“It’s easy to just react. The bullet journal is there to tell you: ‘You can stop and think about what you’re going to do next. And you might learn something about yourself when you do.'" Ryder Carroll
CSLA 2020, City of Industry: Connect, Grow, Inspire, Repeat
Concurrent Session
Presented by Heather Gruenthal
“Bullet Journaling for Health and Wellness.” Link to the Live Streaming Session
Have you ever felt that there is too much to do and not enough time? If you had more time, what would you do with it? The Bullet Journal Method, created by Ryder Carroll helps you prioritize your life to find your true path. Develop practices for goal setting, stress relief, daily gratitude, and habit tracking. All you need to get started is a pen and a notebook.
Ice Breaker:
Scavenger Hunt: find these 5 things
notebook
planner
favorite pen
highlighter
post it notes
Be Present
60 second clear your mind
Make time for yourself every day
When will you make time for CSLA?
Schedule a time weekly
Things to keep track of:
Budget
Goals
expenses
Plan Blog Posts
Delegation to whom and when to follow up?
Timelines
Gratitude
Important Dates
Ideas
Notes
Things that drain your energy and how to avoid or switch behavior
Things that energize you and when to make time for them
Reflect - What is working? What is not working? What can I improve?
Inspire - Favorite Quotes
Journal Prompt from Library Lifesavers:
Only you can take the actions necessary to make positive changes in your life, both personally and professionally. Determine areas in which you feel that you need to take more control or less.
24 Hour time tracker
Track your time for 24 hours to see how realistic your to do list is.
How much free time do you have to complete your tasks? A lot of the tasks we put on our to-do lists are "Wants" not needs. In reality, there are only 4 things you must do:
Food - Stay Alive
Cleanliness - shower, laundry, home
Self Care - Nothing gets done if you can't do it
Work - need money to pay bills
Mind Sweep
Throughout the day, write down anything that comes to mind to clear your head. Migrate these to your daily, monthly, and future logs.
Brain Dump
Sit down and write down everything that you need to do all at once. Prioritize the tasks Migrate these to your daily, monthly, and future logs.
Daily Logs
It helps to look at all the tasks that are on your mind and see which ones actually need to be done and to set your priorities. Try to list your top 3 to focus on in your day.
The "Done" List
If you feel as if you are never getting anything done, make a list instead of all the things you accomplished in a day. Although you may not have checked off many things on your official to do list, you will find that your days are actually quite full!
Migrate tasks
Each item needs to fight for its life to stay on your list. Re write tasks until they get done or become irrelevant (p. 94). If you are migrating a task frequently, move it to a collection and break it down into smaller steps. Ask yourself why you are avoiding that task, and if it really needs to be done. What are the consequences if you do not do it?
Questions to Ask yourself:
Does this matter?
Is this vital?
What would happen if it didn't get done?
Reflection
How could things have been done differently?
What am I proud of?
Use a Habit Tracker to work on things you want to do in your life. Examples:
Walk everyday
work out every day
read every day
be on time to work
Make a copy of this template
From: Alicia Michelle XO
Self Care:
101 Ways to cope with Stress Courtesy of the Tripler Army Medical Center, Honolulu, Hawaii
Highlight 10 things you can do. Refer to the list often.
TV Tracker
Keep track of your episodes and series
How much time do you spend watching TV?
If your goal is to spend more time reading, maybe cut back on your TV Watching.
Movie Tracker from 365 Days of Journaling
Print setting 2 per page to make half sheet size
Just like the reading tracker, you can record movies you want to watch on the blank sheet and color them in as you watch them.
Rating system:
***** Classic! All Time Favorite. Watch Multiple Times
**** Awesome! Loved it! Watch again.
*** Worth Watching. Recommend to others
** Meh, not bad, once is enough
* Nope, terrible. Hated it. Do not recommend
Gratitude
At least once per day
People who practice gratitude lead happier lives
After one year, track the things that are important to you and find ways to do those more often
#gratitudesnaps
Daily Gratitude Journal Prompts
Find this printable from The Petite Planner
The Muse The Better to do List
1 BIG thing
3 medium things
5 small things
How do you feel?
Why?
What can be done about it?
Is it something you can control or do you need to let it go?
Or, use a digital Bullet Journal Template using Google Slides
The best thing about a digital journal is that it is password protected and you can't lose it!
If you prefer a paper journal, here's an easy DIY:
Read my Blog Post on how I started my Bullet Journal.