Thread: Journaling

- A Guide For Beginners -

Journaling is a tool that changed my life.

It's helped tremendously in managing stress and anxiety, processing emotions, goal tracking, and rewiring my mindset.

Many people want to try journaling, but don't know where to begin.

Here are some tips to get you started..

Part 1- The framework

First, let's cover what you need...

Choose a writing space

When I sit at my desk every morning, I know it's time to write.

The desk is my journaling space. It's where I feel most comfortable.

For you, maybe it's the couch, front porch, or bedroom.

No matter where, pick an area where you'll write every day.

Have a routine

Aligned with tip above, you need to have a journaling routine.

When you sit down in your space every day, you're going to write for 10 mins.

Maybe for you, you journal after you wake up and before you go to bed

Do it consistently and it will become habit.

Write in a notebook

Typing in a app is cool, but it's much better to write in a physical notebook

Writing out your thoughts by hand is a deeper, slower, more focused process

You're forced to slow down and unravel your thoughts, in doing so, you gain a deeper understanding.

Part 2- Taking action

Now, let's cover how you can get that pen moving today...

Question focused journaling

Morning questions:

1. How can I make today great?
2. What are my 3 goals for today?
3. What have I put off that needs to get done?

Evening questions:

1. Where did I succeed today?
2. Where did I come up short?
3. How can I make tomorrow better?

Freestyle journaling

1. Brain dump: set a 5 min timer and write out your thoughts as fast as possible. Don't filter out anything.

2. Write out how you're feeling

3. Think of a problem you're facing. Meditate on how you can solve it

4. Write down a quote and expand on it.

Boom, there you have it.

If you want to learn more about journaling, check out the in-depth guide @pathtomanliness and I put together.

We cover everything from managing your emotions, setting and achieving goals to creating your future

Grab it here: https://gumroad.com/a/806777971 

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