How I Journal and Why I Do It

I’m sure you have encountered the concept of journaling because it gets tossed around in the industry for entrepreneurial and personal growth. In this episode, Kinsey shares her perspective on journaling and how it’s helped her make more money, stay connected to the long-term vision, and step into her life as a leader. She’s also going to take you behind-the-scenes and give you her unique process for journaling so you can take it and make it your own.

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Episode 25: Identity Crisis

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03:09 If you are really not locked into the vision of where you're going, it's really easy to get consumed by all the drama.

05:47 I encourage our clients to journal as well. But I get asked, what's your process for journaling?

06:07 Why is it important to journal? I don't know if you've ever asked yourself that question.

06:47 What are you hoping to gain out of journaling so that you can build that habit for yourself?

06:59 If you're just creating something because you think you should, it will be hard to be consistent with anything.

07:52 It allows me to declutter my brain.

08:35 For me to be able to just unpack it is like, the most beneficial thing that I gain from journaling.

09:30 Most of our thoughts we don't even know we’re having, are derived from our feelings and behaviors.

09:57 I think of it like when I do my spring cleaning in my closet. I started to see clothes that I haven't really seen it for quite some time now.

10:22 I was able to bring those things to the forefront to decide what do I want to do with it.

10:37 I think the biggest mistake here that you really want you to avoid is to overthinking your writing or journaling process.

10:50 Do something with your journal where you don't have to worry about people seeing it.

11:35 When you go brain dumping, don't think about what you should be saying, or how you should be saying it. You're literally just letting the pen drive you.

11:48 From there, you're gonna get a compilation of your thoughts.

11:57 You're going to have the most obvious things, but then you're going to start seeing the less obvious things as well.

12:10 Just can kind of pause and reflect and see all the junk that you're holding.

12:22 I like journaling when I'm feeling heavy with thoughts or feelings, and I can't release it.

12:38 I get to see where I need to spend some attention to shift or reprioritize. Then I will feel like I am a little bit more in control.

13:01 You are not your thoughts. This process will give you that disconnect.

13:25 It's very liberating, and can give you a sense of freedom.

13:30 From there, you get to do some reposition, What do I want for myself in this moment instead?

13:50 Then sometimes I started to think about and embody a version of myself.

14:11 Now I can start to bridge the gap of where I am at the stories that I'm telling myself, and truly who I want to be and step into.

14:24 A lot of times I just have to let that emotion process. It's not about fixing it.

14:36 It's I who sees it and I let it just process. I’m not going to judge it.

14:59 Life and learning how to be in an uncomfortable emotion.

15:27 Just being truthful with myself about what's real versus what's not.

17:09 Journaling is documentation because we're not going to remember everything.

17:27 We're not going to remember the details. What created that or what was the result of that, or the process we had to go through to get there.

17:50 We can then get better at even breaking some of those patterns.

18:02 The other thing is probably the most important, is we get to see how far we've come.

18:40 But as you reflect on the growth and improvement and who you've become, that is the gold.

18:47 You can remind yourself of that and can prevent from completely self sabotaging yourself because you get into these loops.

19:12 This documentation, history, and then journaling, can help us straighten that out. It can pick up the patterns, but it can also remind us how far we have come

20:33 This process of journaling allows this very comprehensive, holistic exercise for us to gain that freedom, gain that clarity, see what's real, evaluate, move on, revisit, improve. It's such a beautiful process.

21:14 Until you can really experience that result that you’re seeking, you're more likely to not just be consistent with that habit or that thing, but you're actually going to amplifyyour results from it.

22:20 Understanding what does it mean to you, Asking yourself, what does this mean to me, and just pausing.

22:26 A lot of people are going to tell you what to do. But unless you know why it's good for you, you'll never be able to really see it through.

About the Host

Kinsey Machos, Marketing Strategist, is also a recovering people pleaser, self-sabotager, and corporate hustler. She helps entrepreneurs create and execute magnetic marketing and build expert brands so that they can get known, seen and heard online.

She believes that creating a business that’s 100% in alignment with SELF is one of the most important things that we can do as women — because there’s an inner magic that we all have if we commit to an infinite pursuit of discovering (and re-discovering) that.

As a wife and a mom of three, family takes priority. And having a business that’s run AROUND her lifestyle is a daily intention of hers.

https://kinseymachos.com/

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