Writing Your Best Self

"Your beliefs help to shape the lens through which you see yourself, the world, and how you perceive things. What do you believe? "

Self-discovery is an inner journey that connects you with the truth of who you are. 

Armed with this truth, you have the insights and understandings needed to create a life that’s aligned with your values, your purpose, and the things that make you happy. 

So cultivate the courage to look within, reflect on your experiences, and peel back the layers. 

Get curious about the mystery that is you.

In the words of Aristotle, “knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom.”

Let's explore how journaling can support this journey...

In this week's episode, we explore: 

• Why there's wisdom in knowing who we are. 
• Discovering yourself through your backstory. 
• Identifying your unconscious navigation system by uncovering your values. 
• How your beliefs drive the way you show up in the world. 
• Exploring what matters most to you. 

"When you know yourself, you can make your next steps with intention, purpose, and meaning." 

• The power of passion. 
• Defining your strengths so you can leverage them. 
• Putting language around your essence. 
• Knowing yourself through the power of silence.
• Reclaiming ALL of who we are. 
• And more...

This week's journaling prompt.
Who are you?

"Journaling is a space of silence where you can amplify and activate the inner voice -- empowering you to  distinguish between the authentic you and the YOU that's shaped by external forces."

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:

1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].
4. Self Journal, Core Values Journal, & Scribe. 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.  

Now get to writing! 

"Having tools to lean on and support yourself when things get tough can be reassuring and empowering  because you feel as though you’re doing something proactive."

Life is an up-and-down spiral. As a result, we get to experience the full spectrum of human emotions, which is both beautiful and challenging.

But as we walk through life, we get to discover more about who we are because of the way we dance through the highs and hold ourselves through the lows. 

The lows can be challenging and complex because they can evoke feelings of overwhelm, uncertainty, chaos, stress, anxiety, and even burnout. 

So how can we stay grounded and clarify our thoughts during these times? 

Let's find some answers in this episode... 

In this week's episode, we explore: 

• The power of supporting ourselves through pressure. 
• The fear of losing the ground beneath our feet. 
• What does it mean to stay grounded?
• Why overwhelming emotions stifle our decision-making skills. 
•  Using stream-of-consciousness journaling to articulate the turmoil within. 

"When we blurt out our thoughts in our journal, we empower ourselves to  unpack them and process them."

• Using our journal to tackle worst-case scenarios and put worries to bed. 
• Tackling disassociation through journaling. 
• Finding our center through our five senses. 
• The power of specificity in your journal. 
• Exploring the art of noticing. 
• And more... 

When you feel pressure, I want to suggest there’s always a solution. There’s always a way forward. There’s always a next step you can take. 

Yes, the path ahead may be painful, challenging, or difficult… 

But along the way, you may gain some magic and beauty you didn’t expect. 

And with your journal by your side, at least you can rely on one thing. 

YOU. 

Your voice. Your counsel. Your guidance. Your knowing. 

YOUR TRUTH. 

This week's journaling prompts: 

1. Exactly why do I feel pressured? 
2. What CAN I control? 
3. What’s available to me right now?
4. What NOW? What NEXT? What LATER? 
5. I can handle this because… 

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].
4. Journaling options... Self Journal & Scribe.

Find us on social. I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo.

"Being grounded in the NOW is incredibly soothing for the mind, body, heart, and soul." 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.  

Now get to writing! 

How easy is it for you to make good decisions?

Decision-making is an important life skill because the quality of your life is directly correlated

"When a decision is more complex - such as a choice that will have a significant impact on your life's trajectory, it can feel more empowering to take that decision with a systematic approach. "

Tune into this episode to hear us explore: 

• Why decision-making skills matter. 
• The features of a good decision. 
• How journaling creates the mental clarity needed to make good decisions. 
• Techniques for easing the worry train. 
• Understanding the power of questions. 
• A 12-step sequence for making great choices. 
• And more...

"When we know we're good at making good decisions --- when those key crossroad moments in our lives show up,  we know we'll be able to navigate them and choose."

The sequence of questions for making good decisions. 

1. What decision do you need to make - and how much time do you have? 
2. What's the background to this decision? 
3. What are the opportunities (and what evidence do you have)? 
4. What are the risks (and what evidence do you have)? 
5. What does your head say? 
6. What does your heart say? 
7. What’s most aligned with your core values? 
8. How would you advise a best friend making this same decision?
9. Who can help you make this decision? 
10. What are the alternatives to this decision? 
11. The 10/10/10 Method. 
12. What’s your decision… and why? 

