What is Your Why? Your Journaling Needs a WHY

Are you struggling with your journaling? Do you find it difficult to know what to be inspired to write about?

More than likely, the problem is not about the journaling itself or not benefiting from it. The problem may lie in not really understanding your own purpose and why you want to write in a journal in the first place.

Your WHY Helps You Identify Your Focus

The first reason you need to understand your why is so you have a specific focus. Journaling encompasses so many different things that if you aren’t sure what direction to go, you can lose steam pretty fast.

When you know your purpose, it guides you in the right direction for your journaling. Without your why, you might feel a little lost in the journaling process and then lose interest.

You Need to Know the Benefits

Knowing your why will help you to see the benefits of journaling. Not just the general benefits, but those that are more specific to you.

If you don’t know what you’re trying to get out of journaling, then what will keep you motivated to keep journaling every day?

The benefits you personally want from your journaling are going to be different from someone else. Your best friend may use journaling for gratitude or tapping into abundance, whereas you may want to journal to reduce anxiety and get more clarity about your life.

This is why it is important to know your main why.

Knowing Your WHY Encourages You to Make Journaling a Habit

Once you have established the habit of journaling, you don’t need to even think about it, you just go to your journal during your routine—it happens on autopilot. Just like brushing your teeth every day, journaling is a part of your day.

Knowing Your WHY Helps You Stay Motivated with Journaling

The most common reason why people give up on journaling is a lack of motivation or just a lack of interest. They don’t see the benefits or have a clear focus for why they are journaling.

By knowing your purpose, you will suddenly have more inspiration and motivation to continue with your journaling.