You have notes, ideas, and information everywhere, but nothing really clicks like you thought it would.
You've tried. Oh, you've tried.
It all started with a simple idea:
“This is the app that will FINALLY help me get my knowledge organized.”
Maybe you downloaded Obsidian after seeing how others were using it. You watched tutorials, set up your folders, and installed the recommended plugins—convinced that this time, things would be different.
Finding the right app would be the key to unlocking the deep insights you knew were buried somewhere in your PKM system.
But instead of clarity, you found chaos.
Your vault feels like an abandoned library, full of notes but impossible to navigate.
Each new idea feels like another burden, instead of fueling creativity, your system suffocates it.
You've spent hours tinkering with settings, workflows, and plugins… but still feel lost.
Every time you need a piece of information, you dig through a mess of disconnected notes, wasting time, feeling frustrated, and eventually giving up.
The worst part? You know the potential is there.
You’ve seen others use Obsidian to effortlessly organize their ideas, turn inspiration into action, and unlock their best creative work.
But for you, it still feels like a puzzle with missing pieces.
You don’t need another template. You don’t need a different app. You need a system you can trust.
You can’t find the information you need when you need it
Your ideas are buried beneath clutter, never to see the light of day
You feel like you’re spending more time managing your notes than doing anything meaningful with them
Right now, every new note feels like one more drop in an overflowing bucket.
What if things could be different?
Imagine sitting down to work and feeling in control.
Your notes aren’t scattered, they’re connected, alive, and working for you.
You capture an idea and instantly know where it fits, your system flows effortlessly.
Instead of getting lost in settings and plugins, you’re free to focus on doing your best creative work.
You move through your tasks, projects, and knowledge with clarity and confidence.
Obsidian finally feels like the tool it was meant to be. The tool you knew it could be. Not just a place to store information, but an operating system for your entire life.
This isn’t just a dream. It’s exactly what LifeHQ was built to give you.
A structured, done-for-you system that lets you stop managing notes, and start using them to build, create, and grow.
It’s time to stop wrestling against your tools for thought.
It’s time to build a system that actually works, with you, not against you.
LifeHQ
A personal knowledge system as unique as you
LifeHQ is more than just an Obsidian vault, it’s a complete Life Operating System designed to help you think better, work smarter, and create effortlessly.
With LifeHQ, you don’t just get a template, you get a fully integrated system with pre-configured workflows, dashboards, and tools that align your notes, tasks, and creative processes.
“LifeHQ is just what every Obsidian user needs. It is one thing to theorize about organizing and utilizing your vault, but it is another thing to see in practice. LifeHQ is just such a tool - it will help you understand Obsidian's potential and how to customize your vault for personal knowledge management.”
“Here's an entire system to run your life from Obsidian set up by a true Obsidian pro. Not only does Mike set it up for you, he also teaches you how to use, modify, and make the system your own.”
What makes LifeHQ different?
Prebuilt, but fully customizable
A structured foundation that you can tweak to match your specific workflow needs.
A system, not just a template
LifeHQ helps you move from collecting notes to creating meaningful connections and insights.
Effortless setup
No need to spend hours configuring settings, plugins, or queries. Everything is preconfigured and ready to go.
Quick & simple onboarding
Get up and running in minutes with guided setup, interactive demos, and intuitive workflows, so you can start using LifeHQ right away.
Values-based framework
Align your productivity with your goals, vision, and values so you can do more of what truly matters.
Designed for action
Move beyond passive note-taking and start unlocking the transformation power of your ideas, turning insight into real projects and outcomes.
Life is too short to make all the mistakes yourself—that's one of the greatest lessons I've learned. Learn from the best is a better way. If you're eager to harness the full potential of Obsidian, you might be daunted by its steep learning curve. But why spend countless hours when Mike has already paved the way? By utilising the LifeHQ Vault that Mike created, you can leap ahead of everyone else. It's an incredible tool.
