Phoenix Planner The - Best Daily Calendar and Agenda for Goal Setting, Boost Happiness and Productivity - Gratitude Journal, Habit Tracker, Quarterly Business - 6 Months, Undated (Charcoal)

To start 2020 off I ordered a bunch of different planners that would be the best for filling in every day to keep me motivated for hitting my 3 month goal. Some of these I've used in previous years, some I ordered just to compare and contrast in person. Here's my review on the Pro's & Con's to save everyone time from having to do what I did:The Freedom Journal-This one's my favorite for adding to my morning and nightly routine. It starts you off on a 100 day count down to what your goal is and then you fill in what you're grateful for along with your #1 focus for the day, 3 SMART goal priorities, and 5 bullet point action plan. There's room to write down your thoughts throughout the day as well as a nightly review of your wins for the day, your struggles, how you can improve, why tomorrow will be great, and your final thought for the day.You can argue you could simply write all of this in a $1 notebook but by spending $30 on this you'll take it more seriously since you invested into it. Every 10 days you'll set a new micro goal. Not recommended for anyone that doesn't reverse engineer their goals. I also got a yearly planner in addition to this since this one doesnt have dates.Productivity Planner-This is the one I've used time and time again. I like that every sunday night there's a section you can write in the 15 things you have to accomplish in the week ahead and then fill it in advance so when you wake up and flip to that day you know exactly what you have to do. The negatives is that it's 5 days a week instead of 7 so I felt on somedays I was skipping to save more room in the book since you fill in the dates yourself (but gave me a couple days to catch up on since I have a bad habit of giving myself more than I can chew).What seperates this from other planners is that for every goal there's a circle you fill in for every 25 minutes you work on it. So instead of working on a goal endlessly until you cross it off you just set a timer and work 25 minutes at a time before taking a break. This has actually been the most effective technique for me that's missing from all the other planners. I bought a pomodoro clock off Amazon to go with this planner.Phoenix Planner- This one's for advanced users. Perfect for reverse engineering your 3 month goal. It's big so you can easily fill it in every day with your goals, what you're grateful for/ #1 focus as well as schedule out your day, victories, & how you'll improve. Plus a good section for your plan for the week ahead & habit checklist. There's a section in the beginning to manifest your 1 year goal & 12 week vision. If you don't want to bother with all of that go with the planner above or below this one.Clever Fox Yearly Dated Planner-I chose this one to pair with my 100 day challenge in the Freedom Journal so I can have a look at a glance monthly & weekly schedule to plan dates in advance and have a section for my personal to do list (outside of 100 day goal) and habit checklist.I really like that each month is ahead of the following 4 weeks (instead of having all of the weeks and months in there own section like in the Ultimate Achiever's version) and pre-dated with holidays. There's a section in the beginning of the book to write out and manifest what goals you want to fulfill in every life area (finance, fitness, relationships, etc.)Clever Fox Ultimate Achiever's Planner-I'd recommend this to anyone that's goal for the year is to have more balance. You start the day out by writing in your affirmations, what you're grateful & excited for. If I didn't go for both the Clever Fox Yearly Dated Planner & The Freedom Journal I would have gone with this one since it's all in one. You just have to fill in the dates yourself (what I like about them being already filled in is that you're more motivated not to skip a day in order to save a page).The best part about this is that there's a section where you fill in every day what your activity is in these 6 life sections: Health/Fitness, Personal Development, Family & Friends, Fun, Spiritual, & Relationship. If you're just focusing on one thing in the coming months (like starting a business) I wouldn't recommend this because everyday you'll be reminded that you spend too much time working and not enough out with friends having fun or dating. I plan on getting this planner for next year when I start my next chapter.Achieving Autonomy: Strategic Journal For Entreprenuers -I love the fact that this pairs with his book 6 Months to 6 Figures but I feel there's better formatted planners out there to do that on.I'll start out by saying his book changed my life and was the first to inspire me into planning ahead. I've been reading it once every year for the past 4 years and have been using his free online print outs to reverse engineer my 6 month goals in advance. In the past I've used the "Productivity Planner" and was excited to hear he finally came out with his own version.I was hoping this would be more of a cross between the Clever Fox Planner & the Freedom Journal and be something you could fill in every single day until the end of the 6 month goal. (Since in his book he says that everyday he reminds himself of his affirmations & what makes him excited for the day, etc.). Instead it's a week at a glance planner that's really small to fill in which shouldn't be a problem considering this planner is the size of a college textbook. I don't mind a week at a glance planner but I want my planners to be able to lay flat on the table while reading it...instead you have to keep it open like reading a book (although you can push the binding flat just like a textbook but still curved unlike other planners).Seems to me this could have been a free print out on his website and instead put it into a book. I respect the hustle and it is a nice option to have it all prepared in a book but would expect more for the price. If you only have time to reflect once a week instead of every day than this could still be a good option for you.On the plus side there is a check box for your morning routine and some small lines at the bottom of each day to write your wins & how you'll improve. You can also write your goals to the left and see them while looking at your week ahead...but there's only room for one word in the grateful section so it felt more like filling in a homework assignment rather than actually expressing what you feel. I do like the weekly review after each week but I prefer when the weeks & months aren't in different sections.If this book didn't have 1 inch margins so you could write bigger and could lay flat like every other planner on the market than I'd probably use it, but until then I'll use a different planner and just read his 6M26F book to go along with it. If you're a simple person and don't need to write that much every day and just take it one week at a time I could recommend this to read with his book.PLANNER CHEAT CODE: Write how much you make & spend each day in the top right & left hand corners to keep track of what you spend on your budget; and then put it into Google Sheets at the end of each month to track your progress (so you know what to cut back on each month and what profit producing activities to focus more on).

