Day Momo (Des Moments) August 1st-15th
When I write in my journal in the morning, I feel better. My mind opens and ideas and insights pour on paper.
There is no right way to keep a journal. Do it your own way. Make it a habit, and you’ll feel good. I know from experience.
To help you get started, here are a six ways to journal and why they work:
1. Gratitude Exercise – I love being grateful, and it keeps me grounded whether things are going great, or dreadfully bad. Write down 5 things that you are grateful for. It could be anything. Remember, gratitude equals abundance. The more grateful you are the more content you will be. The more content you are, you will realize the abundance already in your life. Realizing the abundance you already have, is how you’ll receive more abundance, and positive change in your life.
2. Write Down Your Perfect Day – I got this one from one of my mentors, Kent Clothier (kentclothier.com): Write down in vivid detail, what your perfect day looks like. How do you feel? Who are you with? Where do you live? What do you do when you wake up? How are you doing it? How healthy are you? What is your state of mind like? What conversations are you having? What are you doing for fun? This is a powerful form of visualizing and it will give you a great feeling for the day.
3. “Mental Venting” – Get your complaining out of the way: If you are fretting a dispute with someone, dealing with a dilemma, or just pondering a philosophy of life, journaling is a great way to get it off your chest, so you are not dwelling on it throughout your day.
4. Building the Idea Muscle – I got this one from author, and podcaster, James Altucher (jamesaltucher.com), and I love it. Here you go: Write down a topic on the top of the page. Write at least 10 ideas about this topic, or 10 solutions to the topic’s problem. Doing this everyday will build your “idea muscle.” Soon you will become an idea factory, pumping out great ideas for anything you are striving for.
5. Power Words Exercise – I just did this one randomly the other day (see blog picture). I thought to myself, which words really make an impact on me, emotionally, mentally, spiritually, even physically? Then I started writing them down, all of them. It really put me in an empowering, as well as peaceful state of mind as I was having my morning green juice.
6. Time For Yourself – Time for myself is so important. I’m still working on this. Author Tim Ferriss (fourhourworkweek.com/blog) journals as well, and he emphasizes the importance of being non-reactive to start your day . We need time to ourselves before life throws us into reaction mode. Be intentional with your time. Journaling allows time for yourself and your thoughts to paper. Through journaling I have had less stress, and less frantic reaction to deal with. Now, for the most part, I respond with clarity, and have more control of my day. You will to.
Joseph Metcalfe
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