Episode 194: "Rewards in Journaling Your Journey!"

Greetings, Summit Leaders.

 

 

"I am grateful and optimistic about where I am and my future. I am wondering how I get there from here?" Summit Leader

 

We discussed how values precede priorities and how to get started.

 

Journaling your journey is a discipline that will help you gain clarity, discover insights about yourself, and make the trip an exciting experience.

Someone once said, "No discipline seems pleasant at the time, but painful. Later on, however, it produces a harvest of righteousness and peace for those who have been trained by it."

 

I once heard a great leader say, "Keep a journal!" In a conversation with a new Summit Leader, the phrase we shared was "Journaling the Journey!" "Write it down so that you will never forget the process."

 

Journals are a physical representation of the life story you are writing at this moment. Also, they can be a way to discover patterns from past experiences and outcomes that will help you more clearly navigate your journey ahead and reach your goals in life. 

 

"Journaling is one of the most overlooked and under-appreciated spiritual disciplines. Journaling is the difference between learning and remembering. It's also the difference between forgetting and fulfilling our goals." Mark Batterson

 

You remember circumstances, feelings, emotions, and people who impacted you with their help and encouragement. Most importantly, you prepare yourself for helping those you love and serve while moving forward in life and your career.

 

Here are some steps to begin the discipline of journaling.

 

Purchase a notebook and pen for writing down your vision, goals, insights. Write "Volume 1 and a title on the outside cover." On page number one, write the month, day, and year. Write down your vision, purpose, goals, and thoughts for your life and career.
Find a time during the day when you are at your best.  
Find a quiet place where you can read (inspirational content), reflect, and plan.
Make time to practice the discipline each day.
Take pleasure in the fact that you are writing your story.
Ask a friend to join you in practicing the discipline.

 

 

One of the best outcomes of disciplined journaling is the habit of "intentional stillness." We are so focused on many activities that we miss the connection with our vision and purpose. "In quietness and confidence shall be your strength." 

 

People who devote time alone with a sense of purpose and value find a renewed reservoir of personal strength and quiet confidence.

 

When insights from your quiet time are in your mind through journaling, you will find opportunities to use them in encouraging others on their journey.

 

"I am going to begin today. I am going out and buying myself a notebook today. Please keep me accountable. The next time we meet, I will show you my journal and my plans." Summit Leader

 

Be encouraged and begin today!

 

Victory!