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.
Learn how to FINALLY break your ‘bad’ habits! Like mindlessly scrolling when you should be present with your kids, or cleaning the house for the third time today instead of working on that side project you keep talking about.
Here’s the thing nobody tells you: every “bad” habit you have is actually serving a purpose. That’s why willpower alone never works.
In this 5-minute journaling session, I’ll walk you through the exact 4-prompt framework that helped me break my Instagram scrolling habit (and discover what I was really searching for). Plus, I’m sharing a client example about compulsive cleaning that will make you rethink everything.
4 Breakthroughs You’ll discover:
- The hidden belief beneath every habit you want to break
- Why your “bad” habits are actually protecting you
- The 4 journal prompts that reveal what you’re really gaining from unwanted behaviors
- How to shift from self-sabotage to self-trust in real time
Perfect for you if:
✓ You scroll when you know you should be present
✓ You have habits that make you feel guilty or frustrated
✓ You’ve tried willpower but keep falling back into old patterns
✓ You’re ready to understand the “why” behind what you do
Grab your journal and let’s do this work together.
Resources Mentioned:
- Calm Mind Blueprint: www.samanthapenkoff.com/calm-mind-pod
- Learn more about private coaching (2 spots open) or the Peace & Confidence Collective (small group coaching): www.samanthapenkoff.com/working-together
- 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)
I will share the episode on my Instagram (3.5k+ followers), and link it to my email list (1.5k subscribers).