In a world of instant gratification, where we want things NOW.  Where information is at our fingertips. Where we’re heavily influenced by the media and information that surrounds us. 

It’s not always easy to give ourselves the space to really think things through. 

But sometimes, time is exactly what we need. 

When making big decisions, we need the space to feel into all the angles and possibilities. We need the space to gain SELF-AWARENESS plus the time to engage in critical thinking and problem-solving skills. 

Innovation, creativity, and lateral thinking are also useful skills for choosing well!

Imagine how differently you’d feel if you KNOW you’ve made the right choice for you because you’ve thought through the decision thoroughly…

Remember, your journal is here to hold you anytime you need to go deep. 

I hope the questions & sequence shared in this episode prove useful to you. 

Get to writing! 

"Journaling helps clear bandwidth and shift your perspective. As you create space, you can clear mental chaos and clutter, empowering yourself to make good decisions."

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].
4. Journaling options... Self Journal & Scribe.

Find us on social. I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.  

Now get to writing! 

"Are the things you’re chasing the things YOU want… or are they desires you’ve inherited from society?"

Do your activities in the outside world leave you feeling fulfilled? 

Or do you feel a sense of emptiness, a lack of fulfillment, and a nagging feeling that surely, there must be more to life than this?

If you feel any of the above, know you’re not alone. It's not uncommon to feel confused either. After all, you thought you were headed in the right direction!

Fortunately, there is a solution. We can empower ourselves to feel fulfilled when we learn to distinguish between the desires of our hearts and the desires inherited from society.

Tune into this episode for more details, plus a journaling activity to help you practice and integrate this idea. 

Tune in now to hear us explore: 

• The forces that cause us to desire more. 
• Why we can feel empty and unfulfilled despite achieving the things we want?
• Leveraging inner work to unravel and know ourselves. 
• Why our inner callings are the pathway to lasting satisfaction. 
• Becoming aware of the way we're influenced externally. 

"When you've gone gut-deep, soul deep... when you know yourself that well, it becomes easier to distinguish between an inner calling and an external desire."

• Discerning the feelings that lie beneath the things we want. 
• Why it can be easier than we think to find the things we're looking for.
• Exploring alternative ways to feel the way you want. 
• Choosing long-term satisfaction over short-term excitement. 
• Alignment, authenticity, and the power to make great decisions. 
• And more...

Deeply knowing what you want can give you so much power in your life. It’s the pathway to alignment - where your external circumstances line up with who you are inside. 

It’s the shortcode to informed choices too - where the decisions you make are most likely going to give you the outcomes you want. 

So give yourself the space to do this deep, contemplative work. It could be a game-changer.  

This week's journaling prompts. 

1. Ask yourself what you want.  Feel into what you believe is the ‘thing’ that will change or improve your life. 
2. Once listed, ask yourself WHY. Why do you want this thing?
3. As you journal, notice the thoughts that bubble up and explore them. Keep the intention that you want to distinguish between heart desires and external influences. 
4. Understand how you want to FEEL. 
5. Then explore alternative ways to feel that feeling. 

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].
4. Journaling options... Self Journal & Scribe.

Find us on social. I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo.

"The human desire for more can lead to innovation, creativity, comfort zones being expanded, growth, and evolution." 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.  

Now get to writing! 

In this week's episode, we explore how the art of writing can unleash passion, creativity, and a desire to make things happen.

"The more you can architect your life so that you feel as though you're the one calling the shots, the more personal power you can uncover and reclaim."  

Tune in now and hear us explore: 

• What are the two types of motivation?
• Why do we need to cultivate the ability to ignite motivation? 
• The insatiable desire to explore, express, and create. 
• How we leverage motivation to move others. 
• Intrinsic motivation is different for everyone. 

"Intrinsic motivation is something that can transform how you feel when you do things." 

• The link between intrinsic motivation and personal power.
• Finding the pockets in your day to infuse intrinsic motivation. 
• Four questions to unlock intrinsic motivation. 
• Looking inside to ignite your fire. 
• Using intrinsic motivation to expand your life force. 

And more... 

This episode is your invitation to spark intrinsic motivation through practice and commitment. Let your journal take you to a place of discovery by holding space for conversations that let you know yourself, show yourself and evolve yourself. 

Get to writing! 

This week's journaling prompts. 

