The Ultimate Guide to Keeping A Journal

About this video

In this annual journaling guide, Kegley presents journaling as a tool for self-coaching and shifting into what he calls the 2.0 version of yourself, arguing people should stop only looking outside for answers and start listening to themselves. He says the method is not a diary of daily events, does not require complete sentences or neatness, and should not be done daily out of obligation, but out of inspiration — even 10 minutes once or twice a week counts. He uses a blank, hardbound sketchbook (he names an 8.5 by 11 Pentalic, about $15) replaced each year, because blank pages allow creative, non-linear writing. The setup has a front cover for the year’s top 1% lessons and quotes — for example ‘we do not manifest what we want, we manifest who we are’ — plus a days-until-90 calculation (32,850 days from birth to age 90) as a mortality motivator. The back cover holds goals in three categories: work, rest and play. The interior uses his six-in-one method: divide the book into up to six sections of about 20 pages each for the areas you write about most, such as business, video ideas, book notes, gratitude or a free-form freedom section.

Key takeaways

• Use a journal primarily to listen to and coach yourself, rather than only searching outside sources for answers
• Journal out of inspiration, not obligation; it is not a diary and does not need daily entries, complete sentences or neatness
• Use a blank sketchbook replaced yearly to avoid formal, lined-page constraints
• Put top 1% lessons on the front cover and goals split into work, rest and play on the back cover so you see them often
• Apply the six-in-one method: split the journal into up to six themed sections of about 20 pages each plus a free-form section

Episode details: published January 5, 2021 · 23:00 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are Clark Kegley’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.

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