Using a Bullet Journal for Business
Bullet Journalling was created by Ryder Carroll, a New York designer, who wanted a way of “tracking the past, organising the present, and planning for the future”. It is a system of calendars, to-do lists, goals, planners and reminders all in one notebook.
All these systems are created in quick formats (hence the name ‘bullet’) which you can tailor to your individual business needs making it ideal for a variety of small business users.
The journals are a great way to help you stay organised and productive. By having a record of everything in one place it is easy to find information, reference or check on any details. They are especially good at keeping track of on-going projects. You can break down said project, decide what order things need to be done in and by what end point. Add in estimated times of stage completions and set up reminders to review at certain points. (Although a digital alert on a smartphone or computer would probably work well for this but at least you could make a note to set one up).
A bullet journal can be any notebook (or digital planner) you wish, but you are going to want it to be portable. A downside to having something that is carried everywhere is that it is probably not suited to confidential information in case you were to lose the journal.
If you are going to be doing lots of highlighting etc in your bullet journal you may want to consider the quality of your paper so there is minimum bleed through. Dot grid paper is very popular ( you can get digital versions) because the faint dots allow you to ignore them if you want or can be guidelines to keep writing or drawings straight.
Here are a few suggestions of what you could include in your business bullet journal but remember the beauty of starting with a blank notebook is that you can adapt what you are entering as you go along.
Business Bullet Journal Pages
- It’s probably best to have your first page as an index so you can find all your different topics easily.
- Notes taken during meetings
- Monthly or weekly planning
- Calendar and events (you could use a downloaded printout here)
- Brainstorm ideas and inspiration
- Goal tracker
- Time tracking
- Expenses
- Inventory
- Mileage
- Social media tracking
Let us know if you have some great bullet journal page ideas.
If you would like some tutorials on ways to set up different types of pages let me know in the comments below.
