Our Day Organisers use the concept of Activation Energy to give you the initial boost of action.

According to research conducted at Harvard University by Shawn Achor, the difference between people who take action and those who don’t, can be attributed to a mental model called “activation energy”. It’s the amount of effort required for you to get up and do a particular task. The lower the effort, the more likely you are to do it.

Achieving anything in life is a series of small steps. Activation energy gets you started; the momentum it generates keeps you going. You take one step, then the next, and the next again, and before you know it you’re on your way.

Think of this planner as your activation energy. Tell yourself you only need 5 minutes each day to get started, because it will take very little effort to open up this book and start planning. Once you do, it will motivate you to keep going!

*The Make Your Mark Day Organiser (With Inner Colour) includes a daily headline instead of the activation energy prompt.

Our organisers come in 3 layouts: daily, weekly and signature (see next FAQ). And, as we love to help our leaders create specific daily habits, our organisers come with a predefined theme of inspirational quotes:

• Make Your Mark – leadership
• Make It Happen, Better Done Than Perfect, Work for It – productivity, determination and confidence
• Prioritise What Matters – mental resilience

For specific design layouts, please refer to the individual product pages where you will find images specific to the product you’re interested in.

Our Day Organisers come in 3 layouts:

Signature Layout

• Our 2-page signature layout is not calendar-based, which means there are no hourly time slots or weekdays printed on the page. It’s the perfect layout for those who prefer digital calendars for appointments, and just want to see a clear view of their tasks, priorities, and what needs to be done.
• Each layout can be used for one day, multiple days, or even a specific project or client. This makes it perfect for freelancers who manage multiple clients, or managers/employees whose work is split across diverse projects and teams.

Daily Layout

• The 2-page daily layout includes printed hourly slots from 5:30am-9pm. It’s the perfect layout to organise the specific details of each day, or for those who like time-blocking!
• Each layout is used for one single day so you can organise everything from kick-starting the morning with inspiration, your “Activation Energy” task to get you going, and a step-by-step plan of what needs to be done as you move through the day.

Weekly Layout

• The 2-page weekly layout includes printed space for each individual day. It’s the perfect layout for those who like to plan out their whole week ahead and see their commitments, priorities, and the focus of each day.
• Each layout is used for one week so you can clearly see the progress to be made over the week, identify your busiest days to be prepared, and notice where you can slot in some downtime!

This will depend on the layout you choose and how you will use your organiser.

Our signature organisers have 148-160 pages in total. This includes an introduction on how to best use the organiser, endpapers, and full-page quotes for motivation. You will be left with roughly 66 x 2-page spreads. If you use each spread every day including weekends, your organiser will last approx. 2 months. If you use one spread each weekday Monday-Friday, then it will last approx. 3 months. If you use one spread per week, your day organiser will last over a year!

Our weekly organisers will last 12 months. They have 148 pages which cover 53 weeks + 30 blank notes pages to use as you wish!

Our daily organisers have 196 pages which cover 90 days and will last 3 months if one layout is used every day, or 4 months if used only on weekdays Monday-Friday.

LH Planners and Day Organisers serve distinct purposes.

LH Planners are comprehensive life planners designed with a unique Dream-Define-Do life design framework. They include features like life reviews, passion discovery exercises, goal-setting pages, quarterly coaching in various areas, a self-care planner, weekly, monthly, and quarterly planning pages and check-ins, a master to-do list, blank lists pages, and more. Ideal for individuals with ambitious goals, busy lives, and a desire for holistic life planning.

On the other hand, Day Organisers are simplified planners tailored for daily tasks and priorities. They have a unique two-page spread layout that includes top priorities, secondary priorities, activation energy, notes, and daily reflection. Unlike the LH Planners, the Day Organisers do not include big-picture life planning, life reviews, or monthly check-ins, making them perfect for the office where privacy is essential or as a secondary planner. They’re lightweight and half the thickness of LH Planners.