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Write Your Way from Manager to Leader

Did you know that journal-writing can be used to further your career and develop valuable leadership skills?

In this episode, meet Gina Rae Hendrickson, a friend and colleague whose company, Genius Leadership Tools, helps bring out the genius in you and your team. Together, we interview the Santa Barbara Chief of Police, Camarino Sanchez.

Chief Sanchez shares how journaling has helped him keep emotionally balanced, focused on what’s important, gain clarity and insight, deal with different people and difficult situations, and more. The Chief has been an icon of leadership in the California police force for several decades. He also explains why he encourages his entire staff to keep a private journal.

This interview is one snippet of a larger workshop series that Gina Rae and I are conducting on Journaling for Managers later this year. You are welcome to join us to learn powerful yet simple exercises that promote healthy leadership skills, including decision-making; prioritization; and crafting a message with authenticity, collaboration and trust. (JournalTalk, Episode #59, July 28, 2015)

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Journaling Promotes a Voice of Authenticity

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JournalTalk has offered me the pleasure of interviewing some interesting people. People who have developed a habit of asking themselves tough questions, listening to the voice(s) within, and staying present to the answers that unfold. This week’s guest is a great example of such a guy.

Thai Nguyen writes with a candid, authentic voice. His articles about personal growth and development have been featured in MindBodyGreen, the Huffington Post, and other popular sites.

Thai’s life has taken many interesting turns. His family fled from Vietnam after the war, and made it to Australia. He’s been a 5-star chef specializing in nutrition-rich menus, an international kick boxer and personal trainer, and he attended seminary school with a drive to help people on their spiritual journey. While earning a Masters degree in Psychotherapy, Today Thai writes for his own authentic news site, TheUtopianLife.com.

Our conversation explores several topics, but what felt most profound to me was our agreement that our words and our stories matter — the more we seek to understand ourselves, especially if we want to be a positive influence on others, the more important it is to listen for and give attention to constructing the words of our personal journey. (JournalTalk, Episode #58, July 14, 2015)

Free Webinar: In this episode, I share how to attend a free webinar about authenticity in your business communications. In this 60-minute video, “Words That Mean Business,” I share tips on building trust and collaboration with your colleagues, to give you an advantage in sharing your ideas and creating a productive work environment.

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Q&A: “How Can Journaling Be Used As Meditation?”

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Mapping the inner journey. Mindful reflection. Developing awareness. Sharpening perception. These are some of the ways people refer to their writing practice. Is it true that journal-writing can be used as a kind of meditation?

Jayde and I take turns with examples we have used, and share ways that have helped others. For example: incorporate breathing, nature, and focusing your senses on the present moment.

Your turn to answer: Have you found journal-writing to be a meditative routine, or can it enhance meditation? What are your tips or techniques? Post your responses at the bottom of this webpage, in the comments section.

You may email your own journaling question to be featured on a future episode of JournalTalk. Or, pick up the telephone and leave a voicemail with your question at 1-805-751-6280 (only normal toll charges may apply). When your question is featured, we will send you a thank-you gift for sharing your voice! (JournalTalk Q&A, Episode #29, June 23, 2015)

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Q&A: “How Do I Become a Journaling Coach?”

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Sandra asks, “How does someone become a journaling coach?” And the answers are many! Do you have a passion for sharing the benefits of journal-writing with others?

Have you experienced some of the tremendous benefits in keeping a personal writing practice, and now you feel the urge to help others obtain those same benefits?

In this episode, Heather Severson helps me list of some of the numerous ways to go about becoming a “Journal Coach”. And with a dose of giddy playfulness, I also remind everyone, in the words of Dr. Frankenfurter, “Don’t dream it; Just be it!”

There are several options discussed in this audio, so don’t feel there is just “one right answer” here. But there are some pragmatic and trusted roads you can take that will land you into being a confident and effective coach. Among my most highly recommended, especially for “non-therapists” is this:

Become a life coach who uses journal-writing as the primary tool to help clients get unstuck, and transform old patterns that no longer serve them. Take this assessment to see if Frame of Mind Coaching is a beneficial path for you! I am an affiliate of the Frame of Mind Coaching program because I absolutely love it, and strongly recommend it.

Fuel the dialogue: Are you looking to become a certified journal instructor or life coach? Post your response at the bottom of this webpage, in the comments section.

You may send your own journaling question to be featured on a future episode of JournalTalk. Or, pick up the telephone and leave a voicemail with your question at 1-805-751-6280 (only normal toll charges may apply). If your question is featured, we will send you a thank-you gift for sharing your voice! (JournalTalk Q&A, Episode #20, January 13, 2015)

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Q&A: “Should I Save (or Destroy) My Old Journals?”

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Do your journals scream out like Cheryl’s do, “Should I stay or should I go?”

Mari and I stand on either side of this debate with great pointers for anyone who wonders “why hang on to these notebooks?”

Cheryl first started keeping her journals because she wanted “proof of her existence”. Today, she believes she’s collected enough; or maybe her reasons for journal-writing are different now?

Whether you write just for the zen of it, or you have other reasons for journaling, Mari and I offer ideas in this episode that help you keep your focus on YOU, and whatever you’re needing from the soul-supporting practice of journaling.

In the all-new 30-Day Journaling Challenge, titled, “Looking Back, Looking Forward”, you can also hear dozens of terrific ideas for using your journals to review and harvest from your old writings, and then design a compelling future for the new season ahead.

Fuel the dialogue: Do your journal notebooks have a “shelf-life”? Post your response at the bottom of this webpage, in the comments section.

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Writing to Notice the Everyday Miracles

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Having grown up in the throes of conflict and controversy in the Middle East, Emmanuel Dagher learned to turn hardships into inspiration, adversity into empowerment.

