Happy Thursday!
It’s shaping up to be a busy day here today. I had a doctor’s appointment this morning, a mastermind call at noon, and then a webinar I wanted to jump on this afternoon, but decided to catch the replay instead so that I can actually get some work done today!
Here’s what I have for you this afternoon…
Today’s Read: 6 Ways to be Accountable To Yourself When You’re Learning Something New
Taking an online course can be a pretty solitary thing. It can also be a pretty passive one if you let it. It’s important, when you know you’re going to be sitting in front of the computer by yourself that you come up with ways to be accountable to yourself for learning the material and then implementing it.
The thing is, for the most part no one knows you are enrolled and would never know if you did or didn’t take any action. That’s one of the things that makes it so easy to collect a bunch of digital coursework on your computer and just let it sit there. The only way courses are going to get done is if you create some accountability to yourself.
I don’t know about you, but that’s a hard one for me.
Experts say that creating self-accountability isn’t really hard. You just need to come up with a strategy that works for you.
Here are 6 ways to be accountable to yourself when you’re doing online courses:
On Sale – Coloring Calendars

This week I’m putting my 2023 Coloring Calendar packs on sale. There are 3 packs to choose from, and each one comes with 3 different styles of calendars. Use coupon code CALFLASH50 to save 50% on all 3 through the end of March.
2023 Landscape Coloring Calendars
2023 Floral Coloring Calendars
Set of 3 2023 Coloring Calendars
Top Pick Today
Simple Notes Butterflies in Flight Journal from Shawn Hansen is my top pick for today.
Back when I first started on this low content journey Shawn Hansen was one of the people I learned from. It was from her that I first discovered the power of Repper and Kaleidoscope Kreator for making patterns. So, you might say she created a bit of a pattern-making monster out of me!
This week she’s released her Simple Notes Butterflies in Flight Journal in both printable and digital formats along with “how-to-edit training” so you can put these to use asap. Each pack includes:
6 complete journals in different color schemes: multicolor, grayscale, blue, green, pink, and purple.
The packs are on sale through Monday, March 20 and you can use the following coupons to save through then:
Use SIMPLEPRINT to save $10 on the Print Journal option
Use SIMPLECOMBO to save $20 on the Print/Digital Combo
Deals Ending Today
Ends Tonight!! Two New Releases from Fran start with a freebie pack that leads into a premium pack of templates.
The Free Arty Splash Themed Templates Pack comes with:
- 2023 calendars
- 2024 calendars
- 2025 calendars
- Simple Notepapers
- 70 Bonus Stickers
- In three sizes (6×9″, 8.5×11″ & A4)
And the matching premium pack comes with:
- 10 Planner and Journal Templates
- 10 Printable Templates
- 10 Checklist Templates
- A Digital Planner
Use coupon code ARTYMARCH to pay only $15 through March 16.
The second pack is the Cherry Blossom Themed Template Pack and a version of this was part of Val’s and my Black Friday Giveaway. In this version, you get a free pack with:
- 2023 calendars
- 2024 calendars
- 2025 calendars
- Simple Notepapers
- In three sizes (6×9″, 8.5×11″ & A4)
The premium pack includes:
- 10 Planner and Journal Templates
- 10 Printable Templates
- 10 Checklist Templates
- A Digital Planner
Use coupon code CHERRYMARCH to pay only $15 through March 16.
Health & Wellness PLR Retirement Sale is on now for a couple more days. Jennifer is retiring 25 more products, and you can pick them all up for only $17. The bundle includes natural and holistic health content, mental health, journaling, lifestyle, and much more. Here’s the complete list of topics:
- Mindfulness for Productivity ($20)
- Healthy Lifestyle Habits ($27)
- Journaling Mega Bundle ($37)
- Intermittent Fasting Challenge ($27)
- Intermittent Fasting and Keto ($37)
- Spring Journal ($17)
- Nurture Your Mental Health ($19)
- Summer Journal and Prompts ($25)
- Wellness Vol. 2 ($25)
- Healthy Lifestyle Planner ($27)
- Journaling for Health ($17)
- Productivity and Motivation ($22)
- Fall Journal and Prompts ($12)
- Natural Weight Loss ($25)
- Weight Loss Challenge ($27)
- Living Holistically ($24)
- Plant-Based PLR Bundle ($27)
- Plant-Based Journal and Planner ($37)
- Walking for Health ($29)
- Walking Challenge ($27)
- Intuitive Eating ($27)
- Journaling for Intuitive Eating ($37)
- Meal prep and Planning ($25)
- Weight Loss Mindset ($19)
- Kids Wellness ($27)
New Mentions Today
New!! Breaking Through Your Self Imposed Barriers to Success is the latest from Jenn at Planning Addicts. It’s on sale through March 22, and you can use coupon code BreakThru to save 50% at checkout. This workbook is designed specifically for coaches, bloggers, and other professionals in the self-help, mental health, and emotional health niches to help clients break through the self-imposed barriers that are holding them back from reaching their full potential and achieving success.
