The Habit Of Writing Things Down...
I get stuck from time to time...
Being a content creator I have a schedule that I like to keep. However there are some days when I literally, run of out of things to write about...
And when that happens, I turn to old faithful!
Right there is something very special to me...It's my first ever 'journal'.
I started writing in it around 2008-ish and I developed the habit from listening to one of the masters of journaling...Jim Rohn.
On of the more famous personal development coaches in history, Jim was famous for talking about his journaling habits. I listened to numerous talks where Jim said the key to massive success is to get into the habit of writing in your journal...Every day!
And it's something I've tried to live by during the past decade plus.
Here's why....
I start re-reading my journal from over 10 years ago and find gems like this...My only regret is that I didn't write the reference down for these notes I took. I guarantee it's from some brilliant book, and how much truth is in those simple notes right?
Participant vs. Spectator
Content creators. Entrepreneurs. Crazy crypto fanatics...
We're the ones that end up getting the fingers pointed at...The odd balls of society. I personally love it :)
I kept turning the pages and then found this as well....
Oh wow!
This was awesome...
I remember when I wrote this down, I was playing the victim. The world was against me, and I was right while everyone else was wrong...
The book I wrote these notes down stated that instead of playing the victim card when times got tough...We should embrace it! If it was easy, every would be in business for themselves...This was the message from it.
Powerful stuff if you ask me, because it taught me to look in myself for the change I wanted...Stop blaming others and stop relying on the world to save you....
Can we all related to this advice?
I could post countless little notes and quotes I've accumulated over the past decade plus but I think you get the picture...
It's important to write down what you learn on your journey!
This is not only great ammunition for when you hit a writing slump lol But it'll inspire you and fire you up again...So many years later!
And finally...Some pillar content. Some good old fashioned 'stock' content!
This was the beginning of my $2.73 'lesson' that has been a part of @ClickTrackProfit for a decade now. The simple idea to master the ability to earn $2.73 a day every day for a year and then expend on it....All the way to $273 a day....
Crazy!
And it's part of my history now because I got into the habit of writing things down....Every single day!
I encourage you to do the same...And then share with the world what you have accumulated :)
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Great post, Jon!
Journals are very important in our personal development... It's always good to take a look at our ideas from the past, our views on different things... Then compare that with ourselves today... and see the difference...
If we are not different than we were in the past, we should work harder to become better than we were yesterday!
Yessir. Plus 1 everyday :) Trying to be better at sunset than we were at sunrise
Oh, yes, sir! I can relate to the victim game. The last year was a bomb of a year. Finally took some eye-opening, smacks in the back of the head, to get going again. Find that spending that time used for venting about what I can't change, and using that time to change things I can, have made a significant difference in my quality of life and career.
Reading, journaling, and walking are all on my self-improvement path.
Yeah man. It changes ya big time when we let go of the finger pointing and focus on what we can control. Huge benefits to our lives and businesses
Great post as usual. One thing I love about it is I can remember, maybe not the exact items but similar from early on in CTP.
Keep up the great work.
Bradley
Oh man, if I showed all the stuff I had written down it would be VERY familiar to anyone involved with CTP back then.
I did a paper in grad school about digital v. analog resources (e.g. paper) and learned the brain actually processes information from a screen differently than from a physical page. The eyes track differently, too. So if you get stuck while staring at a screen, a switch to a journal could get the brain moving again. Also, from a teaching/learning standpoint, the journal engages more of the senses and thus gives information more paths to travel to your brain--your hand holding the pencil, your nose smelling the paper, etc.
Did you ever read The Revenge of Analog by David Sax....The book talked about that exact point. And personally, I'm very biased to analog resources myself....I have to take notes, cant use the digital note takers lol
Yes, great book.
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STOPReally great advice @jongolson, both about writing things down in a journal, and what you found in it, be a victimless player that reach, master and expand his goals, keep up your great work, it's awesome.
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thanks man, appreciate the comments and support
Thanks @jongolson, and keep up your awesome work.
I love journalling! I'm thinking of coming up with a post about my journals too. Thanks for this. ^_^