No one is born a writer. It is true that writing comes easily to some people than others, yet, just like every other skill, writing has to be developed. Journaling is important because stories are powerful tools to reveal journeys, progress and track record.
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Everyone at some point who has decided to live a successful life must be willing to commit to journaling.
How Do You Learn To Document Your Journey?
You have to realize that journaling has no definite principle or format. It is entirely left to your discretion. Journaling comes easy when you take off the pressure that you have to commit to journaling in a particular way or standard.
With this said, journaling is simply documenting your processes, how you were able to move from a particular point to the next, with the objective that it would inspire, enlighten and help someone else who is on a similar path.
How Do You Commit To Consistent Journaling?
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Never wait for a perfect story
Every part of your life is worth writing about. You are always the last person to identify spectacular things about yourself because it is your life. You have gotten so used to it, it is easy to get familiar with the happenings in it. But what comes so naturally to you might just be someone else’s miracle. This is an indicator that you shouldn’t get choosy about what should be included in your journal. Document all of your stories and experiences.
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Never wait for a perfect time
The perfect time to write is non-existent. Seize the moment and use every opportunity to document your story. What will outlive you isn’t the good deeds that you have done. The memory of the human mind is fickle. What will outlive you is what has been documented about you, either by yourself or by the people you have come in contact with. This means you need to take advantage of every journaling opportunity, so you can create the stories you want to outlive you.
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Value your perspective
We are a compendium of our thoughts and perspectives. And it is very difficult for people to have the exact same perspective on a matter, after critical analysis. This is due to the fact that we are all built and wired differently, with different exposures, education and experiences, which play a large role in how our minds and perspectives are shaped. Value your perspectives, because that is the lens through which your journaling will be created. Realize that divergent views on a matter do not constitute a disadvantage. It is the signature of your uniqueness.
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Find a means to be accountable
Commit to a cause. It could be a book you want to be released within a particular time or a friend whose life you believe you can transform with the information contained in your journal. Let there be a purpose that drives you to consistently document your experiences. This is the only way you will see it through and get the message out there to people who really need to hear it.
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Publish your journals
The more you publish what you write, the more you are fueled to keep writing. The testimonies and feedback from journaling are a powerful drive to keep you in the act. Remember that journaling doesn’t only help you, it helps other people you know and might never know.
Journaling is a worthy cause that extends way bigger than expected. It is not an act meant for a specific kind of people with interesting lives and popular personalities. Journaling is a tool that makes every voice to be worth hearing and emulating. It is an expression of your freedom of speech. Use it to transform your own part of the world.
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