Professional personal notebook of Cosima Laube
Caring for your new habit & developing your journaling practice You have been into business journaling for a while now. Do you feel stuck recently or you’re not really getting into the flow? But: you know the basics. You even have good reasons to journal: You can help yourself to success, big time, by respecting and […]
Now that you have an idea Where and Why to start, let’s look into the main building blocks I took and adapted from Bullet Journaling (BuJo) for my guided-freestyle approach. This will help you to get a better understanding of how things work together to your favour of getting more organised and to leverage the power of reflection. This piece covers: […]
Make success as easy as possible for you Now that you’ve chosen to try out my Bullet Journaling inspired guided-freestyle Business Journaling approach, you already have all the material you need in front of you: “How to actually get going?” might now be the next question on your mind. Common Whys for Journaling There are two main approaches […]
I have been an avid journaling person for years now. I use my journal for work and beyond. I keep calling this combination Business Journaling as for many folks it still seems unimaginable to use a journal (a paper diary!) in a work context. It all started with pre-print journaling and for over 4 years I am into a […]
💥 Honestly, how often do most of us complain in business? Be it aloud or silently. Both blocks our full capacity to lead or be creative. Life provides us with plenty of occasion to practise #mindfulness, self-efficacy and with that training our brain’s leadership capacities. 🧠 Not convinced yet? Here’s a personal example: I used […]
It’s been more than a year ago when I used my first 6-Minutes diary (read about my experience back then here). Then I discovered BulletJournaling and practised this guided free-style journaling technique for almost a year. For the darker, colder time 🍁🌨️🍂 of this unique pandemic year I recently decided to switch to a bit […]
Recently I’ve been struggling with my journaling routine, especially with the gratitude practise (which itself is a big contributor for a decent mental health). After noticing that, I leveraged two resources I already have: Having peers An established habit Both helped me to get through this practise struggles. Peers & community Firstly, this struggle showed […]
I love swiming. I live close to Lake Constance. I value flexibility and movement in nature. Wouldn’t it be easy to go swiming in Lake Constance regularly? Yes. That would be a perfect match. Yes, and: little me did never get comfortable with swimming in open water. Little me also did never get rid of […]
A consultant would say “it depends”. 😉 When it comes to choosing your first journal – no matter if it is “only” for private stuff, for business or your whole life – it really depends. It depends i.e. on your (pre)experience with written self-reflection practises, on the level of discipline you can/want to spend, on […]
Okay, I see… you are either (still) curious about Bullet Journaling or you are already on your journey of regular written (self-)reflection and find it useful. (Pssst, I tell you a secret: either way I am very happy about that! :)) With this fourth and closing part (see parts one, two, three) I share two […]