Happy Birthday Karon! Karon Thackston is celebrating her birthday this weekend with a sale! Save 58% on selected products with coupon code BDAY58 through Monday, March 20. There are products to choose from in the following Categories:
- Etsy & Printables
- Copywriting Training Products & Tools
- Blogging & Content Marketing
- Affiliate Marketing Training Products
- Planners
New!! Short Report Packsfrom Sharyn at Content Sparks are launching today! There are two titles available – Unlock the Hybrid Team Advantage and Top Tips on Using AI for Your Content Creation. Save 60% on each one through Tuesday, March 21. Each report pack includes:
- Short Report with action steps included (in .docx)
- Worksheets – to go with the action steps (in .docx)
- Worksheets in editable Canva templates
- 3 follow-up emails (to nurture your new leads and sell a related course)
- 30 social media posts (to drive traffic to your report)
- 10 social media images (engage leads on social media or elsewhere)
New!! Sea Turtle Planner & Clip Arts from Virginie are on sale this week through Wednesday, March 22. Use coupon code SEATUPL50 to save 50% at checkout. The package includes:
- 1 Planner with 48 pages (PPT & PDF, 8.5″x11″)
- 33 Sea Turtle Clip Arts in PNG, transparent background
- 7 Covers in JPEG
- 5 Backgrounds in JPEG
ICYMI… Yesterday’s Mentions
FREE!! Program a Self-Worth Mindset PLR from Tools for Motivation is available now through Sunday, March 19. This content includes 2 articles, a short report and social media images.
One Hour Lead Magnets is the latest training from Jan at Simple Happiness. It’s on sale through Wednesday, March 22 for only $27 – no coupon required. This one-hour training program will show you how to create an effective lead magnet that will attract your ideal clients and grow your business 365 days a year. The training includes 7 short videos along with four bonus guides and fully-edited transcripts.
Coastal Life Design Kit is the latest offer from Katherine in the Limitless Design Kits membership. You can pick it up for only $27 through April 14 as a member. I love this one because as you probably know, I’m a sucker for anything beachie. And Katherine’s kits come with an extended license that allows you to use her graphics in your own PLR creations too.
Spring Cleaning Retirement Sale from Maureen at Color Me Positive PLR is on now through Sunday, March 19. There are 21 products available for only $10 each. Once the sale ends on Sunday, these products will no longer be available. See them here and here
New Monthly Templates and Prompts from Sue have dropped today. For only $7 a month you get:
- Daily Prompts to help inspire you – 30 prompts per month + 20 Bonus Prompts
- 30+ Fun Words to include in your journals – related to the current month
- 5 PowerPoint Journal Templates – themed around each month
- List of monthly Events/National Days + give you additional ideas of what to journal about – also perfect for creating blog posts, too!
- Blank Calendar to add your own reminders to
- Editable/Fillable PDF Calendar
- Social Media Templates – in PowerPoint – new from April 2021
- Training Video showing you how to customize one of the templates each month
Living a Peaceful Life from Piggy Makes Bank is available and on sale this week through Sunday, March 19. Use coupon code PEACEFUL to save $10 at checkout. This pack includes: 0 Articles, 30 Emails, eBook Compilation, 40 Social Media Posts, the “How to Run an Email Challenge” Guide, and eBook/Workbook combo.
Living a Balanced Lifestyle PLR from JR Lang is available and on sale from today. This is another of her huge packs that includes an eBook, 2 Reports, 40 Tweets, 28 Articles, 3 Editable Infographics, Inspirational Graphics, Checklists, Sales Materials, Bonuses and more
Ongoing Template and Coloring Deals
NEW!! Celtic Symbols Coloring Pages from Rayven at Color Monthly are on sale this week. Use coupon CELTIC to pick up this 30-page package for $27 through Monday, March 20.
NEW!! Cute Victorian Ladies Coloring Pack from Carmen is on sale this week through Saturday, March 18. You get 30 coloring images in PNG and SVG formats with commercial rights. There are also 3 upsells for colored images, stickers and background scenes available.
Digital Recipe Book from Chelsea is on sale this week. Use coupon code DIGITAL20 to save $20 through March 19.
Women’s Health & Wellness Planner from Mary Jo is on sale through March 19 for only $12 – no coupon required.
Grow Your Blog with PLR Sitewide Sale from Cheri is on now. She’s discounted everything in her store by 50% through the end of March when you use coupon code NEXT.
Michelle’s Craft Planner Sale is back for the whole month! Use coupon code CRAFT50 to claim your savings.
How to Write a Book When You Have NO Time to Write” Planner from Coach Glue has been updated and now includes a gorgeous Canva template. Use promo code 50 to save 50% through March 19.
