How to use a journal? Part 2

In Part 1 we talked about what a journal is and why it is important that you use one to glean information that you got during the day.

Theodore Roosevelt said “The only man who makes no mistakes is the man who never does anything. Do not be afraid of mistakes providing you do not make the same mistake twice.”

Now when you keep a journal you can be wise like Roosevelt and avoid making the same mistake twice. Many times we make mistakes and we fail to learn from them. If we had kept a journal we would have been able to learn from our past mistakes.

Another way for us to use a journal is for when we are reading a book or listening to a motivational tape or hearing a speech or something like that. I actually have one of those 5 in 1 notebooks from Papermate as a journal. You can choose your own type of book for a journal. I’ll just share how I use mine in this post.

I divided up my journal into 5 different categories and whenever I read or get something pertaining to that category I jot it in there. The 5 categories I have are Motivational, Spiritual, Health, Relational, Ideas. I usually try to fit in the things that I gather into one of these categories.

Many times we read a book and then forget everything we read. This is why you should keep a journal and record everything. I highly recommend you get a copy of Jim Rohn’s How to use a journal.

Make sure that at least once a week you go through all that you learnt over the previous week and try to make it a habit to do this weekly. By doing this continuously you show the world that you are indeed a very serious student and you really want to make a difference in your own life.

So what are you waiting on. Get out there and Start Journalling!!!

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