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"JoClub is an acronym that is used to refer to Journaling Club, but also could be used to refer to my personal name." Jo Franco begins. "When I started writing, I became aware of the immense emotions and the fact that my siblings were older who did not want to hear about my tale. Therefore, I started writing."

"I was a child living in the shadows, hid from authorities, while speaking Portuguese and also studying English by navigating a maze" she said. "I learned a range of languages because I was always awed by getting acknowledged. However, I felt disliked because I was a unique kid. My style was distinctive among the other kids. I was the most young child and had the quietest. Voice, quiet persona.

"Of of course, I'm unable to anticipate the future. I'm sure that's the case. At the time, I was in agony of  wondering why that I'm not being understood? ', and many people have similar experiences."

Happily, Jo made use of the skills of writing "I was in just a more friendly connection with myself by observing without judgment. I'd written the negative things, however I'm aware of the good events that took place in my life. It was possible to change my writing but not the words I wrote However, I started to look at how I see things because I became awed by reading positive stories. The key was to focus on the positive and find positive things for writing about. I started to become more optimistic. I was able to be more optimistic."

Knowing the context

As a student at the University of Manhattan, Jo was overwhelmed by the volume of voices she was fighting with. Jo was able to find the space in her diary. "It was not a matter of whether I was within the States or traveling to different countries, I utilized this journal for me to be able to be back in touch with myself.

"My "why" is to give people confidence the belief that "You're going to be fine, no matter how ugly it gets. Additionally, you'll be able to have the capacity to help your emotional self, and it's enjoyable to record your experience - since the act of writing down your experience is a expression of gratitude for the way it came about. to take place. The only thing that defines you is your self and your own ideas."

"There's the scientific evidence to support this assertion," she says. "There have been clinical studies on the use of writing in aid in medical treatments. The patients who document their gratitude for treatment are more satisfied."

"Give your brain an opportunity to breathe. Take the burden off your thoughts and then put the thoughts down on paper. When you write about the negative things, you give you a space, which allows the reader to analyze it without emotional response. You can get caught in a state of trance caused by our emotions. They're the primary cause of everything; at the center of self-confidence as well as at the heart of charisma. They're also at the core of walking into the space, then being able to attract the attention of people who are lucky."

"Maybe there's one of the members"

Jo was certainly a one of the positive events throughout the year of 2020. Because of her YouTube channel that has more than a million subscribers, she was paid to travel. "I was living this exciting life, but it was in the background that I wrote. It was the core of my identity. All I did was writing."

In January 2020 She booked her first Netflix assignment as a presenter on The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals. "It was a move away from YouTube to a more traditional style of presentation. If you've ever had the pleasure of working in the production set, you know that these durations are lengthy. It's 16 hours, and it's a never-ending cycle of 'Get up and get ready'. It's time to get ready for the morning, with hair makeup and hair is done. There are lines written on your head that state, "No no, it's just a prank. You must pause""

In between those pauses, usually last for long time, Jo would write. "Writing was something I loved and that's why I set out to make it into a profession." When covid came on and the show began to air, her primary source of income ceased.

"I felt anxious like everyone else. I began sharing pictures of my journal entries. The next day was 100 days and I had published my journals on Instagram Stories. I was thinking to myself "Hey there could be an opportunity for people to subscribe and be interested in joining a room online with me to journal in groups. That's the reason why JoClub was born. Just 4 years back. It's insane!"

In the Netflix series, Jo realized that journaling was a lens through which she could observe the world. "It is more than just the search for a fascination. If you're out on the road for just a few days, you're exhausted. It's very easy to fall in love by something that's not related to the amount you're expected to be paid.

"You are aware, "This is how I see the purpose for my life. It's an approach to life. I realized that if I put aside any other obligations one thing I can't eliminate from my daily life is my writing. It was vital to me that I integrate it in the next chapter of my professional development."

Her efforts are greater than she can imagine.

Jo was inspired to participate in her work. "I was asked to upload 3 videos per week, in three different languages. It was my responsibility to find people to be fired, after which I had to resign them. I learned to design an automated system for content."

But, there was something that needed to be modified. "I was not a fan of what I be doing. If you're exhausted, or exhausted, as is quite common among creatives, and tired, you're not going to succeed in making money. It's been my experience that if it's a job that I'm planning on pursuing for quite a while I'll have to come up with how to stay clear of the many possibilities to earn some cash."

Jo was inspired to create something that was bigger than she. Journaling clubs started off by launching it on Zoom: "The membership started at $19 per month which included a monthly on-line call each month and I'd email daily journal prompts to all the email addresses."

The artist imagined a curatorial approach that was similar to the yoga classes. Two prompts were offered and then followed by a discussion. There were two additional prompts, and breakout rooms were set up. "It can be described as IP (intellectual property)," she recalls. "After a period of six months I asked whether I could train facilitators in how to run these activities? Actually, could these facilitators benefit JoClub by ways that I not before? Participants would like to "extract the good" and collaborate together with JoClub's facilitators. They were members of JoClub to create an artistic journaling procedure that is also known as is an "bring yourself and your music" event to budding musicians and more.

"Now there are 6 sessions each month, and I'm hosting as many of them as I want," she continues. "Beautiful events that I could imagine happening never been initiated, such as retreats that I host and also did the experiment at a local school and are conducting research on various topics. It would have been impossible to accomplish this had I been within Jo Franco's group and I was the head of it."

Communities and Culture

"An fascinating aspect of a membership is that you create the environment" she says. "If you're buying a membership, they're buying your home which means that you're able to furnish your house in any way you want." Jo along with her colleagues have looked into methods of creating conversations that engage people in order that "people are able to have discussions in communal places, which makes them feel they're receiving the value they're paying for."

"It's what differentiates an audience and a member," she adds. "An audience can be able to respond to your posts but this isn't always a an all-one-way conversation. If I post a picture and somebody comments and I reply, but within a group I manage, I'm a participant in the actual organization of the community starting at the point they sign up and join."

Jo is thinking deeply about the process of onboarding and how we treat new members. "How do we minimize the impact that comes with walking into a room not knowing anybody? The time is now to focus on the preservation of our culture and keep the participants throughout the years."

It's not as easy. "It's something that you need to take a personal interest in to ensure your membership an ongoing process. If you don't pay at all times to the details and do not take note of it, you'll be losing everyone in your group."

It's evident that Jo has brought the love and self-awareness gained through her journals into the way she manages her group. She believes that journaling can help us become more aware of the person we are. We are not taught at a young age: "We're not given tools to manage our emotions. The tools can be a lifesaver for yourself whenever you're struggling to find your footing. It was very difficult for me to be able to comprehend the benefits. It was an enjoyable leisure activity. As I grew older I realized, "Damn! this has been my secret""

If people inquire about 'Jo, you're only 30years old. How have you accomplished all of this? I recently wrote writing a blog on the subject, and it was all fine." she smiles.

More details

To learn more regarding Jo Franco and to become an integral member of JoClub, visit, go to joclub.world.

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