Meditation & Self Hypnosis – 2 Premium Packages in 1 Deal. This is the first time that the crew at Tools for Motivation has put two premium packages together in one deal like this. It includes:
- The Self Hypnosis Handbook – packed with content to help you establish yourself as a trusted source of information on self-hypnosis and help guide others toward their desired goals.
- The Modern-Day Meditation Manual – a comprehensive guide to mindfulness and meditation techniques that will help your followers reduce stress, improve focus, and find inner peace.
Tools, Training & AI Resources
Digital Product Sales Page Formula from Andrea at Creative Copy Shop. I haven’t done a ton with ChatGPT or any other AI software yet, but the more I see what it can do, the more I want to dive right in and start playing.
ChatGPT Affiliates Empire is Alessandro’s latest and covers how he made over $9300 on Warrior Plus using only AI to create emails and blog posts. I’m definitely diving into this one to see how it all works. I may also grab the first OTO on creating sales pages for a product launch too, but haven’t decided yet.
The AI Success Club from Denise Wakeman and Andy O’Bryan is my pick for today, because right now I’m all about learning how to use ChatGPT to my best advantage. With all the noise out there around it, I don’t know about you, but I find it really overwhelming to the point where I didn’t even want anything to do with it. And I think now, with the release of GPT-4 it’s only going to get worse.
That’s why I love the AI Success Club – Andy and Denise make navigating the world of ChatGPT easy to understand, and, dare I say… fun!
Each month you get:
- Live monthly AI training calls on the things that matter the most to you
- Weekly delivery of fresh new prompts (with in depth videos)
- A continuously growing AI resource center
- Monthly Office Hours for Q&A
- Exclusive interviews with industry movers and shakers
…and so much more.
Check it out here and choose either the monthly or annual option.
Cut & Paste Kids Books Training from Andy is on sale from now through Monday, March 20. This training covers the children’s “scissor skills” niche and shows you how to create different types of books for this marketing.
Spreadsheet Templates Mastery from Ken Bluttman is still one of my favorite picks this week. Creating spreadsheets for sale is something I’ve been thinking about doing for awhile now, and this course comes at the perfect time for me, with the new shop and the new energy swirling around here. I already bought my copy and the first upsell, and I’m really excited to dig into this over the coming weeks.
How to Create Party Invitations to Sell On Etsy is the latest templates with training from Kristie Chiles. You not only get 10 Canva Templates to use for creating your invitations, you also get video training that covers how to edit the templates to make your own invitations, how to find trending topics, and more. Complete details are available on the sales page.
Leonie Dawson’s Brilliant Biz and Life Academy is closing to new members at the end of March. This is where you get all of her courses and trainings, live calls every month, printable versions of her bestselling workbooks, and other goodies for only $99 a year. And no, that’s not a misprint.
I’m a member and I love her straight talking style. I feel like she’s talking directly to me when I’m listening to a podcast or video. But I will be the first to admit her style is not for everyone – like, if you are easily offended by strong language, then it’s definitely not for you.
Check out the sales page here to see everything that’s included:
Freebies This Week
New from Creative Fabrica – Holiday Special Gradient Bundle
New!! Wildflower & Butterfly Collection from Design Cuts
7 Ways to Improve Your Body Image from Piggy Makes Bank – FREE Pack in includes 7 articles and 7 emails.
New!! Free Arty Splash Themed Templates Pack from Fran at Happy Journals
New!! Free Cherry Blossom Themed Template Pack also from Fran at Happy Journals
Free Habit Tracker Calendar from Lynette at Thrive Anywhere
Free Reinventing Yourself Inspirational Quote Graphics from Publish for Prosperity
7 Ways to Tap Into Your Subconscious from Piggy Makes Bank includes 7 articles and 7 emails
Becoming a Successful Entrepreneur from Piggy Makes Bank includes 7 articles and 7 emails.
Free Life of Abundance Log from Lynette at Thrive Anywhere
5 free “Breaking Negative Habits” articles from Publish for Prosperity
Part-Time Entrepreneurial Success PLR from Piggy Makes Bank – Includes 7 articles & 7 Emails
Free Moon Calendar from Gabby at A Cup of Zen – This is a dated 2023 Calendar showing daily phases of the moon and comes with 4 background pages.
Free “How to Sell Printables Online” Tutorial from Ekit Hub comes with a downloadable copy of the tutorial and a sampler pack of printable templates to get you started.
That’s it for me this afternoon. I’m going to have a short break, and then get working on the site again this evening. We’re getting down to crunch time here and I can’t wait to share the finished version with you!
Have an amazing day! Create what makes your heart happy!


Ruth Bowers Ritchie Media email: ruthie@ritchiemedia.ca P.S. Free Arty Splash Themed Templates Pack from Fran at Happy Journals ends tonight! P.P.S – Miss the last newsletter? Read it here |
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