Alex Zozovsky: Tools for Better Thinking & Performance For Creativеs & Entrepreneurs

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Do you know what is the number one asset of every creator and entrepreneur?

The answer is good physical and mental health .

To achieve radiant physical health:

1. At a minimum, you must exercise every day for a few minutes 

2. Sleep for 8 hours a day or until you feel fully rested 

3. Your diet should be low in meat, heavy on fresh and organic fruits, grains, and vegetables, and 6-8 glasses of pure water daily.  

Equally important is the positive mental food you feed yourself: journaling and reading good books can help with it.

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Here is the secret.

The better you understand yourself, the better you can influence the world.

Did you know that reflecting in a journal will help you understand yourself better, learn from experience and positively impact how you serve others?

Step 1: ask yourself these 3 prompts, and write the answers in your journal.

• How do you set boundaries and avoid absorbing someone else's emotions and stress?

• How do you trust yourself to make big decisions?

• How do you forgive yourself when you make a mistake?

Step 2: Challenge to repeat this process at least 3 days in a row for 5-10  minutes daily to make it a habit and think even more profoundly.

Step 3. On a blank page, write an action plan for what you will do differently after discovering new insights.

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Did you know journal writing can help you reflect on events, situations, and relationships?

Reflecting in a journal will help you understand yourself better, learn from experience and positively impact how you serve others.

Step 1: ask yourself these 3 prompts, and write the answers in your journal.

• Write what you felt about the situation, your thoughts, and reactions

• Ask yourself “why” it happened a few times and write in a journal about it 

• Write a takeaway and learn from your reflection and how you will act differently 

Step 2: Challenge to repeat this process with different events at least 5 days in a row for 5-10  minutes a day to make it a habit.

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Some of my subscribers asked me how to use journaling for self-reflection.

Reflecting in a journal can sound complicated.

But in reality, it is more easy than it sounds, and you can do it in 5 simple steps.

Here they are:

Step 1: Record what happened: describe a situation, event, relations, etc.

Step 2: Write what you felt about this, your thoughts and reactions 

Step 3: Ask yourself “why” it happened a few times and write in a journal about it 

Step 4: Write a takeaway and learn from your reflection 

Step 5: Plan your action: what will you do differently armed with lessons learned?

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Did you know that writing in a journal by hand can actually rewire your brain? 

Journaling is more than just putting your thoughts and emotions on paper. 

It can transform your inner awareness into actionable steps towards your goals.

But how does this happen? 

When you write in your journal, your brain goes through a complex process of composing and synthesizing ideas, words, and visualizations. 

This process signals to your brain that what you're doing is important, and it responds by coming up with solutions, ideas, options, and ways to achieve what you're focusing on during journaling.

As a result, your body prepares to act and make changes. 

The good news is that you don't need to spend hours journaling to experience these benefits. Even just 5-10 minutes a day can make a difference. 

Try it out and let me know how it goes!

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Did you know journal writing can help you increase your mood and productivity?

Try these 3 gratitude journal prompts as a creator or entrepreneur.

They will help your productivity boost and positively impact how you serve others.

Step 1: ask yourself these 3 gratitude prompts, and write the answers in your journal.

• Write about one positive thing that happened today.

• Write about the person that you like the most. How do you feel about them?

• Write about a recent improvement in your lifestyle.

Step 2: make it a habit to write at least 3 things you are grateful for in the morning or before bad.

Step 3: Challenge to repeat this for at least 5 days to see a positive effect. 

Let me know how it works for you.

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Expressing gratitude in a journal can positively impact our brains. 

As creators and entrepreneurs, we rely on dopamine to get things done. 

Scientists have discovered that gratitude can cause synchronized activation in multiple brain regions. 

This can lead to an increase in the neurotransmitter serotonin, which can in turn activate the brain stem to produce more dopamine. 

This boost in dopamine levels can increase productivity and help us achieve the positive results we crave.

The great news is that experiencing these positive effects only requires a small time investment. 

By taking a few moments each day to journal and list 3 things we are grateful for, we can boost our mood, increase dopamine levels, and achieve positive results in our work.

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Have you heard that studies show that people who wrote gratitude in journals feel more peace of mind and happiness?

The secret here is that what you focus on and are grateful for will come more into your life.

