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Sources, Inc., a consulting and training company of over 30
years. She is a Field Manager with Inscape Publishing,
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She has over 2000 independent speakers, trainers, consultants and entrepreneurs who are her affiliates in a unique Network Human Resource System. This group of professionals delivers speaking, training and consulting services primarily in North America as well as many other key locations around the globe. If clients want to increase their performance, productivity, and profitability in their corporations, associations, service organizations or their own independent small company or self, they can reap the benefit of Sandy's expertise and her affiliate resources.
Sandy's background brings a lot of expertise to her clients. Since graduating with a teaching degree from Purdue University, she has been affiliated in numerous ways with adult education. She served as Director of the Board of the National Speakers Association during it's inception year and was re-elected. She started with Earl Nightingale and Lloyd Conant when they started their distribution system of audio and video personal and professional development materials in the Nightingale-Conant Corporation.
Journaling is a powerful process to increase your self-
understanding and your personal effectiveness. It is a
significant process that helps you in building "your" life and
business. Many people who begin keeping a journal are amazed
at the results and express regret that they didn't start many
years earlier. In a sense, a journal is simply an expanded
version of the diary, a concept that has been around for quite
some time.
Start by getting an attractive hardcover journal. Keep it at your
fingertips whenever possible so you will be able to write down
insights whenever they come to mind and have all of your
important information in one place. In this age of technology,
some people elect to use some type of electronic journal.
There is considerable evidence to suggest that the handwritten
journal is the most effective by far. Apparently the very
process of writing stimulates our mind and then we become
aware of more significant insights to include in the journal. If
you have difficulty writing in long hand-or have to struggle to
read what you have written-a computerized journal may be
better for you, as long as you manually enter the data in your
computer. Resort to a dictated journal only if you are unable-
or unwilling-to write or enter data manually into your
computer. The bottom line is that a bound handwritten journal
will produce the best results-if you really use it; however an
electronic journal is better than nothing.
Use the journal to capture thoughts, ideas, quotes, concerns,
wants, needs-EVERYTHING! Continually ask yourself "What
do I want?" Listen for the message from your heart. Don't
settle for the first thing that comes to mind. The more you
understand yourself, the less effort it will take to accomplish
those things that you really want. You will be more likely to
create a life that supports what you want, rather than what
everybody thinks you should have. Be sure to write answers to
this question in your journal on a regular basis.
Use the following thought starters on a regular basis to
enhance the results from your Journaling:
I felt inspired/energized today when...
I didn't like...
I helped...
I struggled with...
I learned...
Soon, you will start to realize how very revealing these
statements can be. You will begin to see many insights about
yourself, your wants, and the true desires of your heart.
Patterns of thought and behavior will be revealed. It is
important to review your journal on a regular basis-once a
month is most common-to glean the insights you have
accumulated. Look for patterns and themes. Ask what you can
learn from that month's journal entries. Use your new insights
to formulate new goals and objectives or to revise existing
ones. Use your journal to learn about yourself and to redirect
your goals and plans accordingly. Enjoy the journey!
Your goal:
To realize the power of journaling to enhance your life and
increase your effectiveness.
The result:
You will gain many new insights into yourself, your thought
patterns, your feelings and emotions, and your wants and
desires. You will become much more in tune with your
authentic self and less likely to blindly conform to the wishes
and expectations of others unquestioningly accept the status
quo.
Your assignment:
Start your own personal journal and record your entries daily.
Pick a set day each month, such as the fourth Saturday, to
review your journal entries, looking for new insights, patterns
and themes. Write at least one new (or substantially revised)
goal or objective based on that month's journaling experiences.
As parents, you have only a few years to prepare your children for a world that requires responsibility and maturity for survival. That thought alone can send shivers down your parental spine!
So what do you do? Hover over your kids so they never make mistakes? Drill them so they'll remember the important principles when you're on their own? Tear your hair out, wondering if teaching them responsibility is anything but a battle of wills?
Book Description:
How many times have you said, "How many times do I have to tell you...?" Why do the terrible twos exist and what makes them so terrible -- and for whom? In Parents in Charge, Dr. Dana Chidekel answers these questions while providing a road map to raising children who will become competent, responsible, thoughtful, and successful adults.
Book Description:
Divorce is painful and confusing. Perhaps now more than ever, you want to give your child all the love, support, and guidance he or she needs, but everything seems harder and more complicated. Helping Your Kids Cope with Divorce the Sandcastles Way can help. Based on Gary Neuman's phenomenally successful Sandcastles program, which has helped more than fifty thousand children cope with divorce, this warm, empathetic guide shows you:
Journaling for Fun and Impact
