The Four Plugins That Transform Obsidian into the Ultimate Journaling System

Templater, Dataview, Timelines, and Tracker — these four plugins elevate Obsidian from a note-taking app into a complete life-design and journaling system. Together, they form the foundation of how I build and navigate my Personal Book of Knowledge (PBOK) — the system I use to design, document, and live my life with intention. When used […]

Why I Switched to Obsidian for Journaling (and Never Looked Back)

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For as long as I can remember, journaling has been my anchor. It’s the practice I return to when I need clarity, when I want to track progress, or when I simply need space to reflect. Every entry I’ve written — whether in a notebook, a digital app, or a random scrap of paper — […]

What Are Life Roles? How to Define, Balance, and Journal the Roles You Play in Life

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Roles Perspective — Self Segment Life isn’t just one story; it’s a collection of stories that unfold through the roles you play. You are the sum of many “selves” — the parent who nurtures, the friend who listens, the worker who contributes, the dreamer who creates. Each role is a lens through which you experience […]

Introduction to the JournaledLife Framework for Life Design

When individuals start out on the life design journey they have many questions. How do I keep track of everything I need to know for creating the life I desire? How do I organize my thoughts and ideas? How do I get real value from my journals? How do I find what I have written […]

4 Keys for Designing Your Life

There are four keys to designing a fulfilling life. Responsibility – You alone are responsible for creating the life you want. Life-Long Learning – Creating the life you want is a lifelong pursuit. Awareness – Self-reflection is key to understanding the life you want. Journaling – Journaling is a key activity that captures the knowledge […]

Life Design Execution: A Mix of Experiences and Reflections

The execution of your life design is based on experiences and reflections on those experiences. Practice self-awareness, self-evaluation, and self-improvement. If we are aware that our manners – language, behavior, and actions – are measured against our values and principles, we are able to more easily embody the philosophy, leadership is a matter of how […]

Objectives – The Building Blocks of Your Dream Life

Creating the life design you want takes work. Objectives are the pieces required to build your life design. Objectives capture the major milestones required for building your life design. There are 5 keys to creating and achieving objectives. Key #1: Clarity in Your Objectives Key #2: Measure Your Objectives Key #3: Design Objectives for Your […]

Use Goals to Align to Your Dream Life

Goals provide the focus and the direction to create your dream life. Goals encapsulate what you want to create in life. What are Goals in the Life Design Framework Goals are the primary, broad outcomes you wish to achieve in your life. A goal as a broad outcome may make it difficult to specify specific […]

Life Design Capabilities

Capabilities are the building blocks for creating anything in your life. The outcomes you want to have in your life are created with capabilities. These are either capabilities you pay someone for or capabilities you have developed. A major part of creating your life design is creating and developing your capabilities. Capabilities in the Life […]

Building Life Habits

You are on this journey in life towards your vision. What habits do you have that help you on your journey, what habits slow you down? Awareness of your habits is the first step towards creating the most effective set of habits to assist you on your journey to your vision. What are Habits? Habits […]