Helping you make good decisions about where to spend your time.

I've always loved the fall. I love the way it smells, I love the way it feels and I especially love that shift of energy after Labor Day. As we are restructuring our dynamic lives, any tool that helps us organize our thoughts, choices and time is invaluable. That is the thinking behind the design of the Balanced Life Planner. Based on my 20+ years of time management coaching expertise, I designed this planner to help us all avoid the distractions and create meaningful days.  Here's how ...

CEO of Levenger, Steve Leveen, sits down with Julie for an in depth look at the new Circa Balance Life Planner

Levenger: What is the major mistake most people make in trying to get organized?

Julie Morgenstern: I’m going to give you three, because when we talk about organization in terms of time, there are three common mistakes ...

We live in a fast-paced world filled with infinite possibilities and opportunities. Like

kids in a candy shop, we can easily feel overwhelmed choices on where we spend our time. What’s most important? How do we find time to get things done? How much can we handle? It is tempting to shove more in our day than is humanly possible, and discouraged at the end of the day when we barely got past the second item on our to-do list.    In an overstuffed schedule, we feel out of balance—where one area of our lives monopolizes our time at the expense of other more important things.

Throughout my 20 years as a time management coach , I’ve found that there are certain key skills that make the difference between a day that feels in balance vs. out of balance....