I've just received my new Phoenix Planner after hours (it least it felt like hours) of searching every site possible for a new planner that offered what I needed. The Phoenix fits what I need EXCEPT for one thing. It's Black. Seriously, black? Only Black? I'm very much an eclectic person that loves color choices. So, Phoenix, be like your namesake and rise above your competition - give us some color choice! How about orange, red, pink, green? And, because I'll need to order again in 6 months, you'll have time to add color to your planner line. Anyone needing a planner that helps you set some goals and plan them out, if you need encouragement, if you need a flexible date set-up, this planner will guide you along. And I love how it opens fully, not to large and not too small for all your notes. It's the perfect in-between size. Thank you!

I bought this and think it's probably one of the better planners for goal achievement & productivity (disclaimer: I just got this, so not sure how effective it'll be at the end of 6-months in my goal planning and achieving but I'd like to keep my hopes up!). I particularly love the customer service/after-sales follow-up, but there are a few things that could be improved (why I docked this a star), fix it and it just might become perfect!NOTE: This is in a B5 size "Phoenix Planner" rather than the typical A5 size of journals which the "Phoenix Journal" would be in, it's also differently laid out from the Phoenix Journal, Amazon carries both products so you can preview them first before purchase.***What I love***- The cover has a coating that makes it feel like fabric covering it, it's very well put together, and you can tell they put some work into making this durable for the 6-months you'll be using it.- You get a full PDF copy of the planner as soon as you make your purchase, nice touch!- There are instructions on how to use the Planner, that doesn't take up too many pages and weigh down the product, unlike some other planners (either they don't come with instructions or they come with them but takes up nearly 1/3 of the journal)- The price, this is in my opinion, better laid out and more flexible than the Phoenix Journal, but costs less!***What needs to improve ****- The size is an issue for portability, I think it could be made into B5 size for those with large handwriting, and to A5 size for those with smaller handwriting. If sticking to B5, you might only want to have this in a stationary location and use the PDF, to copy out a sheet for portability if you're on the road, migrate all info to the actual binded book at end of day.- The "My Ideal Day" section should have the hours removed so that it's flexible for those who don't follow the typical schedule (e.g. night owls who have things going beyond 11pm, do note that it's already better than the Phoenix Journal where the day ends at 8pm!)- The fonts should be standardized (this is my biggest peeve), I cannot understand why the weekly pages, for example, has a mix of serif and sans-serif fonts, it looks very unpolished and untidy (design note: these days sans serif font looks more modern and stylish, even for print, whereas if you're going for classic old-school feel, then stick to serif fonts, BUT HECK NOT BOTH!!!).

Over the last two years I’ve tried 5 different daily planner/happiness/productivity products. I’ve enjoyed aspects of each of them and each one helped inform my new purchasing decision going forward. Thankfully, I don’t need to look any further or continue trying out others....this is the one for me.Everyone is different in what they’re looking for but if you want one that’s durable enough for daily use over several months; large enough to actually plan your day (by the hour/half hour), track your weekly progress/goals, keep ongoing notes, remember what you’re grateful for and recount daily victories while also allowing for monthly calendars & quarterly progress....this is DEFINITELY the one for you.Also enjoyable is the elastic band that hold the planner closed. I’m not a fan of the pen holder so the elastic band is a perfect spot for me to place a pen out of the way but easily accessible. The two ribbon page markers are nice (one goes on my daily page and the other on the calendar page I’m using to track monthly tasks). And the feel of the cover material is nice in the hands.The size, at first, scared me a bit but once I got it in my hands and used it. It’s actually perfect. I can’t imagine going back to the smaller ones again. It still easily fits in my bag, on my desk and by my bedside. Plus, I’m a fan of classic black. Adding a few other colors at some point would be nice but black is a classic.Soon to order my second one!

UPDATE: After writing my original review I was contacted by the company. They apologized for sending me an apparently incomplete planner & sent me a new one for free. Well... let me tell you... IT IS FANTASTIC! I love the daily set up & that it’s set up in easy to use sections. I look forward to using this now.It’s supposed to be a 6mo planner BUT the creators put so many superfluous parts in it they only left room for 3 months of daily planning pages! In addition, the cost is ridiculous considering you’d need 4 of these to get you through one year! Whom ever decided this was a good idea is obviously out of touch with the world. I love the overall size & the content BUT it needs to either be a FULL & complete 6mo planner for that cost, OR they need to cut down the pages (& the cost) to make it a 3mo planner.