Episode Transcript
Why Do So Few People Journal?
I Don’t Know, But Here’s Why I Do It
Last week, we discussed what journaling is and its benefits. There are several positive things that can come from journaling. I shared how I started, and this week I want to talk about how my journaling has changed over the years, and how it helps me stay focused and productive.
As I was looking back at how my daily journal has changed through the years, I began asking myself: why? Why is this daily process so important?
So, before I go into the changes, I’m going to take…
A deeper look at WHY I journal.
Since I started writing about journaling, it’s become a big topic of conversation. Something that I hadn’t considered before was how rare journaling actually is. Now that I’ve been doing it regularly for eleven years, it has become normal to me. But for most people? Not so much.
In conversations, I’ve found most people I talk to don’t journal. And most people I personally know don’t either. After doing some research, it appears that half of people have written in a journal at some point. But currently, only about…
1 in 6 people journal regularly.
I was one of the non-journalers before my accident in 2012. So much changed in my life after that. I felt like I’d been given a second chance to be who God wanted me to be. It helped me realize that I had control over my decisions. That I had the superpower of choice.
Reading was a big part of understanding that we all have this superpower, but very few use it. Part of this process was figuring out WHY I’m here and who God made me to be.
Now, journaling isn’t for everyone. Most people don’t see the benefits of writing their thoughts down.
To them, it’s just one more thing to do in an already overfilled day.
My daily routine—journaling three times a day—has helped me clarify who I am and what my mission is. It’s a way for me to write down my thoughts and sort through them. It helps me prioritize things. It helps me get organized. For me, journaling isn’t a time waster, it makes me more productive.
In the article I referenced earlier, most successful people keep journals and there are many reasons why. A journal doesn’t only give you a place to record your thoughts, it’s a tool for reflection. It allows you to analyze where you are, where you are going and where you have been. Whether it’s a shift in attitude you seek or you’re trying to reach life goals.
Journaling might just be the thing to help you build a better life.
BUILDing a better business and life requires you to BE AWARE of who you are and UNDERSTAND that. Then, you need to take INTENTIONAL ACTION to make changes. And from there, you’ll spend the rest of your life LEARNING more and more about yourself—who you are and what needs to change.
This is the only way you will achieve your DREAMS!
Journaling is a powerful way to work through the mess and BUILD the best version of you.
Next week, I’ll share how my journaling has changed over the years and how it helps me to be more productive.
If you’ve got questions about how journaling can help you and your business, let’s talk. Schedule a free 30-minute call and we’ll dig into it together.
