Journaling is a great way to start the digital transformation journey. We want to immediately begin collecting that data on where we are investing our time and money.
Don’t overthink these first steps. We will get to optimization, growth, automation, and more down the line. For now, it's more important to just get started.
Think of this as diet and exercise for our time and money. Like diet and exercise, don’t wait for Fitbits, smartphones, watches, digital scales, and apps. Start by just keeping track.
To demonstrate how fundamentally simple this process is, let’s go “old school” and forget about modern technology for a moment. Benjamin Franklin journaled much of his day-to-day, and even hour-to-hour, activities.
His daily journals documented his regular schedule:
As we begin the new year with the promise of digital transformation, I would like to challenge you to get started on the invaluable habit of daily journaling!