Business Journaling helps you to develop your (professional) personality…
… and of course: it is private and it stays private!
Today you’ll learn about the first three Secrets of Business Journaling.
Use them for pitching to your boss or to convince yourself that Business Journaling is worth the investment.
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Business Journaling is private…
Yes, journaling is private and journaling stays private. Even in a Business context!
Yet, Business Journaling helps developing, growing your personality. And it improves your relationships. Who wouldn’t want THAT in an organisation?
Any organisation that is serious about their people and their business will want:
Self-aware people who regularly reflect on their strengths and their development areas
People who work well with each other, i.e. to co-operate and to co-create, depending on the needs of the business, clients and stakeholders.
… and it helps you develop your (professional) personality
What seems to be more secret (still), what you rarely get told is that Business Journaling is:
an awareness trainer
an appreciation detector
a switching-off helper
Business Journaling is an awareness trainer
Especially in fast-paced digital environments that require us to be (almost) constantly “on the move”:
practising being in the here-and-now
by writing stuff down
with your very own hands
… are three simple steps that do not require much time.
They have a huge impact on situational- and self awareness.
It is like mindfulness practised “just” with a pen and a paper (and 3-5 minutes of your work day).
Mindfulness for yourself, for your co-workers [1], stakeholders and clients and for your work (tasks) & results.
Business Journaling is an appreciation detector
Sadly oftentimes in business, NO time is taken for appreciation
With a Business Journal at your desk you have a cue to look out for appreciation.
With such a cue, you notice more of what happens around you.
You can give better, preciser feedback as a peer or as a manager
because you’ve jotted it down in your Business Journal.
Business Journaling is a switching-off helper
You have a hard time switching-off after a busy, full workday?
You’re not alone with this! Try doing a little Daily Logging [2]:
unload your brain at EOB (end of business),
re-load the essential parts tomorrow at the start of the next workday.
The distance - often “just” some hours - will help you to see, feel and act more intentional.
Your Business Journal helps you to distinguish the helpful and useful parts of your busy workdays… and to let go of the rest.
Stay tuned for the next piece to learn why Business Journaling is about getting organised (of course!)…and at the same time it contains several hidden, powerful effectiveness nuggets.
[1] Here are some weekly reflection journaling prompts for your inspiration.
[2] The terms Daily Logging (and some more from Bullet Journaling) are described here:
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