Like most dreamers, I had all sorts of vision for my life: get out of debt, be a better mama, grow my business, run a half marathon without peeing my pants… but I struggled to keep myself focused on my goals without getting distracted by my hectic life.

I was working so hard, but at the end of each year I’d inevitably feel so frustrated because I was never really gaining traction in any area. I felt like if I could just keep my eyes on the goal I would get further, faster… so I tried to create a vision board. That was a fun craft, and it looked really pretty on my bulletin board but in no time at all I stopped noticing it-- which defeated the whole purpose.

One day, I thought about writing my goals down and since I was trying to recreate the idea of a vision board I decided to do something bold…

Instantly I felt excited and emotional (and even a little embarrassed) to be claiming big, audacious goals in writing. Some of these were dreams I’d never told anyone, and now here I was writing them down in the past tense and oh my gosh what if someone found this page and thought I had lost my mind? There were so many thoughts and feelings involved in that first journal entry and what I didn’t understand at the time was that that created a key element in goal achievement: emotion. When I combined the excitement of claiming big dreams in my notebook with my existing daily gratitude practice I found something life changing: a joyful, intentional practice that would become the foundation for countless goals I’ve achieved over the last decade.

The Start Today Journal is a product that combines both of my favorite morning practices in a beautiful keepsake book. I’ve watched thousands of people use this simple daily habit to stay focused and push themselves closer to their goals while staying grounded in their blessings each day. The journal also serves as a keepsake… a stack of blessings and intentions, a reminder of how hard you have worked on yourself and for your family. And the best part?