Implement This 3-Part Journaling Framework for Converting Intention to Daily Action

Do your New Year’s intentions reflect the person you want to become?

If you answered affirmatively, how do you expect to generate action from intention using a run-of-the-mill productivity system?

James Clear explains how identity, processes, and outcomes connect.

Outcomes are about what you get.
Processes are about what you do.
Identity is about what you believe.

-James Clear, Atomic Habits

What if you could change what you believe about yourself with >10 minutes of self-reflection each day?

A 3-part journaling framework for converting intention to daily action.

Part 1: Prioritize One Area

Step 1: List the 3 to 4 most important roles for which you are responsible.

Step 2: Filter each of the roles you selected through 3 prompts.

1. I will improve {{role}} by doing {{less of}} or {{more of}} in 2023.
2. What happens if I make no changes in my behavior/identity?
3. What happens if I improve in this role?

Part 2: Select one role to prioritize based on my responses to Part 1.

Example: I will improve self-care by consistently performing at-home bodyweight exercises 4x per week.

Part 3: Program tiny prompts for daily intention-setting.

Program no more than two questions as part of a morning atomic journal entry.

1. Tracy, name 4 exercises you will perform before you begin your workday.
2. If you are not exercising this morning, please explain why you’re skipping.

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