The Currency of Happiness 2027 Planner
Every QR code in the planner brings you here: one episode for each part of the front section and one for every month of 2027.
Front section
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Where this planner came from
How to use this plannerThis is the episode the planner grew out of. It's the story of the notebook in the closet, and it walks through the Six Fs and SMARTER goals, the same framework on the first pages of your planner.
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Before you picture your ordinary Tuesday
The Ordinary TuesdayListen to this one before you write your page. It's about a man who had everything he wanted by 33 and was dying anyway, and what it costs to hit every goal and still miss the life.
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If your Dare List scares you a little, good
The Dare ListI failed at six businesses before this one. This episode is what happened when they didn't work out, and why I'd still write the risky goal down.
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Would you still want it if nobody knew?
The Audience TestThat question comes from this episode: how to tell whether ambition or ego is the one doing the driving.
Months
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MONTHJAN
When the January energy runs out
JanuaryIf the New Year push is already fading, this one's for you. Keith's point is simple: the action comes before the motivation, not after it.
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MONTHFEB
Money, marriage and the order you spend it in
FebruaryIf money keeps turning into a fight in your house, this one's worth your time. Ryan Gaunce explains why the order you spend it in matters.
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MONTHMAR
Why so many people are searching for God again
MarchEaster falls at the end of this month. Jachin Mullen and I talk about why so many people are asking the big questions again.
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MONTHAPR
$60,000 of debt in seven months
AprilTax season is a good time to take a hard look at your money. This is how Emily and I paid off $60,000 of debt in seven months, starting with $5 left in the budget.
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MONTHMAY
The age kids stop listening
MayMother's Day is this month. A child psychiatrist on the age kids stop listening, and what parents can do before they get there.
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MONTHJUN
Pressure or presence
JuneFather's Day is this month. Pastor Jonathan Brozozog's idea of writing letters to my kids on Father's Day is where our family's Dad Awards started. This conversation is about choosing presence over pressure.
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MONTHJUL
The friendships that get time in summer
JulySummer is when friendships get time, or don't. C.S. Lewis had a lot to say about why most men stay stuck at companionship and never get to friendship.
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MONTHAUG
What the money is for
AugustA mid-summer reminder of what all of this is for. This is the day I retired Emily before 30, the limo, the sledgehammer and how we got there.
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MONTHSEP
Two races every day
SeptemberBack to school and back to work means evenings get squeezed. You're running two races every day, one at work and one at home, and most of us only trained for one.
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MONTHOCT
What does enough look like?
OctoberThanksgiving is a good time to ask what enough looks like. This is the story of a millionaire who went to prison chasing money he didn't need.
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MONTHNOV
What do you need to let go of?
NovemberBefore you start planning 2028, one question from Brandon Turner's story: what do you need to let go of to get to the next level?
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MONTHDEC
Before you write your Annual Report
DecemberListen to this one before you fill in the last pages. Three questions that explain why successful people can still feel empty.
Turn Your Dreams Into Reality
Your planner gives you the pages. This guide walks you through the thinking behind them, the same framework Emily and I use every year.
- The Six Fs: finances, family, friends, faith, fitness and freedom (the one most people forget)
- SMARTER goals, which add Exciting and Risky to the usual SMART
- Worksheets that turn the big picture into no more than three goals at a time
- Why your goals don't have to match your spouse's, and other things we learned the hard way
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