How to Make Confident Decisions: 5 Journal Prompts To Stop Overthinking #beaguest, #collab, #findaguest, #podswap
Journal Entries is a podcast for women looking to peel back the layers, understand why they feel stuck & gain clarity in their life so that they can make positive changes.
Your host, Samantha Hawley, believes that you can journal through anything as simple as why it’s so hard to stop pressing the snooze button or as trivial as anxiety or why your relationship is struggling. She will help you do this in each Journal Entry (or, episode).
Tune in weekly to get tips, tricks and journal prompts as well as hear from guest speakers to help you to uncover your truths, gain clarity and make your move.
Ever catch yourself mindlessly scrolling through your phone when you could be fully present with your kids? OR getting some “me time” in the morning before they’re awake?
In this episode, I share the eye-opening conversation I had with an overwhelmed working mom who confessed that a “quick win” she’d LOVE to experience: to use her phone less and be more present in her life.
As busy moms juggling careers, households, and relationships, our phones often become both our escape and our secret saboteur. That quick dopamine hit of checking social media or emails might feel good in the moment, but it’s stealing precious time you’ll never get back with your family—and with yourself.
🎯 In this episode, we explore:
- How creating a simple 5-second pause between urge and action can transform your relationship with technology
- Which self-sabotage patterns might be driving your phone habits (whether you’re a restless type, hyperachiever, avoider, or overthinker)
- A powerful visualization technique that dramatically increases your chances of making different choices
I guide you through specific journaling prompts designed to help you identify your phone habits, understand what’s really going on beneath the surface, and create intentional pauses that allow your inner wisdom to emerge instead of drowning it out with digital noise.
Journal Prompt Flow:
- What moments do you reach for your phone without realizing it, and how does it feel?
- What are you avoiding in those moments? (Then go deeper—what are you REALLY avoiding?)
- Imagine creating a 5-second pause before grabbing your phone—what might arise in that space?
- Pick one time you mindlessly grab your phone and visualize choosing differently
Resources Mentioned:
- Calm Mind Blueprint: Work through overwhelming emotions in just 10-15 minutes or treat it as a 2 minute/day, 5 day challenge (with daily email reminders!)
- Coming next week: Special three-part series on applying Mel Robbins’ “Let Them Theory” to your life. SUBSCRIBE to Journal Entries to make sure you tune in!
- Why do smart, capable women get trapped in overthinking loops even when they logically know what they should do?
- What are the three most common decision-making approaches that actually keep women stuck instead of creating clarity?
- Can you walk us through your Calm Mind Blueprint and why it cuts through mental noise when traditional journaling fails?
- What's the single most powerful journal prompt that has created breakthrough moments for your clients facing major life decisions?
- How can listeners tell the difference between fear-based hesitation and genuine intuition when making decisions?
They've tried the pros and cons lists, asking everyone for advice, and even traditional journaling, but they still feel frozen. These women are tired of feeling like they're living on autopilot, going through motions that look good on paper while feeling disconnected from their true desires.
They want to be more present with their families & feel more fulfilled in their careers. They're craving the confidence to trust themselves again and make decisions that actually align with who they're becoming rather than who they've been. They're ready for a simple, practical & sustainable method that cuts through their mental chatter + helps them access & trust their inner voice.
Calm Mind Blueprint (framework for busy women who crave peace & decisiveness but feel too overwhelmed to find it)
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