

Best Laid Plans
Sarah Hart-Unger
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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Mar 8, 2021 • 32min
Organizing Your Home, Your Paper, and Your Life with Organize365's Lisa Woodruff EP 33
Long-time listeners will know Sarah has been a long term admirer of Organize 365 founder and CEO Lisa Woodruff for quite some time. In today's episode, Sarah has Lisa share some of her greatest ideas (and there are many!) that pertain to organizing time, organizing households, and ultimately increasing productivity and the ability to live with intention. Find more of Lisa's work by checking out her book, The Paper Solution, or via her site at organize365.com! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Mar 1, 2021 • 22min
Organizing Your Financial Life EP 32
This episode is all about ways to organize your finances. Sarah discusses 4 essential parts of being intentional with finances, including tracking your earnings & expenses, learning about investing, following and monitoring your long-term progress, and making sure you are revisiting your financial goals (with your partner, if that applies to you!). Episode Sponsor: Real Life Style - www.real-life-style.com/bestlaidplans Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 22, 2021 • 26min
Goal Setting, Handwriting, and More with Laken from Plan with Laken! EP 31
Laken is a longtime member of the online planning community known for her openness, her positive encouragement, and her gorgeous and unique handwriting! In this episode, she gives an overview of her personal planning methods and her goal setting style, plus an introduction to the community she's built to help others achieve their goals. Find her on YouTube or Instagram with the handle @PlanwithLaken and be prepared to be inspired by her colorful layouts and ideas. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 15, 2021 • 25min
Mini Q&A and MakseLife Quarterly Goal Setting Notebook Review EP 30
It's a hybrid episode! In the first portion, Sarah answers listener questions on tasks vs to-dos, managing small recurrent tasks that threaten to take over our actions lists, and ways to organize multiple in-progress projects that involve a lot of reference material. Then, in the product review segment Sarah discusses the MakseLife Quarterly Goal Setting Notebook set. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 8, 2021 • 24min
Planning & Anticipation in Pandemic Times EP 29
In this episode, Sarah takes a deep dives into the concept of planning and anticipation. This is much harder to come by in 2021, but still worth doing! Then, she discusses current planning success & failures. Episode Sponsor: Looking for a wardrobe refresh? Lani Inlander and Real Life Style is here for you! Check out the Wear Your Power e-course at www.real-life-style.com/bestlaidplans -- and mention Best Laid Plans when you sign up to upgrade your course with a free 30 minute Zoom Q&A session! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Feb 1, 2021 • 20min
Daily Planning, Routines, and Crowding Out Bad Habits EP 28
In this Deep Dive episodes, Sarah shares details about her morning routine and how she goes about daily planning. She also muses on the idea of essentially crowding out bad or mindless habits by intentionally spending time on things you want to, including through the use of effective routines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 25, 2021 • 18min
Layered Living Planner: Self-care, Goal setting, and More EP 27
In this episode, Sarah takes a deep dive into the Layered Living Planner by HerSpace. Sarah shares her thoughts and excitement about this unique planner, and then talks a bit about goal setting planners in general. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 18, 2021 • 27min
Q&A: Meal planning, Post-baby planning, Quarterly planning pages, "Doing it all", and More EP 26
In this Q&A episode, Sarah answers questions about meal planning, tracking multiple active cases at work, planning in the post-newborn period, how she fits in podcasting with her busy work and family life, and more! Wear Your Power is an on-demand e-course that will give you a new perspective on your style and a week of outfits you love. Find out more at www.real-life-style.com/bestlaidplans and upgrade to a free additional 30-minute Zoom Q&A session by mentioning Best Laid Plans when you sign up! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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Jan 11, 2021 • 29min
Planner Chat with Meg & Myra from Planners & Wine! EP 25
In this very fun guest episode, Sarah interviews Meg and Myra, the cohosts of Planners & Wine -- yes, another podcast about planners! Their podcast is a ton of fun, as they share very real and important opinions (some planner related, and some not!) and have amazing chemistry together. Sarah interviews both Meg & Myra about the mission and direction of their show, their 2021 planner stacks, how they met and got started planning together, and some long term future wishes for the new year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jan 4, 2021 • 22min
2021 Systems Overview EP: 24
It's a new year (AND a new quintile!), so welcome to a brand new season of Best Laid Plans! In this episode, Sarah gives an overview of all of the systems and products she plans on using in 2021 to stay organized, from the digital to the physical. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices