THE POWER OF JOURNALING

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What is Journaling?

 

Journaling, is simply writing down your thoughts and feelings. What if there was a simple exercise in journaling to help you conquer any internal challenge that prevents you from becoming your best version? It may help you lose weight and get fit. It may also help you in acquiring key skills and knowledge in your domain. It can provide a plan to face the most challenging task in your workplace. This will help you to be happier and richer also!

 

Why Journaling?

 

Journaling is a powerful tool that combines the physical movement of hands and eyes, with our neuro-system. This promotes focus and clarity of goals. Due to modern lifestyle, people from all walks of life face depression, anxiety. And if you're dealing with stress, depression, or anxiety, a smart idea is to keep a journal. It will help you control your feelings and enhance your mental health.

 

The key characteristic of any leader is to see before others see, understand before others understand, and act before others do. However to be proactive, one needs to listen to oneself, in solitude. Journaling helps in reflecting upon, where I am today, and where I aspire to be. Journaling is applicable on the professional and personal life. Writing goals in journal stimulates the mind to work out the ways to achieve these goals. It will help you come up with new everyday routines for achieving your aspirational goals. 

 

How to Journal?

  1. Purchase a Journal: A beginner, who can range from a student to a CEO, can start by purchasing a blank journal, diary and a pen. Today, we can use various digital tools and apps for journaling. One can use Ever note, One Note, etc. 
  2. Dedicate 15 minutes a day for reflecting. This is the most challenging step, however, one can start with 3 minutes, while having coffee.  This is an appointment with yourself.
  3. Find a quiet spot where you're not going to get interrupted.
  4. Find the right time, ideally the same time every day when you're not going to be interrupted.
  5. Write anything that springs to mind: The blank pages of a journal encourage you to have an honest conversation every day with yourself. So give yourself a chance, without judging, censoring, or trying to direct your emotions. Write what you think and feel, not what you OUGHT to, think or feel. 
  6. Do not discuss your journals with others. Your reflections are yours; they are not for anyone else.
  7. Starter: If you do not know how to begin, ask a trigger question, and collect your answers.
    • How am I feeling, at present?
    • How am I feeling about control over my life?
    • What requires immediate-high-quality attention?
      • In my life?
      • In my career?
      • In the world?
    • What are the activities that make me happy?
    • What are my fears? Write 3 solution to conquer them.
    • What are the things that I'm grateful for?

The aforementioned questions are given to support your imagination. Journaling enhances creativity. One should not worry about grammar, or decoration of the journal, as it is your personal journal. Journaling helps in taming our monkey mind, and translating thoughts into concrete ideas and action plans. It is one step towards a fulfilling life.  As Robin Sharma has rightly said, “Writing in a journal reminds you of your goals and of your learning in life. It offers a place where you can hold a deliberate, thoughtful conversation with yourself.” 

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