Built for people who take their reMarkable seriously
The Key2Success Planning System started as one person's answer to a problem every reMarkable owner eventually hits: a great device with no system behind it. That's still what we're solving.
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reMarkable is powerful. Most people never unlock it.
The reMarkable tablet was designed to replace notebooks — and it does that brilliantly. The paper-like writing experience, the distraction-free interface, the way a stylus feels on the canvas display. It's genuinely different from anything else.
But a great device and a great planning system are two different things. Most reMarkable owners end up with a device full of notes, sketches, and half-finished ideas — and no real structure tying any of it together.
That's the gap the Key2Success Planning System was built to close. Not just templates you download and fill in. A complete productivity framework — daily pages, weekly reviews, 90-day planning cycles, goal tracking, and hyperlinked navigation — all designed to work the way the reMarkable works: simply, quickly, and without friction.
"I wanted a planner that not only managed my daily appointments, but took ownership of the key action steps needed to achieve my goals."
— Branden Bodendorfer, Creator of Key2SuccessNot a template. A system.
Every competitor in this space sells you a PDF with pretty pages. Key2Success delivers a repeatable structure that connects your daily work to your annual goals — on any reMarkable device.
Every edition starts with your annual goals and works backward — breaking them into 90-day plans, monthly milestones, weekly priorities, and daily action steps. You always know why today's work matters.
The K2S planner is built around the reMarkable experience — not retrofitted from an iPad template. Every page layout respects the canvas display, the stylus input, and the way people actually write and think on e-ink.
Personal, Professional, Business, Executive. Each edition is a different system, not just a reskinned layout. The Business edition runs a one-page Organizational Operating System. The Executive edition includes board-level planning and leadership journaling. You pick the stage you're at.
The device that actually makes you think better
There's a reason reMarkable has built a loyal following among professionals, executives, and deep-work practitioners. The device removes the distractions that make every other tablet a productivity trap. No notifications. No app store. No browser. Just you, the stylus, and the page.
Research consistently shows that handwriting improves retention, comprehension, and creative thinking compared to typing. The reMarkable captures that advantage while adding the benefits of digital — searchable notes, cloud sync, instant file sharing, and a device that fits in a jacket pocket with the Paper Pro Move.
The Key2Success Planning System gives that device a purpose. It turns a premium note-taking tool into a complete productivity platform — without adding complexity, apps, or subscriptions.
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Works on all four reMarkable devicesrM1, rM2, Paper Pro, and the new Paper Pro Move — every K2S edition is optimized for each screen size.
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No subscription, no lock-inOne-time purchase. Lifetime access. Your planner lives on your device — not in a cloud you pay for each year.
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Installs in under two minutesDownload the PDF, transfer via USB or the reMarkable desktop app, and you're planning. No setup required.
Entrepreneur & Productivity Coach
Central Wisconsin
Branden started his career in 2004 when he co-founded Premier Printing in Central Wisconsin — a print shop that grew into a platform for helping local businesses market themselves. In 2010 he launched TriMedia, a marketing and communications firm, which led to founding several regional media brands including Explore and OnFocus, now reaching over 100,000 readers monthly.
Through two decades of running businesses, managing teams, and building from scratch, Branden kept running into the same wall: every planner he tried either managed appointments or chased goals — not both at once. In 2017, he built the first version of Key2Success for himself. It worked. He shared it. People asked for more.
Today the Key2Success Planning System has evolved through multiple editions, expanded across every major digital platform, and found its most natural home on the reMarkable tablet — a device Branden uses daily for meeting notes, goal tracking, and deep work sessions.
Built by someone who uses it every day
Branden didn't design the Key2Success Planner as a product. He designed it as a personal system — one that could hold annual goals, break them into weekly priorities, capture meeting notes, and keep a daily action list in one place. The product came second.
That origin shapes everything about how the system works. The layouts aren't designed to look impressive in a screenshot. They're designed to work during a 7am planning session or a back-to-back meeting day. The weekly review section exists because Branden runs one every week. The goal hierarchy exists because he needed it.
The reMarkable version of Key2Success is the most natural fit the system has ever had. The device's distraction-free design, the paper-like writing experience, and the simplicity of a PDF that just works — it matches exactly how Branden uses the planner himself.
Smart productivity starts with a clear system
The productivity industry sells you complexity. More apps, more integrations, more dashboards. Key2Success goes the other direction.
The best productivity tool is the one you actually use. That's why the Key2Success Planner lives on your reMarkable — a device you already reach for. It's why it's a PDF, not an app. It's why the install takes two minutes. It's why it works the same way every week, every year, on every edition.
Our mission is simple: help you close the gap between where you are and where you want to be. Not with another subscription. Not with a complicated workflow. With a planning system that works the way you think — on paper, by hand, with purpose.
Ready to give your reMarkable a system?
Four editions. Every reMarkable device. One planning system that grows with you — from personal goals to executive strategy.