As a creator or entrepreneur, it can be challenging to stay motivated and focused on your goals.

That's where a gratitude journal comes in because you can track and celebrate small and big wins.

By focusing on the positive things in your life, you can cultivate a more optimistic outlook, reduce stress and anxiety, and increase feelings of happiness and contentment. 

It can also help you stay focused on your goals and remind you of what's truly important in your life.

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Want to know what is one of the biggest obstacles preventing many creators and entrepreneurs from making a significant income from their work?

The scarcity mindset!

And gratitude journaling is a powerful tool for personal growth and development.

By focusing on the positive things in your life as a creator or entrepreneur, you can shift your mindset and start to see the world in a more positive light of abundance. 

The world where is enough money, opportunities, clients, and ideas.

Gratitude journaling can also help cultivate a more optimistic outlook, reduce stress and anxiety, and increase feelings of happiness and contentment.

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Want to know what is one of the biggest obstacles preventing many creators and entrepreneurs from making a significant income from their work?

Internal blocks!

These blocks occur when your conscious mind desires something, but your subconscious mind prevents it from happening, for some reason.

For example, let's say that Max wants to launch a successful project and earn a good income. 

He tries many times, but can't make progress. 

The truth is that Max's subconscious mind is afraid of taking responsibility for customers, taxes, and managing finances.

While Max works tirelessly to achieve his dreams, his subconscious mind comes up with new tricks to stop him and protect him from perceived threats. 

Until he removes these blocks, his unconscious will continue to sabotage him. 

To help you master your inner world and live up to your full potential, I recommend journaling.

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Want to know what is one of the biggest obstacles preventing many creators and entrepreneurs from making a significant income from their work?

Doubts! 

Here's what happens when you doubt your work and abilities:

First, you believe in your work and do a pretty good job.

Then, doubts arise and you tell yourself something like: "Is this all? I'm not good enough! Anyone could do this and so on..."

What happens now is the neutralization of energies: the good intention of your work combines with the negative intention of doubt.

Guess what? Instead of building momentum, you're now stuck in a neutral position and not moving forward.

You pressed the brake and gas pedals at the same time.

To help, I advise you to track your wins in a journal to create momentum and prevent doubts from stopping your dreams!

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Want to know what is one of the biggest obstacles preventing many creators and entrepreneurs from making a significant income from their work?

Wanting to strongly!

When pursuing our goals, we often desire something to strongly.

However, the more we want something, the harder it becomes to get it.

This is because our conscious minds start to interfere and try to do the work of the subconscious mind. 

It's like imagine that instead of automatically eating, you turn into a child and have to relearn how to hold a spoon and how to chew.

Similarly, instead of giving the subconscious mind the possibility to figure out how to best solve the problem and come up with ideas, we rely solely on the 10% power of the conscious mind, not allowing the remaining 90% of subconscious power to do the work for us.

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Want to know what is one of the biggest obstacles preventing many creators and entrepreneurs from making a significant income from their work?

Lack of energy!

Such people wake up early in the morning and start asking themselves, 

"I want it, but how will I accomplish it?"

There can be three reasons behind this situation. 

The first one is a problem with purpose. 

Ask yourself in a journal: what is the purpose behind my goal, why am I doing it, and what am I doing?

The second reason may be that you have the wrong goal. Ask yourself: is this really what I want? Is it my goal?

The third reason is liking the goal itself more than the process that helps to achieve it. Ask yourself in a journal: am I truly aware that I will not reach my destination without taking action?

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Want to know what is one of the biggest obstacles preventing many creators and entrepreneurs from making a significant income from their work?

The answer is to focus too much on the goal itself instead of the desired outcome and experience.

To stay motivated, there must be a profound reason behind the goal.

The outcome of achieving the goal should open up new possibilities and levels of growth.

By identifying the “whys”, you can keep the fire burning and stay on track towards your goal. 

Take out a journal and write a big question mark. 

Inside it, list all the reasons why achieving this goal is important to you.

This simple yet profound exercise can make a significant difference. 

Let me know how it goes in the comments.

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The main reason is a need for more persistence.

More people fail not because they lack knowledge or talent but because they just quit.

Sometimes it requires a few times to push to go through the wall.

What they don’t see is the bigger picture.

Take a journal and draw with a curve from bottom to top.