1. What do you love - and why?
2. What would you do if you didn’t need to factor in money into the equation - and why? 
3. When do you lose track of time? 
4. When do you feel full of infinite energy - and why? 

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].
4. Journaling options... Self Journal & Scribe.

Find us on social. I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo.

"Journaling gives us the space to look within and start to understand and uncover what we are intrinsically motivated by."  

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.  

Now get to writing! 

"When things are changing, bringing the mental mush to the surface through your journaling is a powerful way to acknowledge and articulate your reality."

How well do you know yourself?
And what's your process for knowing yourself through change -- when an event or an experience has shifted and challenged what you know to be true.

In this week's episode, we dive into the power of journaling as a tool for navigating change so you can redefine your identity with confidence, clarity, and courage.

tune in now to hear us explore: 

• The multiple benefits of knowing who we are. 
• The power of choosing to see change as a given. 
• Acknowledging the challenge of change and how it affects us. 
• What happens when we rant and release. 
• The power of putting words to our feelings and experiences. 

"When you're in a period of change, journaling can create a potent space for reclaiming clarity and elevating self-awareness." 

• Why your journaling needn't be coherent or structured. 
• Journaling as a tool for mental processing. 
• Why you don't need to read over your journaling. 
• Leveraging questions as a tool to direct & guide your thinking. 
• Cultivating the patience to sit with questions deeply. 
• And more...

This week's journaling prompt.
What's my next step, and why?

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].
4. Journaling options... Self Journal & Scribe.

Find us on social. I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo.

"The journey to self-awareness is far from smooth... because we're constantly being pulled in multiple directions by external influences in the outside world." 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.  

Now get to writing! 

"Sometimes we deny, hide or edit what's present because we desire our reality to be different than what it is.  When we explore what's present, we bring more honesty into our experiences."

This week, I'm revealing a journaling technique that can help open new doors of insight and knowledge.

In this week's episode, we explore:

• Why it's powerful to explore what's present now? in our journal. 
• The power of exploring what's actually there (not what you wish were there). 
• The expansion of sending your awareness into your body fully.
• Moving beyond the story by noticing what's present. 
• Creating the space to see reality through fresh eyes. 

"Be aware that we can often see what we want to see and what we've always seen rather than what's actually there." 

• Using curiosity as a gateway to more creativity. 
• Seeing a familiar sight from a new perspective. 
• What happens when we tap into the energy of the now. 
• How to best explore what's present. The technique described. 
• When to try this practice. 
• And more...

When you ask yourself what’s present, you get to write from a place of presence and experience - not the mind alone.

You can uncover something completely unexpected through this practice. 

It’s a powerful way to shake things up and access more ideas, insights, and observations.

This week's journaling prompt.
What's present NOW?

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].
4. Journaling options... Self Journal & Scribe.

Find us on social. I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo.

 "Journaling what's present invites more authenticity. It also invites more completeness and visibility as well as expanding our awareness  of what's actually there." 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.  

Now get to writing! 

"Each human is unique. Each soul is unique, and each soul does have a purpose, and that purpose goes back to the individual soul's experiences and where there are opportunities for additional expansion and learning."

This week's guest is Jennifer Spor, an Akashic records channel, a soul-led business mentor, a strategist, and host of the Awaken Your Purpose podcast. Jennifer is a guide for Conscious Leaders who are here to illuminate the way for others through the awakening and embodiment of their sacred wisdom and God-given gifts. 

When she isn’t in her business contributing to raising the planet's consciousness, she loves being out in nature, going on new adventures with her husband, snuggling with her two cats, and diving into all things personal and spiritual development!

In this week's episode, we explore: 

• What are the Akashic records, and what their existence means for who we are? 
• Exploring the soul purpose of having a human experience. 
• The importance of duality in shaping our awareness. 
• The role of societal programming in creating limits. 
• Differentiating between the whispers of the soul and the desires of the ego.

"We are a soul having a human experience...  Being human isn't the epicenter of who we are. We are energy in its purest form."

• Defining the four clairs to understand how your intuition communicates.
• Staying stuck and "arguing our limitations." 
• Understanding your purpose so you can fulfill it. 
• What our relationship with money is supposed to be. 
• How Jennifer journals. 
• And more...

I loved this conversation because of it's dance between spirituality and practicality. Jennifer is generous with her wisdom and shares potent techniques and mindsets to help you 'awaken on purpose,' activate your intuition, and confidently differentiate between soul whispers and egoic desires. 

Check it out! 

