STAYING STARTED IN JOURNALING

By Bud Katter

“The indispensable first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: decide what you want.” – Ben Stein

The major source of a decay of personal energy in journal writing is caused by a lack of commitment to what we want. Most of the time we neglect writing down our SMART goal for our journaling effort and commiting to achieve that goal.
A SMART goal is one that is:
• Specific,
• Measurable,
• Attainable,
• Relevant and
• Time-bound.
Writing down your SMART goal is required to formalize those five elements. One way to do that is with the form I have provided below; you can just check-off most of your choices.
 

                 MY JOURNALING CONTRACT

Starting ___/___/___, I commit to journal every day for the next __30 days __60 days___More (specify)

I am going to journal each day (minimum) __ 5 mins __ 10 mins __ 30 mins ___ More (specify)

I am going to journal __ Within 30 mins of getting up __ Within 1 hour of getting up __ Within 1 hour before going to bed ___At a set time (specify)

I am going to journal __At home __At work __________At another place (specify) __Various (while waiting)

I am going to use this method to journal __Daily record of events __Reactions to events __Dialogues __Prayer __Interpret Bible verses _______________________Other (specify)

The tool I am going to use for my journaling is __Journaling software on computer __Wordprocessor on computer __Notebook __3X5 File Card _______ Other (specify)

The top three goals I want to achieve from my journaling are:
1. ____________________________
2. ____________________________
3. ____________________________
I am going to be accountable to _________________________ every _______________ for this contract.
My Printed Name ________________________________________
My Signature____________________________________________
Date _____________________

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