What’s inside LifeHQ
Pre-Built Obsidian Vaults – Ready for You to Customize
LifeHQ Reference Vault—includes sample content and onboarding guidance so you can hit the ground running
LifeHQ Blank Vault—build your custom PKM system on a solid foundation, without the setup headaches
Built-in Workflows & Dashboards
Pre-configured templates for journaling, habit tracking, and structured note-taking
Custom dashboards to visualize and organize tasks, ideas, journal entries, and projects
Pre-set queries and dataview configurations to surface the right information at the right time
Journaling & Reflection
Daily Questions Journaling—templates and workflows that focus on your intentions, not what you accomplished
Personal Retreat framework—a proven system for gaining clarity and creating alignment of your daily actions with your long-term vision
Integrated review process—weekly, monthly, and quarterly reflections to stay on track
Productivity & Task Management
Task and project tracking system—keep everything in one place, no more scattered to-do lists
Multi-scale strategic planning framework—align your daily actions with your weekly & quarterly plans to make more progress on what matters
Person, project, and meeting templates—connect tasks, meeting notes, and projects to person notes that surface the info you need when you need it
Creativity & Knowledge Development
100+ curated book notes in both mind map and Markdown format
Creativity Flywheel System—a structured process to turn raw ideas into valuable insights
Personal Knowledge Management (PKM) Stack—a framework to help manage the flow of information effortlessly between all the apps in your PKM system
Learning & Support
Obsidian 101 video course ($97 value) to help you understand core Obsidian & PKM concepts
PKM & Creativity Flywheel video courses ($297 value combined) to help you take your knowledge system to the next level with a custom PKM system that fits the way you work
Access to private instructional materials, get expert guidance every step of the way
You don’t need another app. You need a system.
REFLECTION
You don’t need another app You need a system
The perfect PKM app doesn’t exist. Yet most people think,
“If I just find the right app, everything will click”
But the truth is, apps are tools—not solutions. What you’re missing is a system, a clear framework where your information flows seamlessly, turning random notes into actionable insights and your best ideas into creative breakthroughs
That’s where the PKM Stack comes in.
What is the PKM Stack?
Think of the PKM Stack as the foundation of your knowledge management system. It helps you:
Filter out the noise: Instantly recognize and leverage what’s useful
Organize information: Make sense of everything you capture
Develop ideas: Turn raw inputs into thoughtful connections
Take action: Create workflows that drive real results
Stay aligned: Connect everything back to your vision and values
When these pieces work together, you get a system that’s tailored to how you think, how you create, and how you work best.
Testimonials
Proof that LifeHQ works
Meet Mike Schmitz
I’ve spent over 5 years dialing in my Obsidian workflows. As a full-time creator, Obsidian serves as the backend of my creativity and productivity workflows. It’s where I do all my writing, it’s home to digital journals and personal retreats, it helps me manage all my tasks and projects, and it even contains my own cross-reference library of sermon notes that I’ve collected over the years.
But at the beginning, it was really confusing. In fact, the first time I opened it, I immediately closed it and deleted the app! It was just too complicated.
What made it click for me was identifying specific workflows where Obsidian could help and building them one by one.
As I layered these workflows on top of one another, I realized that I was building a full PKM system. Not just another note-taking setup, but a complete Personal Knowledge Management framework, one that connected my ideas, projects, and creativity in meaningful ways. A system that tied all the apps I used together using Obsidian as the hub. A custom PKM system that finally worked with me, not against me.
But at the beginning, it waI started teaching this system, helping thousands regain control of their information. I knew I was helping people get more out of their notes & ideas, but it was still pretty tricky to get it all set up. I knew there had to be an easier way for people to get started, without the frustration, endless trial-and-error, and wasted time.s really confusing. In fact, the first time I opened it, I immediately closed it and deleted the app! It was just too complicated.
That’s why I created LifeHQ.
LifeHQ is everything I wish I had when I started. It’s a system that took me years to refine, now available as a complete, done-for-you solution.
If you’re tired of feeling overwhelmed, if you want to stop managing information and start using it to fuel your best work, LifeHQ was built for you.
Start building your PKM system today
LifeHQ
Lifetime access to all features, pre-built vaults, courses, and updates
$297
one-time payment
The Library
Everything in LifeHQ + access to my private PKM community
$597
per year
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