Emmanuel is known online as a spiritual teacher and healer, who offers transformation in the areas of relationship, prosperity, and more. In this podcast, he shares some of his style and techniques; and, just as I guessed, journal writing plays an important role!

You’ll need to listen to one of his transformative conversations to fully appreciate Emmanuel’s miracles. He borrows from Napolean Hill and all the Law of Attraction masters, but puts a modern-day spin for applying the principles of gratitude, mindfulness, and attracting what we need and want. Please contact Emmanuel, and let him know you heard him on JournalTalk!

SPECIAL OFFER: Get a copy of any of Emmanuel’s books online, and JournalTalk will receive a valuable donation from Amazon.com.

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Q&A: “Why Should I Read My Old Journals?”

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Steve raises a question on which Mari and I respectfully (and playfully) disagree. Are your journals stuck in a past that is no longer relevant? Or, are there good reasons (besides wandering down memory lane) to go back and re-reading old journal entries?

Some lifelong journal-writers will say the best part about keeping a journal is the zen-like attention and awareness of the present moment; and going backwards in time to read old stories is completely counter to that intention. Mari even (gulp!) throws them away!

And while I agree with that mindset, I know that my journals contain some deliciously captured moments, and zen-like insights of which I enjoy reminding myself.

Perhaps the best answer lies in the paradox somewhere in-between. Write as if you’ll throw away your journals, but keep them so you can cherish those “in-the-moment” reflections! (Click here to Tweet this!)

Please share: What do you get from re-reading your journals? Inspiration? Material for publication? Future blog-posts? A chronology to pass on to future generations? Entertaining reminders of a time gone by?

If you have a question for a future episode of JournalTalk Q&A, please call and leave a voicemail with your question at 1-805-751-6280 (only normal toll charges may apply). If your question is featured, we will send you a thank-you gift for sharing your voice! (JournalTalk Q&A, Episode #15, November 4, 2014)

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Q&A: “What Can I Do To Stop Losing My Journals?”

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Lila loves journaling, and completely enjoys all the 101 reasons to keep on writing. But she just can’t seem to hang on to one journal long enough to fill it up, so she wrote us to ask, “What can I do to stop losing my journals?”

Several suggestions are offered, including: Write a “Dear Finder” letter at the front of her journal, not just to give instructions about getting it back, but to learn more about why she might have a habit of misplacing her most precious thoughts and feelings.

Join the discussion by posting your comments below (on our website’s comment section). How do you feel when you misplace your journal? What tricks do you have to prevent it from falling into the wrong hands?

If you are receiving this in email format, you may also reply with your own journaling questions to be featured on a future episode of JournalTalk. Or, please call and leave a voicemail with your question at 1-805-751-6280 (only normal toll charges may apply). If your question is featured, we will send you a thank-you gift for sharing your voice! (JournalTalk Q&A, Episode #14, October 21, 2014)

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Q&A: “What is the Best Time of Day to Do My Journaling?”

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Do you prefer mornings or evenings to do your journaling? Or, both?

Julia Cameron, author of “The Artist’s Way” has successfully popularized the notion of Morning Pages, which are three pages of handwritten stream-of-consciousness writing done first thing each day. This practice has helped millions of artists, writers, entrepreneurs, business women and -men, and everyday people to recover their spiritual and creative expression.

Unfortunately, a common side-effect of this widespread practice is a belief that Morning Pages is the only way to do your journaling. Our question this week comes from a woman who wonders if it’s okay to try something else. Mari and I offer some suggestions, including the twin sister of Morning Pages, called “Night Notes.”

Please join the dialogue. Do you prefer morning or evening to do your journal-writing? We welcome additional comments and suggestions about journaling at night or day (or both!)

You may reply to this email with your own question to be featured on a future episode of JournalTalk. Or, please call to leave a voicemail with your question at 1-805-751-6280 (only normal toll charges may apply). If your question is featured, we will send you a thank-you gift for sharing your voice! (JournalTalk Q&A, Episode #10, August 26, 2014)

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Desire Journaling

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While Fiona Fine may be a feisty feminist, her approach to self-awareness and self-empowerment is equally suitable for all genders. In this episode, my guest teaches us practical steps for journaling a “desire map” to get from where we are to where we want to be. Fiona draws from the tools she developed recovering from life’s traumas to share her no-nonsense perspectives on taking responsibility and living fully.

Fiona Fine is the Senior Managing Partner at Goddess Connections and founded a revolution on how to put the fun back into dating. She is the Editor-in-Chief of Women Who Run It: Your Life – Your Love – Your Terms! a digital magazine that advocates for smart, successful, super-achieving women leaders in all walks of life. She helps women who want to stop the frazzled, time-sucking search for information and discover the fastest path to the money, career, health, relationships of their dreams!

Click on the book cover below; Fiona has made her e-book, “Babe In Total Control of Herself” available as a free download for JournalTalk listeners. (JournalTalk, Episode #37, August 19, 2014)

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Write4Life

Journaling for Passion, Clarity & Purpose!

Tag Archives: JournalTalk podcast

Write Your Way from Manager to Leader

Journaling Promotes a Voice of Authenticity

Q&A: “How Can Journaling Be Used As Meditation?”

Q&A: “How Do I Become a Journaling Coach?”

Q&A: “Should I Save (or Destroy) My Old Journals?”

Writing to Notice the Everyday Miracles

Q&A: “Why Should I Read My Old Journals?”

Q&A: “What Can I Do To Stop Losing My Journals?”

Q&A: “What is the Best Time of Day to Do My Journaling?”

Desire Journaling