MÄKSĒLIFE CLASSIC PLANNER
Start with what matters to you.
We'll help you make a plan.
Our signature goal-setting planner, reimagined for 2027. Simple prompts help you choose your focus and bring it into your monthly and weekly plans, with room to change your mind along the way.
You don’t need a goal for every area of life. You can begin with what needs your attention now.
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I struggle to stick with systems as a neurodiverse person and the Makse system has everything I need but is flexible enough to not feel too restricted…
Leah C. · three years with MäksēLife“The system just WORKS.”
Brynn
“The paper is *chefs kiss*”
Brooke S.
“Makse has totally changed my relationship to goal-setting.”
Carrie B.
“The pre work is thought provoking.”
Erin
WHY IT FEELS DIFFERENT
A plan for your life. With room for you.
Begin where you are
What season are you in? What matters to you now? The NEW Getting Started pages guide you through reflection, your Compass, and your values, so your plans begin with the person making them.
Give it a place in your week
Monthly and weekly focus pages help you turn what matters into something you can do. Your bigger picture stays close, even when the week gets busy.
Let experience shape what comes next
Weekly reflection helps you notice what’s working and what needs to change. Use what you learn to make your next plan, rather than asking yourself to keep following one that no longer fits.
You’re allowed to want something in September that you didn’t imagine in January.
“…nothing fits me quite like Makse. I enjoy the thoughtful goal setting questions and built in habit trackers each week.”M.H. · four years with MäksēLife
BUILD YOUR PLANNER
Which layout feels like you?
Choose a horizontal or vertical weekly layout, then pick your cover. Both include the complete Classic goal-setting process, with redesigned pages and new guided prompts for 2027.
01Choose your layout
“I have fairly large handwriting… this planner accommodates my writing.” Carolyn F.
02Choose your cover
Scroll to see your choices • Every cover is interchangeable + reversible“This is my fourth year in a Makselife flagship planner… The goal setting program is as fabulous as ever, the artists keep getting better, and I can’t wait to start filling up my planner.”Bonnie K.
INTERCHANGEABLE + REVERSIBLE COVERS
Love your planner. Give it personality.
Your Classic comes with the vegan leather cover of your choice, with a different design on each side. Flip it for a fresh look or swap in another favorite. Covers pop on and off the coil with no tools needed.
WHAT’S INSIDE
Keep what matters close, all year long.
Our signature goal-setting system, redesigned with softer colors and guided prompts that make it easier to begin.
Getting Started
Guided reflection that starts with the life you’re living and what matters to you now.
The Compass
Check in across eight areas of life and notice what needs your attention.
My Year Ahead
Explore what you want for the year, with a question for each area of life. Choose where you’d like to focus.
Monthly Focus
See your month and choose what deserves a place in it.
Weekly Reflection + Focus
Look back at your week and use what you learn to choose your next steps.
Weekly Spreads
Your everyday plans, in your choice of a vertical or horizontal layout with a built-in habit tracker.
Reflect + Remember
Newly updated with two monthly reflection pages and a Quarterly Compass to see what’s changing.
The Idea Garden
Somewhere to keep the “what ifs” until you’re ready to explore them.
The MäksēFam
Their pages. Their stories.
“You can tell the quality in the products. Having the whole system in one place has really benefitted my planning and goals process.”★★★★★HAD
“I’ve been using the Makselife System for a few years, and it’s been fantastic!”★★★★★Brooke S.
“I have been using it for three years now and it is first time I have found ‘planner peace’.”★★★★★Leah C.
“As a busy homeschooling mother of 6 with many balls to juggle I have used your planners with pleasure for 4 years now. I love them.”★★★★★M.H.
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ClubMäksē
Planning is better with people who get it.
Go deeper with our team of certified life coaches in ClubMäksē. Monthly trainings and workbooks give you space to explore what’s coming up, with live coaching Q&As and weekly reflection calls to support you along the way.
And a community you’ll look forward to coming back to.
Questions
A few things you might be wondering.
Still wondering about something? Send us a note and a real person will write back.
Vertical or horizontal: which layout is for me?
Choose the way you naturally like to see your week. Vertical gives each day a tall column, helpful for time-blocking, routines, and daily lists. Horizontal gives each day a wide row, with a dot-grid side box for notes, extra lists, or tracking. Both include the same MäksēLife system.
Do I need to set a focus for every area of my life?
No. The eight areas help you see your whole life; you choose which ones need your attention right now. Each area includes a question to help you get started when you want a little guidance.
What if I miss a week?
Open to the week you’re in and begin there. Your next weekly reflection can help you check in and decide what matters now. You can leave the missed pages exactly as they are.
How much time does it take each week?
Allow about 15-30 minutes for your weekly reflection and focus. Some weeks you’ll want to linger. Other weeks, a quick check-in will be enough. Make it a rhythm that works for you.
Classic or Rhythms: which one is for me?
Classic may feel like home if structure gives you relief and you want to connect what you’re building with what you do each week. Rhythms may fit if you want your planning to begin with your capacity and the support you need. Both make room for life to change. Ask yourself which question feels most helpful right now: “What am I building?” or “What can I hold?”
How do the interchangeable covers work?
Your planner includes a frosted transparent cover and your chosen vegan leather cover. The vegan leather cover slips on and off the coil and reverses to a second design. You can also swap in another cover from the collection. Our interchangeable covers fit all our 7" × 9" planners and spiral notebooks.
What size is it, and what’s the paper like?
Classic measures 7" × 9" and has 344 pages of 120gsm recycled bright white paper, with silver coil binding.
Is there a digital version?
Yes. The 2027 Classic Digital Planner includes the updated system, plus one-tap navigation, guided daily journaling, and a 16-subject notebook for your iPad or tablet.
Your year doesn’t have to look like anyone else’s.
Make room for what you want. Your plans can change as you go.
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Complete your 2027 set
Pair your planner with these before you check out.
Dream Self Guided Journal$49.00
Reflections Notebook: Undated Guided Reflection Journal$10.00
