Simpleology Review
Simpleology’s Honest Review
Are you struggling to reach your goal?
Do you plan to work on your project this morning, but end up finding yourself running errands, cleaning up the offices, and cutting grass instead?
Are you having a hard time making a commitment and following through with your plan because so many distractions are competing for your attention?
After months using Simpleology and earned the Black Belt, my big win is not about making profit, but the action I take, building one skill block at a time. I haven’t broken my chain.
As a staying-at-home mom and homeschooling my kids while finding my way back to the workforce, 24 hours a day seems not enough with many distractions, interruptions, and demands throughout the day. I get lost and buried in responsibilities and daily tasks.
Using Simpleology gives me tools that help me stay focused on the important things needed to be done, especially with only 3 or 4 hours I have each day for working and studying.
Using Simpleology keeps me accountable for myself. I learn how to show up for myself and change my old habits. My new habits are setting goals, staying focused on the goals, and keeping my work and thoughts organized.
As a result of using Simpleology for months with daily belt training, I am working on my blogging, building a new website with zero experiences, and learning new skills to monetize my blog for the past 3 months without breaking a chain.
What is Simpleology?
Simpleology is the creation of a successful marketer Mark Joyner, who is a former US Army Officer and Cold War veteran of Military intelligence.
Mark Joyner is an author, a businessman with multiple businesses, an experienced marketer, the bestseller author, and more than that he is an inventor.
Mark is called “The Father of Digital Marketing” for his pioneering role in the early days of online marketing, such as starting the eBook publishing company, built the first online ad tracking tracking company, and invented the tracking pixel.
Some people will say Simpleology is a digital productivity planner or a web app that helps you cut your workload in half by simplifying your life.
However, it is more than just a planner or an app. It is a productivity habits management and cognitive training. It features training courses and a library that can help you with your business. It is like a self-help platform helping you focus on your goals, eliminate distractions, set your priority of the day, work on important tasks, and simplify your life.
Quick List of Simpleology’s Features:
Belt Training:
This software is never finished like many other platforms out there. You use it as long as you plan to. It is a planner for your business, projects, teamwork, study, course or simply just get daily tasks done as a stay-at-home-mom. This program will help you get through your day more efficiently and well organized.
However, if you are easily distracted, struggling to reach your goal, behind deadlines, and can’t be consistent using any programs or platforms, you should use the belt training feature to help you start. After training and getting your black belt, your ability to get work done will be improved.
Be aware that you will find sometime the trainings are repeated while you just want to move to the next things. If you are impatient, remember “deliberate practice”! You can’t be successful without practicing or hearing the lessons more than one. It is purposeful designed and structured that way to make sure you understand, practice, and use it.
How long does it take to complete the training? The total is 144 days, almost 5 months.
My favorite Belt training is Brown, Red and Black Belt.
Brown Belt: Dream Catcher – jot down all random thoughts, ideas, and “to-do’s”
This feature allows you to send your thoughts, ideas, and suggestions to Dream Catcher via email or MMS. Anything you want to save for later. Instead write them down in the notebook, sticky note, or worksheet. You can simply use your phone and text it to Dream Catcher. Fast and simple! This simple process keeps your mind clear so you can focus on what you actually intend to do today.
Next time on “Start My Day”, it will show up on your list and allow you to sort through them.
The list below is an example of the codes that you can use in your MMS. For example, if you want to save a new book into your book list, you type “book” followed by the book’s title, the system will automatically add this new title to your Book list.
Here are two videos Mark talked about Dream Catcher and showed us how to use it.
Red Belt: Backward Planner for Stuff I want
Imagine that you are right there in the moment of hitting your target. Now, use your imagination and imagine what you did right before you hit it.
Keep going backwards until you are exactly where you are sitting right now.
As you do this, write down each step and by the time you’re done, you have a wonderful plan sitting in front of you. All you have to do now is trace the steps back in the other direction.
Black Belt: Delegation Station
They save the best for last. You can delegate your tasks to others or accept tasks delegated to you from others to get more done in less time.
To learn more about other belts, you can check out the detail review from Jacob Laguerre.
Who is the belt training for?
The belt training is for everyone who likes to learn how to use the system accurately, commits to change, or wants guidance through the process.
I was the one who wanted guidance. And I am glad I did it. I learnt how to use the system in depth and also understand the purpose behind each step built into the system.
