
138 episodes

Best Laid Plans Sarah Hart-Unger
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4.8 • 45 Ratings
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Welcome to Best Laid Plans -- a podcast all about planning and the planning tools we love. From planning techniques and organizing philosophies to planners and notebooks, we cover it all. Host Sarah Hart-Unger is a mother of 3, physician, podcasting pro, and a lover of lists and all things paper! Listen in weekly for conversations about planning and productivity as well as product reviews and interviews with planning experts!
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Organizing and Planning Your Budget with Allison Baggerly
Allison Baggerly of Inspired Budget joins Sarah on the show today to discuss the ways that planning can help you set up and execute on a budget that truly answers to your needs and desires, from paying off debt to enjoying a great splurge vacation. She shares both physical tools and more theoretical techniques, as well as how she handles budgeting with her partner.
Find Allison: inspiredbudget.com or @inspiredbudget on IG
Best Laid Plans episode on Finance: https://theshubox.com/2021/03/best-laid-plans-ep-32-planning-your-financial-life.html
Links & Resources -- Working on an Ask Me Anything episode so get those questions in! Even random ones :)
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Email: sarah.hart.unger@gmail.com
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Pens, Highlighters, Accessories + More!
In this episode, Sarah gives a run down of her favorite pens, markers, highlighters, and more!
Specific items listed below + visit theshubox.com for links!
Best Laid Plans LIVE Retreat - Nov 2-4! Look for registration details at theshubox.com/blpa
Email me: sarah.hart.unger@gmail.com / Text: (305) 697-7189
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Pens:
Gel: Pilot Juice Up, Pentel Energel Clena
Pigment Liners: Sakura Sigma Micron; Uni Pin
Brush: Pentel Sign
Highlighters: Mildliners, Iconic dual-tip
Markers: Kuretake Zig Clean Color Dot, EC dual tip, Staedtler Triplus Fineliner, Zebra Click-Art
Tabs: Midori Chirrato Index Tabs
Washi: MT washi tape, The Washi Tape Shop, EC washi
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Mixed Bag Ep! Planner Wanderlust, 2023 Ups & Downs, and Q&A from a Physician in Fellowship
Today's episode is a mixed bag! Sarah opens with a planner peace submission sent in by Liz which combines the Planner Pad with an accessory goals notebook and Voodoopad -- a wiki-creation tool.
Then, Sarah discusses her current planner wanderlust and daily layout. She also reviews what is working -- and what is not -- in 2023 so far. Finally, a listener in fellowship training writes in looking for planner recs.
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Planning Your Passions
Planning doesn't have to be about dry work-related goals - it can add another fun dimension to almost anything in life, including passions + hobbies. After sharing a Notion-centric planner peace from listener Coree (details below), Sarah delves into how she plans around 3 of her current passions: running, reading, and . . . planning!
Planner Peace submission from Coree Brown Swan -- Lecturer in Politics and author of Working Moms Make it Work at http://workingmomsmakeitwork.substack.com
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Feb Q&A: Planning Gender Divide, Password Management, Planning in Pregnancy, and Overwhelm with Annual Goals
In this Q&A episode, after sharing a multi-level Planner Peace segment from listener Emilie, Sarah addresses multiple questions and topics from listeners, including:
Passwords + longer term lists - where to store?
Planning during pregnancy - from first tri fatigue to what to prioritize
How to ease into planning when the annual goals list becomes overwhelming
2 pro tips (a fun use for blank pages + blotting paper)
Planning gender divide
Resources:
BLPA info: https://theshubox.com/blpa
Email: sarah.hart.unger@gmail.com
Voice questions: https://www.speakpipe.com/bestlaidplans
Send me a text or voice memo - (305) 697-7189
Sign up for my newsletter: https://theshubox.com/newsletter
Leave me a review if you can (Apple Podcasts Link: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/best-laid-plans/id1525311647)
Episode Sponsors:
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Planning as a Teen with Aashna Shah, Published Author, Dancer and Miss Florida Teen
Aashna Shah is a dancer, published author, and advocate for those with learning disabilities. She's also Miss Florida Teen and notes that her favorite tool for success is her planner!
She and Sarah talk about all things planning, including how she learned to plan (from her sister!), her favorite planning tools, the way she thinks about big goals, and advice she would give to parents who want to encourage their children to plan. She is wise and inspirational well beyond her 17 years!
Where to find Aashna:
IG: @missaashnashah
Her website: https://shahaashna.com
Her books: Learning Disabilities Superpower Series - available at Amazon and other bookshops!
Dynamic Diya: Dyslexia is her Superpower
Amazing Adriana: ADHD is her Superpower
Brave Brian: Anxiety Gave him his Superpower
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Customer Reviews
Favourite planning podcast!
Sarah manages to share her own opinions about products without sounding like an advertisement. I appreciate that topics of planner community division have been mentioned respectfully but not focused on and dragged out. Thank you Sarah for a wonderful podcast.
Wonderful topics for both beginner and advanced planners!
I always look forward to Best Laid Plans weekly episodes and often re-listen for bits of planning gold I might have missed the first time. Thanks for sharing your wisdom, Sarah!
Must Listen - Nir Eyal: Planning to Fight Distractions
Sarah delivers exactly what she promises with this podcast, planning tools and techniques that can give you that ah-ha moment!
Must listen to episode - Nir Eyal: Planning to Fight Distractions, major take-aways for the office and home life.
The episode has been thinking what are me internal triggers that are leading me to not deal with the discomfort of distractions. I will 100% be implementing the ‘Not Yet, in 10 minutes” mantra next time I sense myself getting distracted.