The 100 Day Challenge Program Days 30 - 21 Travelogues or Can you remember what you have achieved?

The 100 Day Challenge Program
Days 30 - 21

Travelogues
Can you remember what you have achieved?

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As a kid I used to keep a diary, I used to write things in it like

"Great day today" or "One of the best days of my life"

And I have no idea why or what I did on those particular days that would tell me, (now years later) what it was that made those days so special. Rather than being a special memory of my childhood, all they were, were a series of bound and dated books with random and meaningless statements in them.

I threw them away.

My diaries and journals of recent times tell me EXACTLY what happened, when and on what day the "special" event occurred. It takes me a few minutes at the end of each day to write down the significant events and is a good way of getting rid of things from my mind that may have (in the past) kept me awake trying to work out just what I needed to do next / forget about completely.

Once a week I go back and read each daily entry and make a note of anything profound or special, and notes to take forward into the following week. Then I list any significant achievements. Every month I look at the weekly list. And once a year I do a round up of the entire year.

Why would I bother? Why should you bother?

Well a statement I wrote to facebook last week went something along the lines of

"I don't feel like I have achieved anything of significance this year"

And then I stopped and began to re-read what I HAD achieved.

One of the problems I have to say for me is this year has been one of fits and starts. My engine has not been running as smoothly as I would normally like - hence my feeling of not having done enough. But my diaries and day books help me put things into perspective. I have for instance achieved around a dozen items off my bucket list this year :-) My diaries and journals - remind me.

• Are you documenting your own particular journey through the highways and low ways of life's travels?
• Are you making a note of what is working, what is not working and how perhaps you can make the next phase of your journey smoother?
• Do you carry a notebook for those "brilliant" ideas, must do stuff and - oh boy I had not forget about ...
• How often do you review it?

If you don't have a note book already - please buy one... I use a combination of a small bound one that I carry in my handbag (purse), a bound legal sized (or A4) notepad as my day book and whatever bound size (usually half legal / A5) for my main diary...

AND

I use them.

For those of you who have a copy of the 100 day challenge itself, this can be a very useful tool - but you can make use of a day book or calendar in the same way.

Over the next 10 days and before the rush of the festivities hit, could you review the last 70 days. Yes we are THAT close to the end of the year and answer the questions listed above.

With an additional one - what could you have done differently to make the journey easier for you. As you can imagine this single review can assist you over the last 30 days of this challene. But if you get into the habit of reviewing each week, you can take this one technique forwards with you - and as you review, reflect and re-challenge yourself, you will find yourself achieving far more as a result. I also find it a great way of boosting my self esteem.

If you were in any doubt of your abilities - this review will prove to you, that you can do anything you set your mind to.

Oh and while we are in the process of reviewing our own achievements, could you spend some time and  write a thank you note to everyone who has helped you in some way during this challenge, and if you can this year - this is where the diary comes in handy :-)

We can all be forgiven for being busy, but this one simple yet profound act can and will make a huge difference to both you and the person you are thanking. Not only will you realise just how lucky you are, but how much you have to be thankful for.

Thank you

Elle

p.s. what did I mean by travelogues?

Well consider if your journey could be told as a story you would like to tell your kids and grandkids in the future - would you be able to remember the journey without the notes to guide you. How about a documentary of your incredible journey? Would your story be worth showing or do you need to add a little spice to the adventure... just a thought.