Download your very own free daily planner printable template! This simple, but effective daily planner template will help you plan your schedule, manage your mindset, and own your day!
Introduction
If you’ve been looking for a free daily planner printable template, you’ve come to the right place!
After testing out dozens of different daily planning layouts, I’ve designed my own daily planner printable incorporating the most important sections that have helped me in my personal productivity.
This planner was made for those in search of:
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- More productivity
- Time management
- Gratitude practice
- Task management
- Organization
And overall effectiveness in their day-to-day life.
I’ve personally used this exact daily planning process every day for the last 3 years. This has helped me stay organized, my mind clear of clutter, and feeling productive as ever.
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Reasons To Use This Free Daily Planner
There are so many great reasons to plan your daily schedule.
Here are the top benefits I’ve found:
1. Start your day with a powerful mindset
If you fill in your daily planner at the beginning of the day, before all the distractions of the outside world, you can be more intentional about your day, rather than reactive.
Not only that, but by practicing gratitude and daily affirmations, you can start your day on a positive note and remind yourself of just how wonderful you are.
2. Stay organized
If we don’t plan our day, it’s easy to get pulled in many different directions. Our mind feels cluttered with multiple tasks we need to accomplish in the different areas of our life. It’s overwhelming!
By organizing our thoughts on paper, we can also reduce the overwhelm and effectively prioritize what’s important.
3. Check-in with yourself
Filling in a daily journal is a form of self-care. You’re checking in with yourself. You’re writing down tasks and events that are important to you.
These are all things that help you progress and move forward in life. It’s part of your personal development journey!
Treat the 5-10 minutes while daily planning like a mini-meeting with yourself. It’s a simple routine that can result in much bigger successes when looking at the long run!
4. Be productive & effective
More than anything, the ultimate point of having a planner is to be productive.
Check off your to-do lists. Make sure you don’t forget to do something or attend something.
Whether it’s for life, work, business, or any other part of your life, you want to ensure you’re making the most of your days!
How To Use This Free Daily Planner Printable Template
There are 7 parts to this printable template. Let’s walk through how to use each section.
Gratitude
According to Harvard Health Publishing, “gratitude is strongly and consistently associated with greater happiness.”
What are you grateful for? Starting with gratitude puts you in a high-vibe state, leaving you in a positive mood to start your day.
Note down 1-3 things you’re grateful for. Feel the emotions of gratitude and let it affect your mood.
Remember that you can be grateful for anything, whether it’s the big things or really little details about your life. The most important thing is to acknowledge what you’re thankful for and feel all the positive feelings. This opens up the doorway for more to enter your life.
Related: 15 Inspiring Ways to Feel More Empowered In Your Life
I AM Affirmation
Affirmations are positive statements we can use to help challenge our negative thoughts and beliefs. The more you repeat affirmations, the more that you speak them into reality.
In particular, I AM affirmations help you stay motivated and empowered. I AM are two of the most powerful words put together because anything that comes after that reflects your personal self-image.
The more you put positive, uplifting words and thoughts after I AM, the more you will start to believe that for yourself.
Not only that, but affirmations help you quiet your inner critic, release negative thoughts about yourself, and think more positively overall.
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Today’s Focus
This section is about defining the overall focus of your day. That might mean something different, depending on the day.
For example, this could be the most important task to complete for the day. Alternatively, your focus might be a big event that you have for the day. You might instead include what the highlight of your day is expected to be.
The main point of this section is to note down the most important thing to keep on top of your mind.
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3 Priorities
It’s important to narrow down your overall task list into 3 main priorities. What 3 tasks will move the needle the most? These can be different tasks from the different categories in your life.
If you’re stuck deciding what to prioritize, you can ask yourself:
What 3 things will I be most proud of accomplishing by the end of the day?
What 3 things will make the biggest difference in my life?
Related: 10 Best Planning Tips for Ultimate Productivity and Success
To-Do List
Think of your To-Do List as all the remaining things you’d ideally like to accomplish as well. These may be lower priority tasks that would be wonderful to get done beyond your top 3 priorities.
Consider all the different tasks that are cluttering your mind and get them down on your To-Do List.
Imagine these different categories when you’re making your list: Personal Life, Business, Career, Social, Relationships, Health, Home.
Schedule
This schedule is a timetable for you to organize your day. Choose the time slots according to your schedule. You have the flexibility to start earlier or later.
If you’d like, you can adjust the schedule on an hourly or half-hour schedule to get even more granular with your time. Customize this section as much as you need!
Make sure you add in your routines, any events for the day, and also input time slots for when you’ll get your To-Do list tasks done!
Notes
The Notes section is free space for you to use in any way you need.
Here are a few ideas for the Notes section:
- Brain dump all your thoughts
- Tracking daily routines
- Personal reminders
- Tracking water intake
- Meal planning
- Quote of the day
- Wins of the day
- Doodles
And so on! Switch it up every day if you want. Make this Notes section work for you!
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Tips To Be Effective
Here are a few more tips to make the most of your free daily planner printable template. These are tips that I’ve personally used that have helped me be more effective, productive, and on top of my daily schedule.
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Make it part of your routine
Include it in your morning routine. Starting your day with daily planning helps you get in front of your day and be intentional instead of reactive.
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Stick to your plans as much as possible
Keep your focuses and priorities in mind. Stick to what you say you’ll do and take action.
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Review throughout the day
If you feel lost or unproductive, check back in with your plans from the morning. It’s easy to let the day run you instead of you running your day. Keep your plan by your side to always know what you’re working towards.
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Adjust if needed
Of course, things change. Allow room for flexibility and allow for adjustability as needed.
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Check things off and celebrate wins!
It’s important to celebrate what you’ve accomplished! By checking things off throughout the day, you’ll feel a sense of accomplishment and stay motivated to continue through your day and crush those tasks.
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Be consistent
The more consistent you are in your daily planning practice, you’ll notice your patterns, habits, and will gain insights about yourself. You’ll also become more effective and productive!
Conclusion
Get your free daily planner printable template by downloading it below! Start planning your days more intentionally, and you’ll reap the benefits over time.
Give it a try and let me know how you like it!
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