Best Laid Plans Academy: Fall 2024
Details About the Course:
| Best Laid Plans Academy is a 7-week course with live (or asynchronous – you get to pick!) learning sessions, pdf text/workbooks, and supplemental support sessions for specialty groups that I developed after listeners were asking for a step by step guide to creating a functional planning system from the ground up — or fixing one that wasn’t serving them. The material has plenty of suggestions but is never prescriptive – participants figure out what works best for them, and support each other! There is time for reflection and I am available for questions both during + between the sessions! Some additional details of what will be offered in this round:Best Laid Plans Academy Fall 2024 Includes: *︎ 7 live 60 minute sessions (also recorded for convenience) held on Thursdays between September and early November. Topics range from daily/weekly/seasonal/big picture planning to nested goal setting methods to calendar and email management and more! * 3 Specialty Sessions – one for parents of young kids, one for those with more flexible careers, and one for less flexible careers (think healthcare!). Invitation to future specialty sessions is evergreen – you can join these for as long BLPA is offered! * All live sessions recorded and made available through course platform after each session︎ Materials (PDFs, short videos) available immediately so you can choose to read/work ahead if desired! * Comprehensive PDF textbook and workbook pages for each section with new revised editions; well-designed and printable in B&W or color with plenty of space for journaling and brainstorming in the workbook section * Short (15 minute) summary lesson videos for each session – can be viewed in addition to the longer zoom sessions or as a substitute if you fall behind and need to catch up quickly! * Private WhatsApp chat just for members to share – ask questions + receive support from me + your fellow course attendees! |
Quotes from Previous BLPA Participants
(these were taken with permission from post-course surveys sent after rounds 1-3)
“I cannot say enough good things about my experience with Best Laid Plans Academy. Historically, I have been unable to enact a durable planning system into my life. I wanted to, but I also struggled with a lot of planning resistance. But apparently this student was finally ready because boy did the teacher appear. Sarah’s course is EXTREMELY well thought-out, clear, and detailed without being overly prescriptive. I loved the live sessions but having both a workbook, written notes, AND recorded sessions for review later made this course extremely accessible and adaptable.”
“BLPA was such a fun, engaging course! It provided a strong foundational planning routine and encouraged participants to customize a system to meet their needs. Sarah did an excellent job leading the sessions!”
“The Specialty Sessions were fantastic! I appreciated the smaller group discussion and learning from a variety of perspectives in a safe space.”
“I found BLPA very valuable in that it provided me the space and opportunity to think through aspects of planning from the daily to the annual level. I really liked the workbook and textbook as a future resource, as well as watching the shorter videos in preparation for the zoom sessions. I couldn’t attend all zoom sessions live because of work, but I did watch those I missed after the fact.”
Please note: I do have limited space as I want to make sure I am available to every member for questions and because I want to keep discussions at a manageable size during the session.