In previous posts I have asked “if you don’t know where you are how can you know how to get to where you want to?”

A simple enough question.

But how do you know where you are? Which tools do you use to know where you are? Do you have guides? Do you have a map?

Keeping your own journal is a wonderful way to keep track of what you’ve been doing, where you are now and where you might be headed. You can jot down as much information as you deem necessary in your journal (it is yours after all). Here are a few things that you might choose to record:

• your achievements
• your failures
• what you’ve eaten
• what exercise you’ve done
• how you feel (physically and emotionally)
• what your current goals are
• your outlook
• who you’ve met
• what you are reading

Numerous notable people have kept a journal (or diary) including:

• Anne Frank
• Leonardo Da Vinci
• Che Guevara

Here are some great online resources:

• Penzu
• LiveJournal
• The Online Diary

So, get to it. You may even find that your writings inspire others.