The Power of Journaling

What do our dreams mean? Can they guide us? Our special guest, Nancy Cook, is a Jungian analyst is Switzerland. She has worked with dreams for 28 years. In this fascinating interview, Nancy answers: Why do we have dreams? Can dreams predict the future? What does it mean if you fly in your dream? Or you scream, but no sound comes out?  Why is it worth our time to journal about our dreams? Nancy believes dreams are a gift. Check out her dream workshops at: NancyCookPHD.com

Today is episode 100 of The Power of Journaling! To celebrate, we interviewed Sally-Shakti Willow. Her four part process (and book), Manifesting Magical Moments is wonderful. We think you'll love it. For listeners of this podcast, Sally-Shakti has a free gift — a 15 minute journaling practice available at: ritual.writingthriving.com/warmup

Part 1 of Journaling.com‘s Awakening Conscious series. Today we look at Wisdom Consciousness. What is it? How do we awaken it within ourselves? Journaling.com‘s newsletter has additional information on this topic so be sure to subscribe at: Journaling.com/subscribe.

Want to spark your passion, inspiration and vitality? In today's podcast, Rebecca interviews Meredith Heller (MeredithHeller.com) author of "Writing By Heart." This interview is part of Journaling.com's fabulous Awakening Consciousness series -- WISDOM, CLARITY, GUIDANCE, BEAUTY, and STRENGTH Consciousness. Available for free when you subscribe at Journaling.com/Subscribe. Join us. All are welcome.

Over 200 people participated in the Calm Mind Study, testing the “notice name, relax release” technique. Three results were really surprising, one of which is that we are much happier than we think we are! To receive more information on this topic, feel free to subscribe to the Journaling.com newsletter at: Journaling.com/subscribe.

People are talking about the Notice Name Relax Release technique! In this podcast, Rebecca teaches you how to do NNRR by setting reminder alarms on your phone. People using Notice Name Relax Release report feeling peaceful and “lighter” after using the technique. Journaling.com will be following up with NNRR in our newsletter, so be sure to subscribe at Journaling.com/subscribe. All are welcome.

The results are in for NNRR and it's a hit! Rebecca shares 4 long-term benefits of the Notice Name Relax Release technique that include: better decision-making, increased bandwidth, the resolution of old issues, and possibly even better sleep. (Thank you to everyone who participated in the Calm Mind Experience study.)

Want to be in a mindfulness study? It's called, The Calm Mind Experience. Sounds interesting, don't you think? You'll be using a technique called, Notice, Name, Relax, Release (NNRR). The experience is for 7 days. Each day, you use NNRR and then send a quick email, sharing what your experience was like with it. Your participation is completely anonymous and you can drop out at any time. Here's the signup link: https://sendfox.com/trk/click/0q7dje4g/9405gd

Here are the 6 Secrets for Health and Happiness from Dr. Gladys McGarey's wonderful book, The Well-Lived Life. Secret 1: You are here for a reason Secret 2: All life needs to move Secret 3: Love is the most powerful medicine Secret 4: You are never truly alone Secret 5: Everything is your teacher Secret 6: Spend your energy wildly In this podcast, Rebecca shares Dr Gladys's secret for how to find your purpose. Please join us in sending happy birthday energy to Dr Gladys as she turns 104! Have fun finding your “juice!”

In this episode, Rebecca gives you 3 easy ways to journal for guidance: 1. Do guidance journaling as part of your usual morning pages, or 2. Keep a separate journal for questions and answers, or 3. Keep a notebook by your bed and ask for guidance before you go to sleep. Have fun with this! All are welcome at Journaling.com. You can subscribe to our newsletter at: Journaling.com/subscribe.

Have you noticed all the titles out there about “not giving a f__?” It turns out that they are on to something. In this episode, Rebecca talks about the wrong ways and the right ways to “not give a f__,” and the body, mind, and soul benefits of “letting go.” (In addition to the podcast, Journaling.com also has an excellent newsletter at: Journaling.com/subscribe)

This episode is an experience to do with pen and paper, or keyboard. It takes 10-20 minutes and it will reveal to you 20 little wishes you have that are easy for you to do, but will bring you 5 big benefits. Our guest for this episode is Debbie Happy Cohen, from JoyBasedLiving.com.

In this episode, Rebecca talks about 6 surprising things that psychology, neurology and spirituality all agree on when it comes to goal-setting.