Many people think it is a straight line that leads to success when it is a curve line. 

You can be in a dip, not knowing there is a flat surface after it.

But there is always a straight road after the dip…

… all you need to do is to push through. 

To go through challenging times and staying accountable I recomend journaling.

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One of the biggest reasons creators and entrepreneurs don’t achieve their dreams is fear of rejection.

It is happening because of caring too much about what other people think. 

There will always be people who don’t support your goals, vision, and ideas.

So why focus there?

Take a journal and draw a circle. 

There will be 2 spaces: inside of the circle and outside.

Circle is a moat between your mind and outside opinions.

Inside the circle, draw yourself and write your goals and dreams.

Now, outside draw all opinions, negativity, and disbeliefs of others.

All this has nothing to do with you and your world.

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The more you are thankful for the good things you have, the more good things you attract into your life.

Abundance thinking always wins compared to scarcity.

And gratitude journal writing is a powerful ritual of cultivating an abundance mindset.

Here is how to do this in 3 simple steps.

• Set a goal to write about the same number of things you are grateful for daily. I recommend at least 3.

• Do it 5-10 minutes before sleep, early morning, or when you feel it is good for you.

• Write about various things you are grateful for, material and nonmaterial, relationships, events, experiences, abilities, and people.

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We need each other to thrive. 

Journaling can help you to reflect on your relationships and improve them.

It can be relationships with loved ones, friends, customers, or clients...

And here is how you do it in 3 steps…

Ask yourself these 3 questions one by one.

1. What questions can I ask other people that can improve communication with them, and I will get to know them better?

2. What am I afraid to tell essential people about myself? Why? Will it help our relationships if I will open up more?

3. What dialogues with other people was I avoiding for such a long time? 

When will I talk truthfully with them and engage in a difficult conversation? 

And after you write, analyze your answers and start acting based on your insights.

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Journaling can help you to focus on what is essential and drop fluff.

And here is how you do it in 4 steps…

Set a timer for 10 minutes on your phone.

Now, ask yourself these 3 questions one by one.

And write the answers in your journal.

1. How can I structure my day so that its most important tasks will be implemented in the first order in the morning? 

2. How can I be more consistent in my daily performance? What I'm not doing, or what I'm not seeing?

3. What skills I'm currently not developing that, if developed, can increase my performance and productivity?

Be brutally honest with yourself when writing answers and ideas.

And after you write, analyze your answers and start acting based on your insights.

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Journaling writing can help you to respect, love, and appreciate yourself more.

And this will result in your productivity boost and how you serve others.

Ask yourself these 3 questions, and write the answers in your journal.

1. What cheers you up on a bad day? What big thing (mission, hire power, or purpose) keeps you moving against the odds?

2. Allow yourself to think about your ideal life and perfect day, and then write it all down.

3. Write about a moment when you felt brave and overcame an obstacle.

Be honest with yourself when writing answers.

And after you write, ponder on new insights.

Now love and respect yourself even more.

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Write about these 3 Self Love journaling topics as a creator or entrepreneur.

Journaling writing can help you to respect, love, and appreciate yourself more stronger.

And this will result in your productivity boost and how you serve others.

Write about these 3 questions in your journal.

1. Write to yourself the words of support and encouragement you need to hear.

2. Remind yourself why you started and what impact it will make in your life and life of others 

3. Describe what makes you proud about what you do, regardless of results or progress. 

Be brutally honest with yourself when writing answers.

And after you write, ponder on new insights.

Now love and respect yourself even more.

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Try these 3 Self Love Journal Prompts as a creator and entrepreneur.

Journaling writing can help you to respect and love yourself more stronger.

And this will result in your productivity boost and how you serve others.

Ask yourself these 3 questions, and write the answers in your journal.

1. How did the darkest moments in my journey shape me into who I am today? Lessons I can learn for my current and future self?

2. How can I take better care of myself? Do I prioritize myself first?

3. If I could talk to myself in the past when I got started, the one thing I would say is?  What can I learn from this for my current self?

Be brutally honest with yourself when writing answers.

And after you write, ponder on new insights.

Now love and respect yourself even more.

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As a creator and entrepreneur, ask yourself these 3 journal questions to increase your earnings.

Journaling writing can help you to increase your income in 4 steps.

