With millions of us currently staying indoors to help stop the spread of COVID-19, it’s more important than ever to spread some good vibes and do everything we can to remain positive & productive. This project aims to do just that, but I need your help to bring it to life.

Steve from Studio Porktie is the creator of This Time Next Year (TTNY) - a personal passport to a more positive and productive time here on planet Earth. This 52-week planner is your motivational, mindful mate, encouraging and supporting you to achieve your goals.

Whether you’re a budding entrepreneur, a new parent or whether you just want to make a change in your life, TTNY is here to help turn dreamers to doers, worriers to warriors.

Creating this planner has been a hugely personal project for him, as it came to life during one of the most challenging periods of his life.

What´s Inside the Planner

Steve´s Story:

"You could say it had been a difficult year. It was only when I woke up in my mother-in-law’s spare bedroom on that cold winter's morning that the gravity of the situation began to hit home. I was 33, I had no home, no job, and no reason to get out of bed that morning (well at least that’s how I felt)

My mental health was in a downward spiral and my thoughts were becoming increasingly dark. I had hit rock bottom and I had a mountain to climb. But just when I was at my lowest, I was struck by a surprisingly positive realisation ... 

I opened the ‘Notes’ app on my phone and typed that message in there. That was the first step back on my road to recovery.

Every day, I kept capturing any moments of inspiration and mini motivations that I came across - quotes, song lyrics, facts, thoughts, stories from others who had been in similar situations. As my digital collection continued to grow, I made myself read through all the pieces of inspiration, every day - as a reminder of why I should keep going, trying, failing, learning, laughing and living.

One year later and I was in a much more positive place. I finally landed a great new job, giving my partner and I a fresh start in a new city. We saved up the deposit for a new flat, and a few months later, we were engaged to be married.

Even having turned things around, I still found myself reading the list on my phone every day, through force of habit. Then one morning I started to wonder whether it could be of some use to other people who also find themselves in need of some support, some structure, or just some positivity.

I set about merging the text with some graphic design and it eventually evolved into This Time Next Year."

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