I started journaling using MindJournal when my dad was in end of life care, I couldn’t come to terms with what was happening. The time I spent reflecting using the guided journal was really calming and an essential outlet for my thoughts and feelings. Using my journal is something that I have continued to do, one year on from when I started. We lost my dad last April and the grief floored me. Journaling has helped me come to terms with what happened, as well as that I have been using the Balance Planner this year too. I can’t recommend both products enough. I have been doing really well this year, my downtime to reflect, journal, and plan really help to keep me focused on the things that are important. Thank you!
Balance planner is a nice a detailed way to plan all your goals/objectives, helps you keep on top of what you need to do each day and also journal.
I find the Reflections section very helpful in allowing me to look back over previous entries and see what they’re telling me about changes in my physical, mental and spiritual state.That’s something that can easily get overlooked if you just write individual entries then move on.My daily entries continue in the same vein as the original MindJournal. Overall I prefer the original version as the prompts encouraged me to think about subjects I hadn’t always considered before.
To start, I am sure in a few months I will be able to increase this review to five stars. At this moment in time, having only used it for three weeks I am sure I am not using the planner to it's full potential or perhaps in the best way for me, but part of the reason for four stars is it perhaps isn't as intuitive as it could be & I find it necessary to keep referring back to the guide book.
That being said I do love the planner. It's incredible how powerful writing stuff down is. The habit tracker I particularly enjoy & it has immediately put a stop to past excuses of thinking you had only missed a couple of days of whatever you are trying to do only to find weeks or months have gone past.
As always the quality of the Balance Planner is as you would expect from the MindJournal team & it is a pleasure to write in.
In conclusion I would recommend the Balance Planner to anyone looking to regain a bit of control, get some balance in their life & form & stick to the good habits they want in their life!
I started using my planner in January, I’ve used it everyday for the last 3 months and have my next planner ready for the next 3 months of my life.
It’s really helped me to understand and organise my inner self!
Journaling has freed my mind and allowed me to focus the surplus energy into other areas of my life that were lacking! 10/10
I recently started a new role where I am more often than not required to establish my own deadlines to commit and deliver against. This has been great but equally terrifying when I realised I relied on others giving me a deadline to deliver that really drove my productivity. The balance planner has really helped me to improve (but by no means perfect) my ability to respect tasks and deadlines I give to myself and practice self-discipline. Highly recommend!