YOU'RE INVITED… to Journaling.com's Goal-Setting Summit! We call it a summit because we have assembled guest experts from around the world. We asked each of them to send you a piece of advice that is easy-to-do, but powerful. We call this idea of small but powerful – The Power of Small. And it really works. You just touch your dream/goal/project a bit each day and before you know it, you have achieved something you may have been wanting for a long time. This summit is different from other goal-setting trainings. The biggest difference is that it focuses not just on outer-results, but also on inner-transformation. Our goal is to help you become your best you — body, mind, and spirit. So in this summit, we'll be encouraging you to tap into inner resources that you may not have explored before. For example, you'll hear from… · a Tai Chi & Qi Gong master in Canada · a Reiki master in New York · a channeler in Denmark · a life-design coach in Italy My name is Rebecca Kochenderfer and I am the Founder of Journaling.com. Beginning in mid-January, when you register for this event, we'll send you a series of emails designed to help you with your New Year's Resolutions and Goals. These emails were created for you by some of the kindest and wisest consciousness leaders from around the globe. We have a couple of goals for this event: 1) We want you to know that you are loved and that we are thinking of you. 2) We want to support you as you work on your goal or project. 3) We want to introduce you to some fascinating people that you may want to work with, and 4) We want to help you stay with your goal to its beautiful completion. We believe in The Power of Small and we believe in you. You've got this, and we've got you. REGISTER NOW. Journaling.com/Summit. This free event is our gift to you. P.S. We'll be sending you some other free gifts, so be sure to look for emails coming from Journaling.com. https://sendfox.com/lp/1repjy

The secret to personal growth? Put your attention on your intention. Rebecca interviews special guest April Wyett, from LivingWithIntention.co, who shares powerful tactics for creating your #1 desire. (According to Napoleon Hill, author of "Think and Grow Rich," knowing your #1 desire is the secret to success.) You can connect with April at: April@livingwithintention.co.

We are the designer of our life. Why? Because we have the power of choice. Life-designing isn't always easy though, and according to Rebecca‘s doctoral research, there are five supports that are the big game-changers: Mindfulness, lifelong learning, habits & actions, keeping a growth-mindset, and connecting to self and others. This episode explores these supports in more detail and gives you some questions to ask yourself, that will help you put these qualities into action in your own life.

Did you know that sometimes we repress our positive emotions? According to Dr David Hawkins, author of “Power vs. Force” and “Letting Go,” we do it out of self-protection. In this episode, Rebecca talks about how our Morning Pages can be a safe place to acknowledge and healthfully release ALL of our emotions, including any positive emotions that we might be repressing. P.S. If you would like to receive Journaling.com's newsletter, it is available at: Journaling.com/subscribe.

Rebecca explains how two scientific studies have changed the way the world views the human mind.

Eckhart's “folding time” technique is valuable and worth trying for yourself. Here's how you do it…

How can you run your idea or dream by Higher Mind to make sure it is coming from your best self? You can use the 8 Cs of True Self. Sometimes a dream starts out by pushing against what you don't want, but try to polish that dream up as quickly as you can. The 8 Cs have a magnetic ability to draw you on to paths that are uniquely meant for you. We invite you to be part of Journaling.com's newsletter community. Join at: Journaling.com/subscribe.

The doors to my Power of Small class are open now for enrollment! I want to take a moment to let you know what is inside this signature program that helps you get the support you need. You can sign up now at: Journaling.com/courses/power-of-small. Bonus 1 is a private session with me! There are people out there who need you to bring your gifts to the world. You can make the time because it's important. You have enough. You are ready! Join me here to create transformation for yourself and others. Here is the signup link: https://journalingcom.samcart.com/products/the-power-of-small-class?utm_source=sendfox&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=dare-to-dream-the-power-of-small

For 99.9% of people, following through on a dream is the hardest part. I have created a special program that will change your life on this. I call it, The Power of Small. It starts on September 27 and it's going to be awesome. When the class is full it's full, but you and the subscribers to Journaling.com get first priority. So save the date! If you would like more details right now, email me at: rebecca@journaling.com.

Curious to know your future? What your health, finances and relationships will be 6 months from now? A year from now? Journaling may be able to give you that answer. Rebecca calls it “Trajectory Journaling.” You ask yourself… Q: How was my — health/finances/marriage/friendships/business/happiness — a year ago? Q: How was my — health/finances/marriage/friendships/business/happiness — 6 months ago? Q: How is my — health/finances/marriage/friendships/business/happiness — now? Based on the pattern I see… Q: What do I think my — health/finances/marriage/friendships/business/happiness — will be like 6 months from now? Q: What do I think my — health/finances/marriage/friendships/business/happiness — will be like a year from now? It's as easy as that. You have now mastered Trajectory Journaling. Want to learn more? Be sure to subscribe to Journaling.com's newsletter at: Journaling.con/subscribe.

It's easy to overlook the power of small, consistent efforts. We often believe that significant change requires monumental actions. However, by consistently engaging in small, purposeful actions, you can create a ripple effect that leads to remarkable personal growth and transformation. Want to go deeper into the Power of Small? Subscribe to Journaling.com's newsletter at: https://sendfox.com/trk/click/0eydzr0v/8lpnn6

Have you heard of The 3 Questions of Journaling? They were created by Joe Dispenza in his work to re-train the mind. You can use them on any/all areas of your life — health, money, love, career, relationships, etc. 1: What am I DOING that is working for me? What am I doing that is NOT working for me? 2: What THOUGHTS am I having that are working for me? What thoughts am I having that are NOT working for me? 3: What FEELINGS am I having that are working for me? What feelings am I having that are NOT working for me? The things we repeat to ourselves over and over become our life. This exercise shines a light on our doing, our thoughts, and our feelings. To subscribe to “The Power of Journaling” newsletter, go to https://sendfox.com/trk/click/0eydzr0v/8lpnn6

Did you know that the word Priority was never supposed to be a plural? In this episode, Rebecca explores the benefits of living by Priority (singular) and she gives us 3 techniques to turn priorities into priority.

