Does anyone out there keep a journal, diary, daybook or what ever you want to call them? I don't mean one that you only keep your personal thoughts, and happenings, but one that you also keep track of your business activities?
It may sound corny, but I tried for a long time to keep a personal journal and a business type journal. It never worked. I just never had the time to keep both of them updated, so in frustration, I stopped doing either of them. I do believe in keeping a journal, especially as I get older. I don't remember details as well as I used to, so it is a good refresher for me, let alone anyone that may find them interesting at some future date.
What I have started doing is writing down what I would normally write in a personal journal, then writing down what I had planned and what I actually accomplished in Real Estate. I haven't been doing it for very long, but I have found that I don't forget to do the little follow up details that I had been before. I have also found that I hold myself much more accountable for my business activities if I write down my plans for the day, and what I actually accomplished, what I learned, and why I wasn't able to accomplish what I planned to do from the outset.
I don't know, maybe a person in the future that might of found my personal writings interesting, would also find the other, business aspect of my life interesting. If nothing else, it seems to help me focus on my business plan and not run around aimlessly, or shooting from the hip as often. Let me know if you have any other ideas on this subject. Thanks again for reading and responding!!!
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I don't keep a journal, but I do write everything down, relative to my business, in a notebook, so I don't forget anything important.
I would like to keep a business journal but I find for now that single sheets of paper with an A B C division keeps me on track. I carry work over to the respective areas and write down all my upcoming tasks.
My broker swears by it. I've tried, but what works better for me is just a quiet, 15 minute reflection period at the end of the day where I record what I did where I'll actually look at it later -- I tranfer notes I've randomly made to contact records or closing or listing folders. It also relieves me of the pressure during the day to get every note in the right place as I'm doing it.
I also make a list of "must dos" for the next day, making sure that I keep it realistic in light of the fact that I know at least 3 of the 10 hours will be unplanned crisis!
I have tried over and over to journal but it doesn't stick. The best I do is keeping a book filled with wonderment over my boys growth and life journeys! I also am a stickler for "to do" lists. I have them for my life, my business, my fitness goals. Currently I have a 3-ring binder full of them for one year (everyday is accounted for) I guess that's kind of like a journal in it's own way. Will someone ever want to see it? I don't know, but it helps me to see where I've come from and where I'm going!
Thanks for your responses, it is interesting, everyone has different methods. I have done the Franklin Covey system with the abc lists and lists, I am just finding that by writing it down once I save the duplication of effort, and it is always in the same place. But one thing that I have learned what ever works for you is the right way to do it.