The daily training video lessons take between 1 minute to 5 minutes. They lead you to Start My Day and combine new modules by each belt. The whole process takes about 5 to 15 minutes to do. This small-time investment helps you:
- Get more done faster
- Get the things you want, and become the person you want to become faster
- Reduce stress
- Get peace of mind and confidence
It takes all of your “to-do” list and walks you through a process of sorting and thinking – within the context of moving closer to getting the things you want and becoming the person you want to become.
It turns your overwhelming list of “stuff” into actionable items so you can get important things done quickly.
I think the belt training is worth trying because you are doing Start My Day everyday anyway. Why don’t I do it with guidance to make the process easier and enjoyable?
The downside of the belt training is that you can’t speed up or skip the training if you know what you want and how to use certain functions. To be honest, it is not a bad thing because we tend to skip and think that we know but maybe we don’t.
I always remind myself during this training that “empty your mind and learn” because some steps are repeated purposely. Be patient!
Simple Mode or Advanced Mode
“For further training on how to use the tools, take our free course: Simpleology 101: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want and Simpleology 102: The Simple Science of Money. It will teach you how to use the software and will also teach you a number of other useful concepts and tools for managing your time and your life.”
You May not like simple look
The website is simple and seems out of date: There is a reason why the software is called Simpleology. The name speaks for itself. Simple! I have been learning and listening to Mark for almost a year now; what I learnt from him is that he loves to simplify complicated things. Break it down and make it simple to implement.
No distraction when you get to their website. You can’t find much information about the product on their website.
To be honest, I don’t like this style and sometimes feel that I was scammed. I like to do more research. I like to know more about the product before giving them my information and credit cards.
However, the more research I do, the more information I get. It takes me longer to make decisions. And sometimes because of life distractions, I walk away and don’t remember about the product I research a couple days ago. I have to go back and redone my research again.
After month learning with Mark and using this product, I learnt to make fast decisions, being flexible, using my intuition more and trust my first instinct.
It doesn’t happen overnight. Using one software can’t reprogram my brain that fast. It takes time and practice on a daily basis including reading books and listening to mentors. Simpleology is a supporting tool to get where I want to be.
How to use this program during the 30 days free trial more effectively
- I suggest you spend a good couple hours going through all the functions, buttons, and icons that you can find on Simpleology. Taking a quick tour of this software gives you a good sense of what you already know and don’t know.
- You can start from here first: Click on the question mark icon on the right and click on How To Use Simpleology. The Welcome to Simpleology shows you the route that fits with your personality.
- Go to Library: Library contains all the nuggets that help you to improve your life if you don’t know where to start. Changing one habit at the time is the key. I am not sure if they have this library available for free trial. You can contact the support.
- Make a decision to try this program for the next 30 days: Start My Day everyday. You can either Start My Day in the morning before working on daily tasks or do it at night before bedtime and have the list ready waiting for you the next day.
What if you miss that morning, do it at night before bedtime! Here is my 90-day challenge for blogging. I use this to track my days. I put this at my desk as a reminder. Can’t miss it! You can get a free printable template here.
- Take this training seriously if you want to see the results. The first 30 days is enough for you to test 2 belts White Belt and Yellow Belt. Those are the most important belts because they will lay the foundation for everything. The “Morning Braindump” and the “Decide” step will take sometime to master. But they will change and improve your productivity for sure if you do it right
and take the training seriously.
Others Resources about the Founder and Simpleology
David Laroche World interviewed Mark Joyner
Would I suggest this product to others?
Absolutely! Here is why:
- The product has been around since 2005. It is stable and has good support services.
- Become an Ellit member, I believe you have the access to Legacy Courseware. There are Core Courses like Simpleology 101: The Simple Science of Getting What You Want, Simpleology 102: The Simple Science of Money, Simpleology 103: The simple Science of Energy. In addition, you have the access to Elective Courses like 7 Day Business Turn Around Kit, Blogging, 7 Day Brainpower Turnaround and many other courses to enhance your life with little changes and practices.
- It is more than just an app or an online planner. It is a course for everyone, an entrepreneur, a CEO, a manager, a marketer, or even a stay-at-home-mom. It also has business training in the library.
Building small habits by showing up everyday! Do not break the chain!