A GJE - Genuine Journal Entry...!

I want you to read what I've just written in my journal...

I’m gonna call this a GJE (I love a 3-letter acronym)... a Genuine Journal Entry!

This is me being vulnerable people, something I’m an advocate of, but it still makes me feel uncomfortable. Please read it all, including the summary… as it explains why I’m happy to put this out there. I hope this encourages you to start writing today.

I’m having one of those days. The “should I get a job” kinda day. I want to let the pressure sit on someone else’s shoulders for once.

I’m unlikely to ever work for anyone else again, but occasionally, I dream of someone else making the decisions and me getting a regular paycheque.

I wanna slack off, I wanna get paid for just turning up, I wanna chat with my colleagues around the water cooler (I love being around people).

This is not like me, I’m a motivated person, who works for purpose and not profits… probably another reason I wouldn’t get employed.

But today, I just want to write. I’ve actually stopped writing another article to write this one. Creativity is flowing.

I have a meeting with my (business) coach at midday where I’m going to be held accountable.

I need accountability.
I need deadlines.
I work better with these two things in place.

I could work on my business constantly. I love it. However, I also need to make some money to pay my rent.

What I probably need is a business partner. Someone who is better at the day-to-day stuff. I’ve never said that out loud before, let alone written it down. Do I really??? They’d need to be as passionate as me though.

I KNOW I’m not alone in this. I KNOW that someone else is out there, doubting themselves today. Procrastinating (I’m doing EXACTLY that by writing this).

Tomorrow will be a different day, but I think today, I’m just going to allow myself to be. I’m just gonna sit in these feelings, write some more (journaling, eh?) and see where the day takes me.

Summary

By writing the above, I’ve got those thoughts out of my head that have been spinning around up there, taking up valuable space and consuming me. When I wrote it, I had ZERO intention of publishing it. I have aired topics which I’m unlikely to act upon, but it’s good to explore them, as you never know where they might take you.

My day has improved because I wrote my thoughts down. It has led to me getting a content idea. And when I publish this content, what will happen then? Who knows, but it’s exciting isn’t it?

So, that’s today’s journal entry. Tomorrow will be different. Tomorrow might be deeply personal, it might be about golf, it might even be about the weather.

By taking a moment and writing your thoughts down, I guarantee it will give you another perspective on them.

**I took this photo after I decided to publish this article. I wasn't feeling that way before I started it.