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24th Apr 2025

137. Journaling Your Way Back to Excitement | 5 Min Journal Prompts

When was the last time you felt genuinely excited about your future? In this special birthday week episode, we're breaking away from the heavier emotions we've been exploring to focus on something many busy moms have forgotten how to feel: anticipation and excitement for what's ahead.

If you've been going through the motions for so long that you can barely remember what lights you up, this episode is your permission slip to dream again. I understand that feeling of disconnection all too well—that moment when someone asks what you're looking forward to and your mind goes blank because you've been focused on everyone else's needs for so long.

✨ In this episode, you'll discover:

  • How to reconnect with genuine excitement (even if it feels distant right now)
  • A powerful journal prompt to channel messages from your future self
  • Small, meaningful actions that align with the woman you're becoming
  • How to identify and reclaim parts of yourself that got lost in the chaos of balancing it all

I guide you through four thoughtful prompts designed to help you spark joy and possibility, complete with examples for those who might feel so disconnected they're not sure where to begin.

Journal Prompts Included:

  1. When was the last time you felt a genuine sense of excitement about your future, and what sparked that feeling within you?
  2. If your future self (who has found inner peace and fulfillment) could send you a message about what she's most grateful for, what would she say?
  3. What small action could you take tomorrow that would align with the woman you're becoming rather than the patterns you've been trying to leave behind?
  4. If your birthday wish this year was to reclaim one aspect of yourself that's lost in the chaos of motherhood and career, what would you wish for?

Resources Mentioned:

  • Free Calm Mind Blueprint: My 5-day journaling challenge to go from overwhelm to inner peace, with daily prompts and voice guidance via private podcast. Click here to start: www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-podcast

This episode is perfect for the woman who's been so focused on managing everyone else's lives that she's forgotten to dream about her own. Give yourself these 5 minutes to remember who you are beyond your roles and responsibilities.

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Beyond Awareness: Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing
Beyond Awareness (formerly Journal Entries) is for successful women in leadership and business who know exactly what they need to do but can't make themselves do it.

You know you need to prioritize yourself, delegate more, set boundaries, stop bringing work home. You've tried therapy, coaching, retreats. You know the solution - but you either can't follow through, or when you DO, it doesn't stick.

Host Samantha Hawley helps business owners and executives earning $100k+ excavate the root beliefs underneath the execution gap. Why do you keep not doing the thing? Why doesn't it feel better when you do? Using strategic journaling and emotional excavation, we go beyond awareness into why you're actually stuck in the pattern.

This isn't about more tactics or tips. This is about understanding why awareness isn't enough and what actually needs to shift for you to change.

You'll hear about: decision fatigue, why you can't prioritize yourself, nervous system regulation, being present with your kids, root cause of overwhelm, why boundaries don't stick, self-sabotage patterns, and how your internal state impacts everything.

Perfect for: Female CFOs, VPs, directors, executives, business owners, and women in leadership who are tired of knowing what's wrong but not being able to change it.
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