And here is how you do it…

Set a timer for 10 minutes on your phone.

Now, ask yourself these 3 questions one by one.

And write the answers in your journal.

1. What knowledge do I have (that I neglect for some reason) for which other people can pay money?

2. What are the daily actions I can do that can increase my income?

3. What do other successful people do daily to increase their income?  What can I learn from them? How can I repeat their process?

Be brutally honest with yourself when writing answers and ideas.

And after you write, analyze your answers and start acting based on your insights.

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Try these 3 journal prompts to increase your earnings for creators and entrepreneurs.

Journaling writing can help you to increase your income in 4 steps.

And here is how you do it…

Set a timer for 10 minutes on your phone.

Now, ask yourself these 3 questions one by one.

And write the answers in your journal.

1. How can I partner with other people to make money with them?

2. What is the easiest and fastest way to earn more money right now?

3. How can I increase the quality of my work to increase the money I'm getting?

Be brutally honest with yourself when writing answers and ideas.

And after you write, analyze your answers and start acting based on your insights.

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Ask these 3 journal prompts to increase your income - for creators and entrepreneurs.

Journaling writing can help you to increase your income in 4 steps.

And here is how you do it…

Set a timer for 10 minutes on your phone.

Now, ask yourself these 3 questions one by one.

And write the answers in your journal.

1. What is the one thing I am not doing that can dramatically increase my earnings?

2. What 1 or 2 skills can I develop that will help me earn more income?

3. What are my most profitable activities, and how can I increase my time doing them?

Be brutally honest with yourself when writing answers and ideas.

And after you write, analyze your answers and start acting based on your insights.

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What are the best 3 writing prompts for creators and entrepreneurs?

Learning is best done when you reflect on your experiences and rethink them.

And real thinking is best done on paper.

Here are 3 solid journaling prompts for this.

1. What am I doing that brings me a lot of joy? How can I do it more often?

2. What is the biggest problem I have right now? What is the shortest, fastest, and easiest way to solve it?

3. What frustrates me the most in my day-to-day life? How can I eliminate this from my life in the best way?

Start with one of these prompts in the morning or the evening.

It will help you develop ideas and insights that will push you forward.

And let me know how it goes in the comments.

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What should I write in my journal every morning as a creator or entrepreneur?

How you start your day influences how it will go.

Some things that can help are taking cold showers, meditation, and prayer.

And here are 4 topics to write in the morning in your journal to stay at your peak performance.

• What is the biggest challenge I want to overcome today that will take me to the next level?

• What do I want to skip doing today? So I will stay calm and productive.

• What work am I going to hide from today? How can I do it no matter what?

• How can I make my day better than yesterday?

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3 strong journal prompts for life changes

As a creator or entrepreneurs, we need to be conscious about our performance and track activities.

Here are 3 strong journal questions you can ask yourself for life changes 

• The first one: What daily actions can I do now to bring me closer to an ideal future?

• The second one: What time wasters do I have that don’t allow me to achieve the desired results? What can I replace this time waster with?

• The third one: What is the one thing I was hiding from that, if I face it, will finally make my life better? When will I face it specifically?

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Try these 3 journal prompts for life changes

Journaling is a powerful tool for personal growth.

If you are stuck, don’t know what to do next, and want to coach yourself.

Take a journal and ask yourself these 3 questions.

• The first one: If I had no fears, what would I do in my life that I currently don’t?

• The second one: If I have 100% certainty I will improve 1 area of my life, what would this area be?

• The third one: What is the one thing that will motivate me to get in the morning and start doing the work needed? How can I implement or add this 1 thing to my life?

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Ask these 3 journal prompts for your life changes

 Ask these 3 journal prompts if you want to bring changes in your life and get unstuck.

• First, what would I do if I had all the money I wanted?

• The second one: What would I attempt to achieve if success was guaranteed?

• The third one: How would I like others to describe my life after its end? Am I happy with their description, or can I change something?

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Here are what successful thinkers do in the morning.

Try this yourself and let me know. 

Instead of grabbing your phone the first thing in the morning…

… take a journal and a pen and start writing everything that comes into your mind.

About your plans for the day, about your challenges and fears.

Write about all the good things you have in your life.

Write positive expectations you have from the day.

Don’t hold your thoughts. 