Welcome to Season 3! In today's episode we explore masculine vs feminine power. Outer guidance vs inner guidance. To help you apply this to your own life, Rebecca has created four journaling questions for you on this topic. 1) Have I ever experienced a “soul yearning?” What did it feel like? 2) When I receive inner-guidance, how does it get through? A soft voice, the flash of an image, a joyful impulse, a gut “knowing?” 3) What can I do to help myself tune into inner-guidance more often? 4) How good am I at following inner-guidance, even when it's not what I planned?

The way to change your life is to change your identity. The way to change your identity is through your actions. You are watching you. The picture you have in your head of who you are, influences who you become.

According to research, when women fail or get stuck, 80% of the time it's because of this one reason.

When life bumps your elbow and you spill what's in your cup, what will you spill? Anger, humor, compassion, creativity, love? Here are a couple of powerful inner work practices you can do now to fill your cup for the future.

In this excellent talk about Imposter Syndrome, Rebecca gives 10 solutions for a sneaky problem you may not even know you have.

The 3 levels of journaling are… Level 1: Getting Started Level 2: Journaling to Solve Problems Level 3: Raising Your Life to Its Highest Level In this podcast, Rebecca shares the journaling tools for each level.

Life is a mixed bag, like a bag of marbles. We can be having a hard time in one area of our life (one marble in our bag), but there are other marbles in our bag too. Our job is to notice the other marbles in our life. Or, if we are having a “one marble experience,” then our job is to make the effort to put some other marbles in there too. Because life is a mixed bag. We can experience and feel multiple things at the same time.

It takes practice, but when we can love the people AND the situations in our life unconditionally, now we are living life at the highest level there is.

The simple definition of priming is that “something influences a response in you without you being aware of it.” In this content-rich episode, Rebecca teaches us how to use positive priming tools like mantras, sleep priming, and micro-priming throughout the day, to help us live easier, better, and happier lives.

Destiny communicates to us via yearnings and intuition. With practice we can develop awareness, receptivity, and trust in this high, powerful, interior form of navigation.

When you keep a financial journal, you change your relationship with money. You spot patterns, discover what matters to you and what doesn't, and you stop worrying about money, because you have a handle on it and you know what's going on.

Limiting beliefs around money can lead to a life of default, rather than a life of design. In this episode, Rebecca gives us a quick summary of the powerful book, “Your Money Or Your Life” by Vicki Robin & Joe Dominguez. (Be sure to get the 2018 edition.)

Life is not a straight line. These journaling questions can help you find the gift in the regret.

If you take response-ability for 50% of your life, who is responsible for the other 50%? Here are five things that improve decision-making, and five things that hurt decision-making (your ability to respond).

Thoughts become things. It's Cause and Effect. Joy is important because it raises up your thoughts, which raises up your life. This is your year to live joyfully.

We create our world with our words. In this podcast, Rebecca tells us the words that TAKE our power away, and the words that GIVE us power and creative control over our life.

Today, Rebecca introduces us to Passage Meditation, where you find a poem, a passage from a holy book, or your Top 10 Desires List, and you read that out loud while you meditate, noticing the different words that stand out each day.

I just received word from Spotify & Apple iTunes, that this podcast (The Power of Journaling) is… - the Top 25% most shared globally, AND - the Top 15% most followed podcasts in the education sector.  

According to Dr Amen, the nine most common Automatic Negative Thoughts are: 1) the all-or-nothing ANT, 2) the less-than ANT, 3) the just-the-bad ANT, 4) the guilt-beating ANT, 5) the labeling ANT, 6) the fortune-telling ANT, 7) the mind-reading ANT, 8) the if-only ANT, and 9) the blame ANT. With humor and a light touch, Rebecca talks about how we can stop these ANTs from wreaking our life “picnic.”

Have you ever thought of having your own podcast? Or do you know of someone who should have a podcast because they have something important to say? On December 3, Saturday, Rebecca will be teaching a three hour get-it-done workshop where you add your graphic, create your intro and outro, and even publish your first episode. The cost is $111. Spaces are limited. To sign up email Rebecca@Journaling.com

A quiet mind is the peaceful water you've been seeking. Noticing and releasing your feelings as they come up, softens the talking in your mind, giving you space and allowing you to better understand your self, others, and the world around you.

Noticing and releasing our feelings as they come up keeps the “windshield of our mind” clear. This lets in more light and allows us to experience life, less through the lens of our personal “stuff,” and more through the lens of openness and wholeness.

Who would you be without that thought? How do you react when you have that thought? In this episode, Rebecca teaches us a quick mindfulness game we can use to look at our thoughts from Higher Self.

From Byron Katie's “The Work”, these questions help you look at your beliefs from a healthy distance.