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Find the inspiration to keep going and the motivation to make journaling work for you and your hectic schedule. Learn about these everyday people who made the decision to put pen to paper and how it transformed their lives!

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

How Journaling Led Me to Writing Books

Ever since I was a child, I dreamed of writing a book. When I was younger, I wanted to write fiction, like the authors I read. As I grew older and my reading tastes changed, I leaned toward nonfiction.

So I waited for a book idea to arrive, fully formed. I waited… and waited ...

The perfect book idea never showed up.

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How to Use Journaling to Track Your Goals in the New Year

By Goal-Setting Expert Debra Eckerling, founder of The D*E*B Method and author of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your Goals

Someone asked me the other day, “What’s the...

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How 10 Months of Journaling and Planning Boosted My Productivity

Like most entrepreneurs, I’ve often been too busy putting out fires and helping everyone. 

In fact, one of my daily prayers (yes I do that; I am weird I know), was, literally, to “gain more clarity”....

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

The Power of Ink

If I was going to label myself, it would be as an introvert. Writing has always been easier for me than speaking in public. My journey in journaling started when I was just eleven years old. I was...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Mindful Journaling Activities for Better Sleep

Americans spend most of their waking hours in front of screens. According to recent studies, they spend around 12 hours a day in front of just televisions and computers alone. Due to the current...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Writing In a Journal Saved Me

Throughout the past two decades, writing in a journal has saved me. At first, writing helped me release anxieties and express thoughts that I didn’t dare to say aloud while my thirteen-year-old...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Journaling: A Sentence A Day Can Keep You Happier Than Ever

Whenever we think of happiness, all that hits our mind is related to big events, and a lot of laughter fits. But your depression and the constant fear of loneliness is the real reason that is...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Six Mindful Journaling Practices To Transform Your Life

Melissa Steginus is a productivity and wellness specialist and author of the new book, Everyday Mindfulness: 108 Simple Practices to Empower Yourself and Transform Your Life.

Her motto is that “your...

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Mari's Journaling Power Blog | Journaling Journeys

Accept Today and Plan for Tomorrow

As a kid, my dream was to be a writer and a mom. "I can stay home with the kids and write!" Now, as a mom of a 7-month-old, I know this to be a sweet idealistic and unrealistic fantasy. 

Despite...

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How Journaling Led Me to Writing Books-featured
Anne Janzer
January 6, 2021

How Journaling Led Me to Writing Books

How Journaling Led Me to Writing Books
Ever since I was a child, I dreamed of writing a book. When I was younger, I wanted to write fiction, like the authors I read. As I grew older and my...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How to Use Journaling to Track Your Goals in the New Year-featured
Debra Eckerling
January 1, 2021

How to Use Journaling to Track Your Goals in the New Year

How to Use Journaling to Track Your Goals in the New Year
By Goal-Setting Expert Debra Eckerling, founder of The D*E*B Method and author of Your Goal Guide: A Roadmap for Setting, Planning and Achieving Your...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
How 10 Months of Journaling and Planning Boosted My Productivity-featured
Syed Irfan Ajmal
December 28, 2020

How 10 Months of Journaling and Planning Boosted My Productivity

How 10 Months of Journaling and Planning Boosted My Productivity
Like most entrepreneurs, I’ve often been too busy putting out fires and helping everyone. In fact, one of my daily prayers (yes I do that; I am...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
The Power of Ink-featured
Kacie Clement
December 23, 2020

The Power of Ink

The Power of Ink
If I was going to label myself, it would be as an introvert. Writing has always been easier for me than speaking in public. My journey in journaling...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Mindful Journaling Activities for Better Sleep-featured
Stacy Walden
December 18, 2020

Mindful Journaling Activities for Better Sleep

Mindful Journaling Activities for Better Sleep
Americans spend most of their waking hours in front of screens. According to recent studies, they spend around 12 hours a day in front of just...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Writing In a Journal Saved Me-featured
Faith Fuller Wilcox
December 16, 2020

Writing In a Journal Saved Me

Writing In a Journal Saved Me
Throughout the past two decades, writing in a journal has saved me. At first, writing helped me release anxieties and express thoughts that I didn’t...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Journaling: A Sentence A Day Can Keep You Happier Than Ever-featured
Annie Megan
December 11, 2020

Journaling: A Sentence A Day Can Keep You Happier Than Ever

Journaling: A Sentence A Day Can Keep You Happier Than Ever
Whenever we think of happiness, all that hits our mind is related to big events, and a lot of laughter fits. But your depression and the constant ...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Six Mindful Journaling Practices To Transform Your Life-featured
Melissa Steginus
December 9, 2020

Six Mindful Journaling Practices To Transform Your Life

Six Mindful Journaling Practices To Transform Your Life
Melissa Steginus is a productivity and wellness specialist and author of the new book, Everyday Mindfulness: 108 Simple Practices to Empower Yourself...
Read More Details Click to view blog post
Accept Today and Plan for Tomorrow-featured
Dr. Anne Greenawalt
December 3, 2020

Accept Today and Plan for Tomorrow

Accept Today and Plan for Tomorrow
As a kid, my dream was to be a writer and a mom. "I can stay home with the kids and write!" Now, as a mom of a 7-month-old, I know this to be a sweet...
Read More Details Click to view blog post

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