Accelerated Growth – Then, I began to tap into the highest
point of value I would gain from reviewing my journals. I pulled out a
sheet of blank paper, drew a line down the middle, and wrote two
headings at the top: Lessons Learned and New Commitments. As I
read through my hundreds of my journal entries, I found myself
recapturing dozens of valuable lessons.
This process of recapturing Lessons Learned and making New Commitments to implement those lessons aided my personal growth
and development more than almost anything else.
While there are many worthwhile benefits of keeping a daily
journal, a few of which I’ve just described, here are a few more of my
favorites: