How To Use Journaling To Succeed in Business

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Have you ever came across a road block in life, thinking there is no option to get around it? Then check out my conversation with Kim Ades as she discusses the art of journaling, and how it can improve your focus on mindset and mental toughness. Listen as Kim gives great exclusive insight on journaling for all types of lifestyles, whether you are a CEO of your own company, a busy parent, or a student trying to make it in the real world.

Kim Ades – Business Coaching. Frame of Mind Coaching

BIO:

Kim Ades

Kim Ades, MBA is president and founder of frame of Mind Coaching and Journalengine TM software. Author, speaker,entrepreneur, coach, and mother of 5, Kim is one of North America’s foremost experts on performance through thought mastery and mental focus. By using her unique process of integrating online journaling in her coaching, she works with clients who are intelligent, driven and ambitious and helps them examine and shift their thinking in order to yield extraordinary results. Kim has been a special guest for many podcasts interviewers including Marc Mawhinney, Jordan Harbinger, Doug Foresta and more, and has been a featured speaker for dozens of organizations including the Entrepreneur Organization (EO), the Canadian Association of Professional Speakers (CAPS), RISMedia, the International Coaching Federation (ICF), the association for talent development (ATD- formely ASTD), the society for human resources management (SHRM), the world business and executive coach summit (WBECS), the National Speakers Association (NSA) and the International Associating of Coaches (IAC). Kim also trains hundreds of coaches and leaders annually in the art of incorporating journals into their coaching process with a focus on mindset and mental toughness.

SHOW NOTES

[Time Stamp 02:30]: As Kim is introduced, she shares her keen skill sets in coaching, and how journaling is incorporated with it. She discusses how journaling plays a key role by allowing us to pick up patterns on our thinking to help identify with what our perspectives and values in life are. Kim shares how her coaching program is setup, and the importance of finding the source of your beliefs. Leslie and Kim discuss the significance of finding the right type of thinking strategy for yourself to overcome any mental blocks.

[Time Stamp 6:30]: Kim shares the real meaning of journaling, and how it’s more than the stereotypical writing assignment. Kim explains how journaling is all about building your mind muscle of self-examination which will condition your thinking in a progressive way. Kim also explains how her coaching program (Frame of Mind) is about building good relationships, which will free your mind, so you can focus on what is really important. Leslie and Kim discuss situations in life where journaling can help you quickly find the solution.

Like every other muscle, thought mastery must be trained by doing. CLICK TO TWEET

[Time Stamp 15:30]: Kim compares journaling with meditation and breaks down how the end results have the same physical and mental benefits. Kim also shares lifestyles of her vast clientele who have benefitted from journaling including; CEO of companies, busy parents, as well as students. Even with different problems, goals and visions all of these people have been able to attain what they want through journaling.

[Time Stamp 21:00]: Leslie and Kim discuss how you are ultimately in control of your life, it all depends on what you believe, and how you choose to view events. Kim shares a story about a client who lost a business partner, and was worried for the business outcome. Through journaling, this client was able to figure out the seed of that fear, and why he was scared of it.

Fear is a great indicator of what people believe. CLICK TO TWEET

[Time Stamp 22:35]: Kim mentions what the online journaling software is and how it compares to a physical journal. The Software helps you keep your thoughts private and secure, and Kim mentions that you should write in your journal knowing you have that freedom of safety.

[Time Stamp 27:25]: Listen as Kim explains how having a journal is a place of freedom, where you can re-invent yourself to be the person you wish to be. With these ideal conversations and scenarios, you will start to subconsciously embed them into your mind, and truly start to believe they are all possible.

[Time Stamp 30:45]: Kim gives a simple but great summary on how to start journaling for beginners. And it involves to dump, dump, dump! Best way to journal is to keep writing, and doing so, even after you think you have finished. This will really help you get all your feelings out, whether it is anxiety, fear, or frustration. It is also important to include your ideal conversations, as this will be end up being self-guidance for you, and where you want to be in life.

[Time Stamp 32:35]: Kim shares her assessment, which gives you a taste of Frame Of Mind Coaching along with journaling. The assessment consists of a series of questions and journal prompts, which will then go to a coach to have an open discussion with. This one assessment and meeting has had drastic changes in people’s lives, as it lets people open up freely.

You can’t control everything in life, says @kimades but you can always control how you react. CLICK TO TWEET

Kim’s Parting Words [Time Stamp 33:55]:

As entrepreneurs we want to reach our goals, and the things we concentrate most on are all action based. Although taking action is very important, remember that action follows thought. Next time you are at a road block, remember to ask yourself not “what can I do differently?” but “how can I think about this differently?” this will help you get your thought process pointing in the right direction, which will then lead to a solution.

LINKS:

www.frameofmindcoaching.com