This week's journaling prompts. 

• What am I believing that is keeping me in this space?
• Who do I have to be, and what do I have to believe to live a soul-led life?

Connect with Jennifer Spor.
Connect with Jennifer on Facebook.
Listen to the Awaken On Purpose podcast. 
Learn more about Jennifer's heart awakening activations - Return To You.
Check out Jennifer's work at https://www.jenniferspor.com

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].
4. Journaling options... Self Journal & Scribe.

Find us on social. I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy and we're @bestselfCo.

"Your soul's guidance is never going to be fear-based, it's always going to guide you toward expansion, and that may instill a feeling of fear of change." 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.  

Now get to writing! 

"Self-love is a journey for most of us. It's not a destination because - as with anything in life - there are always opportunities and experiences that we can engage with to expand the way we experience self-love."

In this week's episode, we focus on a journaling technique that can elevate self-love.

Tune in now to explore: 

• What self-love is and what it looks like.
• The correlation between self-love and how we show up in the world. 
•  Why a lack of self-love can spark people-pleasing tendencies. 
•  Understanding that self-love isn't selfish. 
• The link between self-love and authentic service. 

"Self-love is saying positive things to yourself. It's having that ability to check the inner critic, so it doesn't drag you down." 

• Why more is better when practicing list journaling. 
• What to do if the inner critic shows up when compiling your list? 
• Why list journaling works best when you sit with it. 
• Remember how loving words can elevate and inspire. 
• What would happen if the self-love switch was activated all over the world? 
• And more...

It takes courage to cultivate self-love -- especially if you've been shut down in the past and told that you are bragging or a big head. Allowing yourself to create a self-love list can open the gateway to more courage, confidence, and appreciation for who you are. 

What's more, the more self-love you feel, the more loving you can be towards other people (because you have more love to give). 

This week's journaling prompt.
Write a list of things you love about yourself?

Expansion activities:
Ask yourself WHY you've put your answers on your list.
Notice how you feel as you add to your list.

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].
4. Journaling options... Self Journal & Scribe.

Find us on social. I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo.

"If we don't have self-love, we can hold ourselves back from going after the things we care about. In turn, we compromise our dreams and desires ." 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.  

Now get to writing! 

"Spending time alone helps us silence those external influences and get better at distinguishing between all the outside noise and our inner voice. In turn, you can get clearer and clearer on knowing what you really want." 

What is it like to walk the path of curiously discovering who we are? This episode is inspired by this cool quote from the leadership coach and bestselling author, Robin Sharma.

"The starting point of discovering who you are, your gifts, talents, your dreams is being comfortable with yourself. Spend time alone. Write in a journal."

 Tune in now to discover how you can know yourself through Sharma's three suggested steps: 

1. Be comfortable with yourself. 
2. Spend time alone. 
3. Write in a journal. 

In this week's episode, we explore: 

• Why feeling comfortable with yourself expands your capacity to hold and accept more of who you are. 
• Dialling down the all-consuming external noise to reclaim space in our heads.
• Building awareness of the factors that shape our decision-making. 
• The bubbling up that happens when we sit in silence.
• Why this distractible age keeps us stuck in surface-level thinking..    

"The more we can hear our true self, the more we can make decisions that are aligned with what's going to make us happy." 

• The link between silence and surfacing our individual wisdom. 
• Journaling as a side-kick for maximising alone time. 
• When you make your thoughts tangible, you reflect YOU back at you. 
• How loving scrutiny is a gateway to deeper insight. 
• Managing our expectations around journaling. 
• And more... 

Journaling is a powerful tool for knowing who we are. It's an important journey. The more we know who we are, the more we can shape and shift our lives into the direction that can bring us the most joy, fulfillment, and connection with our best selves.

This week's journaling prompt.
What do you want?

Also, check out the BestSelf Co. range of journaling tools:
1. Creating Your Live List [$5 investment].
2. Transform Fear to Focus [$5 investment].
3. 52 List Journaling Prompts [a free tool].
4. Journaling options... Self Journal & Scribe.

Find us on social. I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo.

"Depth is a differentiator.  Depth is where the clarity comes from. The more complex thoughts we can juggle and move through, the more we can surface insight and wisdom.  We want to get beyond the surface and superficial chatter." 

Don't forget to find us on social.

I'm @GeorginaElMorshdy, and we're @bestselfCo. And if this show has been valuable for you, please review us or rate us. It helps other like-minded people find this resource.  

Now get to writing!