My Secret Weapon!

Jim Rohn says "If you are serious about becoming a wealthy, powerful, sophisticated, healthy, influential, cultured and unique individual, keep a journal. Don't trust your memory. When you listen to something valuable, write it down. When you come across something important, write it down."

Jim goes on to say that he used to write notes on bits of paper, backs of envelopes and ended up with a drawer full of bits of paper. Then he found that the best way to organize those ideas was with a journal.

I used to be the same, until I took Jim's advice and started using a journal.

He sells these great 250 page leather journals that are small enough to be carried anywhere, but big enough to capture the ideas, thoughts, drawings, sketches and what ever else I decide to put into it.

In my journal I enter my information in date and time order. And at the back of my journal I have an index where I categorise the important ideas with page numbers, like:
"Income Ideas - page 32, 41, 76."

I've found this works best for me, as I used to dedicate pages for certain areas but I seemed to end up with bits and pieces all over the place.

I also find that by putting everything in date and time order that I see distinct trends in my thinking - positive or negative. By re-reading my journal weekly I quickly identify any trends that are not going to help me succeed, and then I can adjust them accordingly.

I always record any strong emotions I feel... In fact I think this is undoubtedly the best part of this process. If I'm down or depressed, I'll write about it in great detail... what I'm feeling, what I think caused it, what I'm going to do about it. Nobody else reads my journal so I don't hold back and in almost every case just by writing about it helps tremendously to deal with the emotion.

I've also found that by re-reading my journal I usually see exactly what triggered that emotion and can do things differently next time. I love my journal mostly for this reason but it has many, many other great benefits.

When I feel on top of the world... I write about it and make sure I do more of what ever it was that created that emotion.

My journal is a story book of my life, but I've found it to be an invaluable tool to my success. It is also great to have everything in one place, and also makes for very good reading...

Jim sells his journals for $29 which is a great price considering the paper is amazing, it is leather bound and gold lined. You could use a notebook, like I used t,o but from my experience a $2 notebook fills up with $10 ideas where a $29 journal attracts the $1,000,000 ideas... you tend to be more careful about what you put into a leather bound, gold lined more expensive journal.

However it's important that you personally like the look, feel and smell of your journal. If you like it you will want to take it where ever you go. You will fill it with your best thoughts, ideas and emotions. It will become the secret to your success.

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