What is Journaling?

Journaling is the process of self expression through writing. It connects you to answers that are already within you. It provides an opportunity to pause and reflect. It’s really about the integration of journaling in your daily life. That means making you better on the things you do on a daily basis. Journaling also is a practice, which means it’s something you get better at as you do it. There are many different ways to journal.

Different Types of Journaling

Freestyle- This is a simple version of writing for what ever is on you mind.

Prompts- This is the process of answering certain questions for a particular outcome.

Planning- Planning out your day, week, month, or year can be useful.

Gratitude- Gratitude can influence how you feel and what you focus on a daily basis. Gratitude has many benefits, and what you appreciate appreciates. This study show how it can improve many aspects of mental wellness.

Ideas- Writing down your ideas can build your idea muscle and train your mind to be solution oriented. Not all ideas will work, but some will.

Goals- Writing down your goals has been shown to increase the chance of achieving them by 42%. Writing them down provides accountability.

Benefits of Journaling

1. Focus

Journaling can help you stay focused throughout the day by knowing what’s on your mind and required tasks.

2. Stress reduction

Journaling can reduce stress by writing down what’s bothering you and possible solutions.

3. Better Mood

Gratitude journaling can improve mood because your focus will be more on what you have, rather on what you don’t.

4. Organized

Organization can be obtained through various journaling methods. Writing down your tasks and goals can be effective.

5. Reflection

Being able to know what’s working and what isn’t in your life can be very helpful. Writing it down makes it clear.

How to Journal Effectively

1. Belief

You must belief that journaling will work for you, and you can have the results you want. If you don’t believe that your worthy and you can generate what you want, then you won’t.

2. Consistency

Being consistent is important because it’s a practice. You will get better as you do it, and journaling will return more benefits to you.

3. Honesty

Being honest and authentic with yourself is really the only way to get results. Don’t write for other people and try to have a “proper” journal. Allow yourself to express what.you need.

4. Do a variety of different types of journaling

Do what works for you at this point in your life. The most effective type of journaling may change for you depending on where you are.

5. Patience

Journaling is a process, and your goals take time to accomplish. Patience actually makes things happen faster because your being diligent on what you said your going to do.