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"JoClub is a reference to Journaling Club, but also fits in with my name," Jo Franco begins. "When I began writing, I felt these big feelings and I knew my older siblings didn't want to hear that. Thus, I started writing."

"I had no passport and in a state of obscurity, speaking Portuguese as well as studying English and stumbling through," she recounts. "I learned a variety of different languages as I was obsessed with being recognised. Meanwhile, I was very disregarded because I was believed as the most odd one out. I was unique to everyone who was around me. I was the youngest kid, and I was blessed with a quiet voice, and a soft character.

"Of of course, I'm unable to see in the future this is what I was thinking and yet, I felt a constant feeling of "Why do I feel not understood by my peers?' and so many of us suffer from this."

Happily, Jo had the tool of writing: "I had a more sensitive relationship with myself. just observing, and not making judgements. I wrote all of this negative things, however I'm aware of good things that have happened within my own life. I started to change my writing. Not just the words I'd written and then, in a strange way, reverse engineering my perception of things because I was seeking positive elements. I needed to look for positive aspects to find positive thoughts that I could write about. I became more optimistic person. It helped me become more optimistic."

Knowing the context

In the time she was a student at the college at Manhattan, Jo was overwhelmed by the volume of voices she had to compete with. She was also able to locate a much-needed place within her journal. "It did not matter if I lived within the States or Europe I would always use this journal to allow me to come back home to me.

"My "why" is to provide people with the same faith that "You're in control no matter what happens. Additionally, you'll be able to be a strong person emotionally, however it's lovely to document the experience so that, by writing about it you can show a tiny expression of appreciation to the fact that the event happened at all. It's never difficult to incorporate in with your own thoughts."

"There's scientific evidence to back this claim," she adds. "There were studies done regarding writing as a method of medicine. People who write down their gratitude down and gratitude are more content."

"Give your mind a rest. Let the burden off of your shoulders and place it on a piece of paper. When you write about unpleasant things, you give your self a buffer, so that you can think about it with the least emotions. The emotions can make us crazy. They're the source of all things. They are they are at the core of self-confidence and are at the heart of charisma, at the foundation of having a space and being able to attract goodness."

"Maybe it could be an opportunity to join"

Jo had certainly done a number of good events in the year 2020. With her YouTube channel, with millions of followers Jo made money and could afford to travel. "I had this exciting social life. But at the simultaneously, I also wrote. That was what made my writing. My passion write was the keeping a journal."

In January of 2020, she booked her first Netflix job as the presenter on The World's Most Amazing Vacation Rentals. "It was a step off of YouTube to traditional broadcasting. If anybody's had the pleasure of working on a stage for production you'll be aware that the hours are very long. It's 16 hours, and an endless loop of 'Hurry up' and wait'. The time has come to dress for makeup, hair all done. There are thoughts written in your thoughts and you're wondering "No, just kidding you're supposed to take a break'!"

When she paused, it was often for days, Jo would write. "Writing was something I loved that I was determined to transform it into a career." After covid came on and the show stopped, the main source of income was cut off.

"I felt anxious like everybody other. I began sharing pictures of my journal entries. Then, 100 days later, I began sharing my diary with all the world on Instagram Stories. I thought to myself, "It could could be a member-based membership. Perhaps members would be willing to contribute in a group on the internet with me, and also be writing in an online group. This was the way JoClub was born. The time was 4 years ago. That is insane!"

In this Netflix series, Jo realized that journaling was the lens through which her eyes that she was able to see the world. "It wasn't just the act of a pastime. When you're traveling for 2 days, it's difficult to not feel exhausted. It's very easy to get involved in something that isn't related to what you're supposed paid.

"You realize that this is the way I understand my life. My life is a mess. I realized that if I were to let go of everything else, and the only thing they can take away from me is my writing. I wished to incorporate that into the next phase of my life."

Doing something more than her own

Jo decided to get involved in the project. "I had to upload 3 videos per week in three different languages. I was required to employ persons, then eject them. I was taught how to build a machine for content."

But something needed to change. "I would prefer not to be doing work. If you're exhausted, or burnt out, which is common with creators, you're never likely to make a decent living. It's been my experience that if it's a job I'm planning on pursuing for a long time, I need to locate a means to remove off my mind from possibilities for earning money."

Jo decided to make something larger than her own. Journaling groups were launched at the beginning of Zoom: "The membership started at $29 per month with the benefit of a monthly live chat and I'd post daily prompts for journaling to every email address."

The idea was to provide an experience that was similar to yoga class. The instructions consisted of two and then a discussion. There were two more prompts before breakout rooms. "It transformed into IP (intellectual property)," she recalls. "After six months, I began asking me, can I train facilitators the proper way to lead these occasions? Actually, could facilitators benefit from JoClub in ways I previously never imagined? She was looking to "extract the pleasure" in addition to working with facilitators who were former members, to create an art-journaling style, and an "bring your own music" format for musicians who are beginning their careers as well as other similar activities.

"Now there are six sessions a month and I host as many as I want," she continues. "Beautiful aspects that I would never have imagined started occurring in my retreats. I was a part of a pilot project at a college and are trying to solve different issues. What I would have done taken this issue was to have stuck to Jo Franco's circle that I was at the top."

Cultural and social cohesion

"An interesting thing about joining the club is that it helps create the atmosphere" Jo says. "If somebody's purchasing a membership, and they're coming into your home and you're in a position to create your space according to your preference." Jo and her team are looking for methods to make conversations more engaging so that "people are able to have conversations within communal places so that they feel as if they're getting what they worth."

"It's what differentiates the term "audience" as opposed to "membership," she adds. "An audience will respond to whatever material you post, however it's not a exchange of opinions. If I upload videos and folks leave comments about it, I'll reply via a forum, but through a community that I'm curating, I'm a part of the architecture of what happens from the moment people sign up to the membership."

Jo thinks a few times about her onboarding process and how to deal with new members. "How do we deal with that person walking into an area feeling like they've never met any person before? Now is the best time to dial in on curation as a process and that's why members stay for years to come."

She is aware that this isn't easy. "It's an area that you should be passionate about to continue getting better, since a membership is something that is constantly evolving. If you aren't attentive to developments, then you'll risk losing the members you have."

It is clear that Jo has brought the empathy and self-awareness she discovered through her journal into how she manages her participation in the group. She believes that journaling can aid in gaining awareness of you. Not taught in school: "We're not given tools for dealing with our feelings. Tools will help you to save yourself in the event that you're afraid to fall. I was amazed at these benefits. This was a fun pastime. As I got older, I came to realize, "Damn, it's been my secret""

If people inquire about 'Jo You're just 30 years old, What did you do? I've just written about it and everything worked out," the woman smiles.

More information

For more information details about Jo Franco and to become a member of JoClub you can visit to joclub.world.

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