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Jot down those ideas!
By jopeck | February 23, 2007
When I heard Jim Rohn speak about the importance of keeping an idea journal, it caught my attention immediately.Why? you may ask….
Well, in its simplest form an idea journal is created when we take the trouble (time and energy) to put our ideas to paper (or on the computer). What form the journal takes makes no difference. It could be a 50 cent notebook or a personalized, specially made journal. The important thing about it is that it becomes *the* place for you to record all your ideas, not matter how silly or small they may appear to be.
So why is the journal so important? As we go through the day, each experience may spark off different ideas. I know I get ideas on what to post sometimes by just watching my kids play. Sometimes the ideas seem to be total flights of fancy while others are more ’solid’ and ‘doable’. Regardless of how we think of them, they should be written down in our idea journal. So that our passing thoughts/ideas aren’t just discarded but can be evaluated for their worth and value. What may seem unreachable at the moment, may not be so in the future especially as we keep growing and learning.
Its similar to the first time you try to roller skate or skateboard. You think you’ll never be able to master the balance and coordination needed to make it look effortless. However after you do master the skill, your mind set will change to accommodate this new skill set and we don’t really understand why it would be too hard to learn for anyone.
Likewise, old ideas that we may deem as mere flights of fancy can one day be made into reality. However, those dreams would be totally lost unless we had recorded them down somewhere - an idea journal would be the best place! Simply keep a notebook handy at all times and commit to jotting down your various ideas. Your next wonderful success story may just come from this journal sometime in the future.
Just imagine what must have run through Sheryl Leach’s mind when she first thought of a purple dinosaur starring in a television program! Yet she committed the idea to paper and now Barney seems to be everywhere!
See what your ideas bring you!
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Joanna Peck is an avid student of personal development, network and internet marketing.
Tags: flights of fancy, motivation, inspiration, idea journal, journal, skill
Topics: Tools, Personal Development, Jo's Thoughts |
March 23rd, 2007 at 2:48 am
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