I sometimes do, but mostly don't. I know that Sir Arthur Conan Doyle was a vigorous diarist, one whom I aspire to be like, but my journal entries are far and few in between mainly because I infrequently have anything of significance to record. ("Dear Diary, Today I purged my documents folder and sorted my e-mails." or, "Dear Diary, Today I sat on the couch with Hannah and Katie, while we watched Sarah purge her documents folder and sort through her e-mails.") I'd like to make a nice habit of keeping a journal during the next few, potentially adventurous months ahead. So, I'm going to ask that my readers hold me accountable.
It can't be that difficult because even Michael Scott keeps a journal. Then again, that could actually be strong case as to why someone shouldn't keep a diary...especially one of the incriminating kind.
"Tan all over...Jan all over. Oh, diary, hehe"
But, based on a graph that my dad printed out from Dan Hanger's facebook, it says that Successful people keep a diary and Non-Successful people say they keep a diary, but actually don't.Dan Hanger's informative formula for success also says that Successful people keep a list of goals, whereas Non-Successful people fly by the seat of their pants.
I assume, most of my readers would like to fall under the Successful side of that graph.
So, let's all journal! Let's all make goals!
Not that I am living the dream and should ever be giving advice on how to live the dream, but I can see some progress from journaling and goal keeping.
For instance, in one of my journals that features F. Scott Fitzgerald's signature gilded in gold on the cover, I discovered that I had made a list of goals about 4 years ago. To my delight, a couple of those daunting goals were actually coming to fruition. It's great because at the time, they were really outlandish, and obviously weren't fulfilled over night, but it cemented the significance of making goals and maintaining a record of our everyday thoughts.
Eventually, there is victory.
So, make some goals today. Pick out a decorative journal that is dying to be written in and get going.
I'd love to hear your success stories!
Jana!! Just on Thursday evening, I collected all of my journals that I've filled up from the random boxes that they've ended up in over the years and put them in chronological order. I've filled 8 and thought that was a lot. Have you filled all those journals? I love the picture! Hmmm...goals for journaling...I'm going to think on that and do a post on my blog. I'll link back. :-)
ReplyDeleteThere must have been something in the air that has brought about our simultaneous journal evaluations. 8 is remarkable! I counted 16 of the journals in the picture as being filled, but most of them were pretty small. I plan on bringing 4 or 5 of the ones in the picture with me on my adventure! Can't wait to read about your goals!
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