Let your consciousness express itself fully.

By doing so, it is no surprise that you can stumble upon some insight and creative ideas or get a new perspective on how to solve problems.

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Starting journaling can be challenging. That's why a lot of people don’t do it or stop.

Here are 3 tips to help you: 

•  Write for your own eyes only.

Your task is to leave your inner critic behind the door and express yourself freely and without judgment. 

•  5-10 minutes of journaling is enough.

There is a myth that you need to write a few pages in one sitting to call it “journaling.” Writing just a few sentences in the beginning, is enough.

•  Create a writing routine that suits your schedule 

Timeblock a few journaling minutes for yourself at the time of the day that suits you best.

It can be in the morning after breakfast or in the evening before falling asleep.

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There can be days when you stare at your journal and don't know what to write…

Here are 4 ideas for you:

• Rise your mood by expressing gratitude: write 3 things you are grateful for today or in life in general 

• Celebrate your wins by writing about a recent challenge you overcome successfully 

• Instead of holding your emotions about someone, just writes an unsent letter to that person and don’t show it to anyone

• Overcome doubts by writing down 3-5 positive affirmations and imagine them vividly in your mind  

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You don’t need fancy equipment to start writing in a journal…

All you need is just a pen and paper…

You can start by expressing some negative emotions, like anger or frustration.

Or you can write words of gratitude.

Simply start writing what you are grateful for today.

You can also write about how your day is going on…

It is simple to start with words like: “Here is what interesting happened today..”

The key is to write without censoring yourself.

No one needs to read your writings.

It is only for your eyes.

Free yourself from the inner critic.

Just do it.

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What’s the secret to the humble notepad and a pen?

Journaling works on two levels: on the emotional and the thinking.

First,

It helps to express our emotions rather than suppress them.

And suppressing emotions can be harmful to both the mind and body.

And when you put words on paper, you put your feelings on paper instead of holding them inside.

Second. 

We get used to processing things using language.

When you write things on paper, you put your beliefs, desires, and experiences in language.

And this helps to understand them better, which leads to growth and change.

We can write emotions and put our feelings and thoughts on paper in a black-and-white format and feel more piece of mind.

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You write only one word at a time, right? 

When you write your thoughts by hand in your journal, your overthinking decreases…

This is because your thought speed starts to match your writing.

So it makes your thinking slow down, which brings more clarity.

The best part is you don’t need to do this for a long time to see results.

Just 5-10 minutes of journaling exercise can bring good results.

This is an incredibly beneficial exercise for creators and entrepreneurs who are constantly bombarded by information, especially gadgets and the internet.

And journaling in nature, unplugged from the phone, is a powerful rest.

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When you focus all your attention on writing about your thoughts, it makes you slow down.

While writing, you can’t think about a few thoughts simultaneously.

Only one thing.

This brings you into the here and now at this moment.

You start looking at your thoughts more objectively, which calms you down.

This way, you start recognizing patterns in your thinking. 

You externalize overthinking into a paper, making your mind calmer and more organized.

From there, you can step on the way of thinking differently about events,

problems, and decisions.

After that, it is easier to make the required change if necessary. 

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Here are 3 Mental Health Benefits of Journaling For Creators And Entrepreneurs…

First, It helps with quality thinking. 

Writing things down eliminates fuzzy thinking and overthinking.

As Leslie Lamport said, “If you’re thinking without writing, you only think you’re thinking.” 

Second, It creates awareness. 

Writing down your feelings and thoughts about a difficult situation or problem helps to understand it better. 

It helps you to look at the same events from different angles and perspectives.

And this helps to make better decisions and solve problems effectively.

Third, it encourages discharge. 

Writing things down helps you not hold everything inside.

And this helps you to calm down and stay cool-headed.

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When pursuing their dreams, some entrepreneurs and creators can feel anxious and overwhelmed …

But feeling calm, organized, and with a sharp mind is crucial for your success.

And journal writing is a proven tool to decrease mental distress.

It helps increase feelings of well-being and fewer negative thoughts.

It helps you face anxious thoughts and fears and even embrace them.

By writing things down, you'll face your vulnerabilities and challenges.

You look at them more objectively, and this can reduce stress.

On paper, they become less influential than in your head.

You take control of your feelings and become the master of your fate.