JOURNALING

WHAT IS A JOURNAL?

• A daily record used as a tool for personal or professional development
• Definition: journal comes from the Latin word for DAY

WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?

WHERE ARE YOU GOING?

HOW FAR HAVE YOU COME?

WHY JOURNAL?

• Identify mistakes and reflect on how to avoid them
• See patterns in your beliefs and behaviors
• Develop your critical thinking, problem solving skills and writing skills
• Deal with negative thoughts
• Monitor your progress

WHY DO I JOURNAL?

• Better organization
• Improved attitude, demeanor and judgement
• Improved decision making
• Enhanced intention
• Goal achievement
• Positive reinforcement
• Control

FAMOUS PEOPLE WHO JOURNALED

John D. Rockefeller

GEORGE PATTON

BEN FRANKLIN

THOMAS EDISON

JOHN ADAMS

RONALD REAGAN

WINSTON CHURCHILL

MARK TWAIN

RULES FOR JOURNALING

• You can't manage what you don't measure
• Work harder on yourself instead of on your job
• What's easy to do is also easy not to do
• You must reprogram by behaving differently

HOW, WHEN, WHERE

• How to journal
• When to journal
• Where to journal

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