Keeping a Journal - One of the Three Treasures to Leave Behind
(excerpted from the "How to Use a Journal" audio series by Jim Rohn) If you're serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual, keep a journal. Don't trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it down. I used to take notes on pieces of paper and torn-off corners and backs of old envelopes. I wrote ideas on restaurant placemats. On long sheets, narrow sheets and little sheets and pieces of paper thrown in a drawer. Then I found out that the best way to organize those ideas is to keep a journal. I've been keeping these journals since the age of twenty-five. The discipline makes up a valuable part of my learning, and the journals are a valuable part of my library. I am a buyer of blank books. Kids find it interesting that I would buy a blank book. They say, "Twenty-six dollars for a blank book! Why would you pay that?" The reason I pay twenty-six dollars is to challenge myself to find something worth twenty-six dollars to put in there. All my journals are private, but if you ever got a hold of one of them, you wouldn't have to look very far to discover it is worth more than twenty-six dollars. I must admit, if you got a glimpse of my journals, you'd have to say that I am a serious student. I'm not just committed to my craft, I'm committed to life, committed to learning new concepts and skills. I want to see what I can do with seed, soil, sunshine and rain to turn them into the building blocks of a productive life. Keeping a journal is so important. I call it one of the three treasures to leave behind for the next generation. In fact, future generations will find these three treasures far more valuable than your furniture. The first treasure is your pictures. Take a lot of pictures. Don't be lazy in capturing the event. How long does it take to capture the event? A fraction of a second. How long does it take to miss the event? A fraction of a second. So don't miss the pictures. When you're gone, they'll keep the memories alive. The second treasure is your library. This is the library that taught you, that instructed you, that helped you defend your ideals. It helped you develop a philosophy. It helped you become wealthy, powerful, healthy, sophisticated, and unique. It may have helped you conquer some disease. It may have helped you conquer poverty. It may have caused you to walk away from the ghetto. Your library, the books that instructed you, fed your mind and fed your soul, is one of the greatest gifts you can leave behind. The third treasure is your journals: the ideas that you picked up, the information that you meticulously gathered. But of the three, journal writing is one of the greatest indications that you're a serious student. Taking pictures, that is pretty easy. Buying a book at a book store, that's pretty easy. It is a little more challenging to be a student of your own life, your own future, your own destiny. Take the time to keep notes and to keep a journal. You'll be so glad you did. What a treasure to leave behind when you go. What a treasure to enjoy today! To Your Success, Jim Rohn Reproduced with permission from Jim Rohn's Weekly E-zine.
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Journal Writing Techniques
So you've decided to start writing in a journal. You went out, got a beautiful journal to write in and a fancy pen to write with and you are now ready. You sit down, pen in hand, journal open, and are ready to go. Then, you feel stuck. What are you supposed to do? What are you supposed to write?
Mind Mapping Your Journal Entries
Clustering, also called Mind Mapping, is a great way to save
space and time when you journal. For those of you that
aren't familiar with Mind Mapping, you can search in Google
on the words or reading one of Tony Buzan's (the creator)
books.
Keeping a Journal Will Help You Through the Change Process
The change process - whatever its intent - consists of a series of small, incremental events, many of which might escape notice if not recorded. That's one of the functions of a journal.
The Benefits of Keeping A Journal
Keeping a journal has many advantages and benefits. Whether you write a few lines or pages, through journaling, you can record and track a lot of information that can be easily retained for future reference.
How to Create A Journal Persona
First of all, I often become too intense when I journal. Sometimes it's easier for me to be serious then to write fun entries.
What is The Importance of Using a Food Diary, When Losing Weight?
When you’re trying to lose weight, one of the first things you need to do is make sure you understand what types of food are good for you. Even though you will still be able to eat many things like you normally do you need to realize that you need to change the way you eat them. One example is that you need to change the portion size. You also have to learn how foods interact with each other and how they can help to cancel each other out.
The Art of Keeping a Journal
Journal keeping is basically without rules. It is an uncensored invitation to cut & paste, sketch & chart, and to visualize and unravel every great and small thought.
Keeping a Food Diary to Lose Weight
As a child, you may have kept a diary to record your daily activities, your hopes, and your fears. If you wrote in the diary each day, it might have seemed as if the diary itself had become one of your best friends. As you grew older, the diary might have become a record of your job search, love life, or wedding plans. Psychologists, in fact, tell us that writing down your goals can be the first step to achieving them. It has been demonstrated that individuals who kept a written record of their hunt for employment were more likely to find the job they wanted than those who did not.
The Importance of a Forex Trade Personal Journal
Many newcomers to Forex trading online study some books and courses, and then plunge into active trading. Of course, most people would advise paper trading first on a live Forex account, and this may well be part of your preparation before trading for money. When you start you may think that you will remember and learn from your trading experiences, but you will find that soon the trades become blurred into one another You really won't remember whether it was the MACD or the RSI which signaled overbought when you traded on the SMA5 and SMA6 crossover, and yes, becoming familiar with this traders' jargon is just one of the aspects you will learn.
You Can Survive Grad School, and Graduate School Guide and Personal Online Journal Proves it
An innovative new graduate school guide and personal online journal not only proves that graduate school is possible, but helps students survive the process
LifeJournal Offers Webinars about Journal Writing, a Tool to Reduce Stress in Difficult Times
Ruth Folit, president of Chronicles Software Company, announced the journal software company is offering a series of online webinars for those who want to learn about journal writing and for those who want to learn how to use the journal program LifeJournal. With the global economy in a tailspin, and consequently people feeling very stressed, journal writing is a particularly valuable tool for maintaining equilibrium in uncertain times. Chronicles Software Company is dedicated to educating people about journal writing.
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