Personal Growth Through Journaling

Journaling can help you discover things about yourself you never knew. You will be surprised at what happens when you sit down and start writing down all of your hopes, dreams, goals, and thoughts. Writing is one of the best ways to analyze yourself and the world around you. You will be able to look at things in a new way and find solutions to problems you never thought you would figure out. It can be a ‘Eureka!’ experience that you can benefit from day after day. Many who start to regularly journal find it to be an addiction that’s creating positive results in their lives.

Writing to Success

When you sit down to write everything that has gone on in your day, everything you would like to do in the future and past thoughts you have trouble letting go of, you will start to see patterns. You will start to see that there are certain characteristics of yourself that you never knew existed. When you place your ideas in written word and look at them after you’ve written them, you are able to take a step back and see the person you really have become. You will awaken your inner self and examine yourself in a deeper way. This can be a tremendous help with overcoming fears, changing negative behavior patterns and deciding what you want in life. Successful life coaches often recommend you journal and write down your goals.

Not only does journaling give you a stronger sense of self, it forces you to be an active thinker. You can take the ideas that you have written down and turn them into goals and plans of action. Instead of just thinking that someday you would like to reach a goal you can work actively towards it. Journaling can be a life changing exercise.

Productivity and Journaling

Journaling can make you more productive in life. When you write a journal you let go of many of the thoughts and feelings that hold you back in many of things that you try to accomplish. Writing down inhibitions, fears, and shortcomings can help you see what exactly is preventing you from succeeding.

Journaling can help you find out who you are, what you would like to change about yourself and what you need to do to makes those changes and grow. There is structured and non-structured journaling exercises you can do and you do not always need to think too much while writing, just write exactly what comes to mind when you sit down. You will find that your thoughts will do the writing and all you need to do is sit back and see what is going on in your mind.

Many times with your personal journaling efforts, you will not know what the problem is in a given situation until you start writing about it. All of a sudden, you may write something that will make you say, “Ah ha!” You have discovered the problem and now you can change and grow from it.

Reflecting and clearing your mind with journaling can help you feel less stressed; more focused and help you complete tasks much more easily. You will feel more confident about yourself, have a better understanding of yourself, and know what you want to do and where you are going in life. Journaling is a way for you to look at yourself, learn from it, and grow.