, but Benjamin Franklin never actually said it.)
Or the Yiddish Proverb:
“Man Plans, and God Laughs.”
(At the end of the day, though, and especially at the end of 2020, I’m definitely on the side of the proverb.)
Nonetheless, I admit to having a hardcore addiction to planners and planning systems and organizational programs.
I keep searching for the one that’s going to provide the magic key to optimal organization and maximum productivity.
And yet…more and more…as my life and career expand, despite all my efforts, there still seems to be way too much to organize.
…deep sigh…
In fact, sometimes the chaos of modern life feels almost mythological.
I’m reminded of how the second of the 12 labors of Hercules was to kill the Hydra, a many-headed sea monster.
Whenever one head was cut off, another two grew in its place.
This is exactly how I feel about tasks on my To Do List.
Anyway, Hercules succeeded only because he drafted his nephew Iolaus into the project, getting him to cauterize wounds before more Hydra heads could grow.
Right now, I might need to draft a teenage niece or nephew to assist me as well.
In fact, over the summer I realized that varying project partners of mine require the use of the following organization programs:
Asana, Microsoft Teams, Basecamp, Slack, Google Drive, and Trello.
In other words, I also now need an organizing program to keep track of my organizing programs.
I created this free journal HERE as a companion for one of my online courses, A Year To Get Rich With Purpose.
Technically, it’s not really a planner.
Instead, each day has an inspirational quote plus some space for a gratitude practice.
Perhaps most importantly, there’s room to write out intentions for the day.
I was inspired in part by a word in Sanskrit––सङ्कल्प, usually spelled “Sankalpah” in English –– that has many interpretations.
Some translate it as simply intention.
Others as planting a seed.
And for many it means a sacred vow or commitment toward fulfilling your soul’s purpose.
Especially since almost all of our 2020 plans went terribly awry, however you choose to translate it, I like the idea of this spirit of Sankalpah for 2021.
We might do better with more setting of intentions and planting of seeds, rather than scheduling everything out.
In 2021, I’m determined to put less focus on planning and more on my clarity of purpose.
Perhaps this journal might help you do the same.
Enjoy and…
Namaste for Now…
