Highlights on the importance of keeping a journal as a tool for self improvement. The target audience is teenagers.

1.  MY STORY
BY MICHAEL KAMAU

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DidYou Know?
● YOU CAN ONLY REMEMBER 4THINGS
AT ATIME
● THE SHORTTERM MEMORY ONLY
RETAINS INFORMATION FOR 3
MINUTES

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Writing ..
● It is always good to put down on paper what is on your mind to
avoid forgetting.

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Why write my story?
● Writing our encounters serves as a permanent record.
● Helps keep track of our progress from one point to the other.

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...keeping track of our progress..
● Our goals and or targets,
● Challenges faced,
● How you have solved different problems,

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Proven benefits of writing own stories..
● Improves written communication,
● Improves reading skills,
● Builds emotional capacity or strength, I.e, anger, fear, dissapointments,
● Helps in time management.

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Keeping a journal
● Is a periodical record of personal accounts that is written by self,
● different types of journals, a diary is one example.

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What does it entail?
● Writing down our goals
● Keeping a record of strategies that are helpful
● Asking ourselves important life questions I.e why? How?When?

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...what it entails..
● Giving timelines to activities.
● Thinking beyond what is known about you
● Taking accountability or responsibility for our actions

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...what it entails..
● Honesty.

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How do I write my story?
● Do not be motivated by length.
● Do NOT care about your style of writing i.e. grammar
● Recognize your need first, be true to self.

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An autobiography
 Is a collection of life events recorded in one piece as a sequence.
 More of an organized set of experieces.

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autobiography
● Keeping a journal will help you a lot when you write an autobiography
● Your story can inspire someone when put together.