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Journaling: another New Years’ Resolution?

Tue, Jan 6, 2009

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Do you journal?

I’m a big fan of journaling, and of Jim Rohn, the internationally renown business speaker and leader. Jim was a big influence for me in beginning to journal, and I strongly recommend that this be a habit you start for 2009.

Journaling includes much of the goal setting that we’ve talked about in the last few months, but goes beyond that to include so much more. A journal lets you put in print your own personal story: your family and their challenges and victories, lessons learned, funny thoughts, your goals and dreams.

Here are some quotes from Jim Rohn on keeping a journal the past 40+ years:

“Be a collector of good ideas, but don’t trust your memory. The best collecting place for all of the ideas and information that comes your way is your journal.”

“The reason why I spend so much money for my journals is to press me to find something valuable to put in them.”

“Don’t use your mind for a filing cabinet. Use your mind to work out problems and find answers; file away good ideas in your journal.”

I especially like the last one - it’s a great reminder that by putting our thoughts, dreams, goals and anything else bouncing around in your head down on paper, you free that valuable real estate up for bigger and better things.

Why not add journaling to your list of resolutions? I believe that by journaling (and reading it) regularly, it actually helps you document your successes, and achieve your goals more easily.