< P > 1 . N e w t o k e e p i n g a j o u r n a l ? S t a r t w i t h w r i t i n g , T o d a y , I a m g r a t e f u l f o r , a n d f i l l i n t h e b l a n k w i t h w h a t y o u a r e g r a t e f u l f o r . < / P > < P > 2 . W r i t e i n y o u r j o u r n a l f r e e l y . D o n o t w o r r y a b o u t h o w i t l o o k s , o r e v e n g r a m m a r a n d s p e l l i n g e r r o r s . W r i t e h o w y o u w a n t , w h a t y o u w a n t , a n d w h e r e y o u w a n t . < / P > < P > 3 . W r i t i n g a w o r d , s e n t e n c e s , p a r a g r a p h s o r p a g e s , j o u r n a l i n g w h a t e v e r y o u h a v e t o s a y t h a t d a y , i s j u s t t h e r i g h t a m o u n t t o w r i t e . < / P > < P > 4 . S e t y o u r j o u r n a l w h e r e y o u w i l l s e e i t e v e r y d a y , i . e . , o n y o u r n i g h t s t a n d , a t y o u r d e s k , w h e r e y o u h a v e c o f f e e . T h i s w i l l h e l p t o r e m i n d y o u t o j o u r n a l . < / P > < P > 5 . P a r t o f k e e p i n g a j o u r n a l i s s k i p p i n g a d a y , a w e e k , a n d e v e n m o n t h s . < / P > < P > 6 . Y o u r j o u r n a l i s a d a i l y g i f t y o u g i v e t o y o u r s e l f . < / P > < P > 7 . R e m e m b e r t o u s e y o u r j o u r n a l f o r y o u r b e n e f i t a n d w e l l b e i n g , w h a t e v e r t h a t m e a n s t o y o u . K e e p i n g a j o u r n a l i s a p o w e r f u l t o o l t h a t y o u c a n g i v e t o y o u r s e l f e v e r y d a y . P l u s , t h i s c r e a t e s t i m e f o r y o u e v e r y d a y . < / P > < P > 8 . W r i t e w i t h a p e n , p e n c i l , f e l t p e n , c r a y o n s , o r c o l o r e d p e n c i l s . W h a t e v e r y o u c h o o s e . < / P > < P > 9 . J o u r n a l w h a t e v e r i s i m p o r t a n t f o r y o u t o w r i t e a b o u t r i g h t t h e n a n d t h e r e . I ' v e j o u r n a l e d a b o u t a f a b u l o u s s o u p I a t e , m y c o n c e r n s a b o u t a f r i e n d s h i p , m y d r e a m s f o r t h e f u t u r e . < / P > < P > 1 0 . F i n d t h e r i g h t j o u r n a l , b o o k , f o r y o u : T h e r i g h t s i z e , s h a p e , c o l o r , l i n e d o r u n l i n e d . < / P > < P > 1 2 . F i n d t h e r i g h t p l a c e f o r y o u t o w r i t e : I n b e d , a t y o u r d e s k , o n t h e k i t c h e n t a b l e . < / P > < P > 1 3 . F i n d t h e r i g h t t i m e o f d a y f o r y o u t o w r i t e : M o r n i n g , n o o n o r n i g h t . < / P > < P > 1 4 . K e e p i n g y o u r j o u r n a l p r i v a t e . T h a t c a n m e a n s e t t i n g b o u n d a r i e s w i t h t h o s e i n y o u r h o m e , i t m a y m e a n h i d i n g i t , o r l o c k i n g i t a w a y . Y o u w i l l h a v e t o m a k e a n i n d i v i d u a l d e c i s i o n a b o u t w h a t t h a t m e a n s t o y o u . < / P > < P > 1 5 . R e - r e a d y o u r j o u r n a l o r n o t . R a r e l y d o I r e - r e a d m y j o u r n a l s , b u t w h e n I h a v e i t h a s b e e n v e r y s u p p o r t i v e . S o m e p e o p l e a l w a y s r e a d w h a t t h e y h a v e w r i t t e n . A g a i n , i t i s a p e r s o n a l c h o i c e . < / P > < P > 1 6 . Y o u c a n j o u r n a l i n a b o o k , o n y o u r c o m p u t e r , i n a B l o g w h i c h i s a w e b l o g , y o u c a n u s e a t a p e r e c o r d e r , v i d e o c a m e r a , e m a i l s , o r a c a l e n d a r . < / P > < P > 1 7 . W h a t e v e r y o u h a v e t o s a y i n y o u r j o u r n a l i s p e r f e c t , b e c a u s e t h a t i s w h a t i s i m p o r t a n t t o y o u r i g h t n o w . < / P > < P > C o p y r i g h t 2 0 0 6 O M D C , L L C < / P >
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