| 1. Using an idea journal is fast, easy, and convenient. | | | | ideas. |
| It will take you less than 15 minutes each day to | | | | 7. The idea journal is a planning tool that moves you |
| record your ideas, goals, and dreams into your idea | | | | toward your goals at a faster rate. |
| journal. | | | | Use the idea journal as a planning tool - conduct |
| 2. Motivates you to take action on your most | | | | brainstorming, develop mind maps and create word |
| valuable and promising ideas. | | | | associations in your idea journal. |
| Use the idea journal to track your ideas. These ideas | | | | 8. The idea journal helps you to stimulate new ideas |
| may be the launch pad to your desired future; you | | | | when you review your past ideas. |
| must have a system to record each idea in order to | | | | Develop your creative abilities by reviewing your past |
| capitalize on it in the future. | | | | creative endeavors and learning something new each |
| 3. Maintain laser-focus on your goals, dreams, and | | | | and every time you engage in a creative project. |
| ideas - you must stay disciplined and persistent. | | | | 9. You gain greater self awareness into your |
| The idea journal helps you to keep your goals, | | | | passions, interests, and desires. |
| dreams, and ideas in front of you on a daily basis. | | | | The more you write and review your goals, dreams |
| The more you review your goals, dreams and ideas | | | | and ideas, the more you will understand what it is |
| the quicker they will manifest into reality. | | | | you desire out of this life. |
| 4. Use the idea journal as a tool to express your | | | | 10. The idea journal serves as a valuable resource for |
| creativity. | | | | future projects. |
| The idea journal is your tool to be who you have | | | | Refer back to your idea journal to help you get |
| always dreamed of being. Think of your idea journal | | | | started on new projects. |
| as a tool that will help you to unleash your urge to | | | | 11. The idea journal serves as your recorded time of |
| create. The words and pictures in your journal are | | | | invention, if notarized. |
| uniquely yours. Do not be afraid to express yourself. | | | | If ever there is a dispute related to when an idea |
| 5. Capture your brilliant ideas in one location. | | | | originated, a notarized page in your journal may be |
| Having a central location to store your ideas is | | | | the difference between you receiving credit for being |
| efficient as well as good common sense. When you | | | | first to conceive an idea or receiving no recognition |
| want to find an idea from one day ago or one month | | | | at all. |
| ago, you can find it. | | | | 12. A valuable tool to help you grow and develop in |
| 6. Compare and combine your current ideas with | | | | your desired direction |
| your past ideas. | | | | The idea journal is not just a place to record ideas, it |
| Use your past ideas to help you develop new ideas | | | | is a tool that will help you grow every time that you |
| by combining elements of past ideas with your new | | | | use it. |