It’s time for me to make some changes and to learn new skills. I’m inviting you to Follow My Journey because “It’s Never Too Late!”
A little background on me. I am a few years from retirement. I am learning to change old and create new habits; bullet journaling to stay on task and follow through with my ideas and plans; and I’m learning to draw, because I’ve always wanted to be able to draw something that actually looks like what I intended.
I’ve been reading Atomic Habits by James Clear and Tiny Habits by BJ Fogg. I’ve never been very good at reading non-fiction, how-to type books—give me a Stephen King book and I’m good. Either the timing is right or it’s these authors’ writing styles, but I have been doing pretty good with these.
The techniques in these books help me work toward my goal to write this blog and post once a week. So far, prompts and celebrating successes work for me. As we go along I will explain how I understand using prompts and how I use them. Celebrating a success can be as small as a quiet “woohoo I did it!” Basically feeling good about what you’ve done no matter how big or small.
The Bullet Journal Method by Ryder Carroll has provided the start my Bullet Journal habit. This book is full of a lot of information for both beginners and continuing journalers. I’ve also be watching YouTube bullet journal and productivity videos like Matt Ragland’s, which I highly recommend.
An important part of what I’m doing is taking what I’ve learned and making it work for me. One size does not fit all. We are all different with different needs. Although I use many of the tools learned from various sources, I alter their approaches to make them work for me.
I like making books, so to start my Bullet Journaling I am using a book I made with pages I ran through my printer so I could have a dot grid on the pages—I wonder if I could buy loose paper that already has the dots on it? Not sure how successful or complete my journal is but I write in it and review every morning and night. So we’ll see.
Lastly, I have always wanted to be able draw, but like many people, I thought that drawing was a talent you either had or didn’t. WRONG! Drawing is a skill that can be learned. A couple of years ago I watched an online summit called “Sketchbook Rival” hosted by Karen Abend. I didn’t have a sketchbook practice to begin with, but I thought I could start one—even though I thought I couldn’t draw.
I will sharing and documenting my progress and what I’ve learned here weekly. I will share what I’m doing, why I’m doing it that way, what’s working and what’s not. Full disclosure, I started the habit building, bullet journaling, and drawing a few weeks ago, so I’ll have given things some an honest try before passing it along. That doesn’t say I won’t find a way that works better for me in the future.
What are some things you change about yourself, learn, or try? Could we journey together? Leave a comment below.
Remember: “It’s Never Too Late: Follow My Journey.”