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In his short 24 (almost 25 years of life) Jordan Gross has authored two books, he's a TEDx speaker, and is a life and fitness coach.To understand Jordan's ridiculously simple journaling habits is to understand how Jordan has accomplished so much in so little time.Get Jordan's Journey to Cloud Nine moments in your inbox.Want to try Jordan's Journaling Methodology?Download the guide to Jordan's Journaling Habit.

Sarah Robinson is a writer who is open about her struggles with self harm, suicidal ideation, and depression.When Sarah Robinson decided to share her thoughts about suicide in public, people started asking questions - to understand rather than to harshly judge people who have died by their own hands.Sarah has created a terrific resource to help us know what to say - and what not to say - to someone who has attempted suicide or to those grieving the loss of a loved one.> > > What to say < < <

Bill Stuckey is a systems guy who has built and sold technology-related businesses.When Bill discovered a systems framework during his theological studies, his approach to faith, family, and building his latest small business radically shifted.It’s always fun to talk to a systems person and to understand all the different ways we can apply theological truths to life and business - and vice versa.More info in the show notes.Are you navigating change?Check out our brand new Change University portal!We’re growing our course library and - so far - everything is free!

M.C. Starbuck is an author who has been journaling since she was a kid.M.C. explains how she and her husband keep a marriage journal. M.C.’s first book is about her journey toward decluttering her life - but she hasn’t parted with any of her journals. What does she do with them?Finally, our guest shares a fascinating and fun way to keep a travel journal.Read about how M.C. Starbuck keeps a travel journal.Not where you want to be with 2019 plans?  20 minutes sets you up for 12 weeks of change.

Julie Court is the author of Incredible Life Makeover: Step by Step Transformation to Wholeness.Julie says her when her marriage fell apart with no warning, journaling helped her sort out her thoughts and feelings. She also recorded the encouragement she was hearing from God and her support group.One of the most important outcomes from Julie’s journaling practice during those dark days are the Five Battlecries outlined in her book.In this episode, Julie walks us through examples of how journaling helped her navigate a successful transformation toward wholeness.

As this episode is posted, we're halfway through 2019.I share how using the 12-week year approach to change helped me get back on track earlier this year, and how you can start anywhere on the calendar and start making daily, measurable changes - simply by building a 12-week roadmap that breaks down every step along the way into ridiculously easy daily and weekly steps.Here's a free resource to help get you started.

Steve Austin is the creator of the brand new Chaos to Calm app, a tool designed to guide people on their sacred journey toward wholeness.Steve is a former pastor who nearly died by suicide. Today, Steve's very specific journaling practice is designed to help him heal from painful childhood memories.Get your free guide Healing Negative Childhood Memories with Journaling.

Patrick Boze is a world traveler who currently splits his time between his home town of Fort Smith, Arkansas and a life with his husband in New York City.Patrick says that being gay may be the least interesting part of his life.In this episode, Patrick:Talks about sharing a truth with his family that was even more difficult than coming out.Shares how the 12 steps of recovery helped pulled him out of a dark time in his life when he’d lost his business, his longtime partner, and was in the throes of a dangerous chemical addiction.Explains how a nun in Fort Smith accepted him for who he is - which helped him learn to push past the shame of sexual abuse.Book a free consultation with Patrick.Is anxiety ruining your life? Here's a tool that might help.It's not a cure-all, but it can help you start the process of untangling thoughts from feelings - with the help of someone you trust.

R.M. Snider is the author of the four-book River Series.At RMSniderTheWriter you can read about her advocacy for foster care, struggles with and victories over PDSD and her life as a mom of children adopted out of foster care.R.M. says her desire to be a better mother to 3 children adopted out of foster care inspired her to carve out a little bit of time a few times a week to capture events, evaluate responses, and celebrate victories.Today, R.M.’s journaling practice is geared around Limiting herself to just one page - about something that’s happened in the last 24 hours surrounding her children and evaluating what went right, what went wrong, and how to respond better the next time.R.M. says within the first day or so of this new journaling practice, she knew she would keep going, even when time constraints would preclude her from writing every day.RM Snider the WriterBeating yourself up?

Anne B. Say is a life coach with her husband, Terry. Anne and Terry are dedicated to helping people find hope in every circumstance.In this episode of The Change Journals Anne shares about the circumstances that led to her purchasing her first journaling notebook. She was angry, bitter, and felt very alone in the aftermath of a divorce.Today, Anne's journaling practice is geared around writing her earnest conversations with God. She writes so she can hear her Heavenly Father.Learn more about Anne.Are you paralyzed by the lies inside your head? > > > Click here. < < <

My friend Eric has experienced some serious career reboots.Eric is a minister turned financial services professional turned podcaster. When Eric realized he’s more comfortable listening and facilitating than teaching or preaching his life and career began to take shape.In this episode, Eric and I talk about:* The difference between being a heart human and a head human* How God was training Jeremiah to see* The Critical Journey of how most of us experience spiritual growthEric is one of my favorite interviewers, so it was fun to get to ask him questions.Meet the Reboots Sound GeniusMikhail Kosenkov has beautifully edited, mastered, and engineered this episode.If you’re a podcaster and you don’t have a sound genius, trust me. You need one. Even if it’s to help you sort out your compression and EQ settings.He’ll be glad to talk to you about your sound questions. PodcastSoundFixer@gmail.comAre you paralyzed by the lies inside your head?> > > Here's one tool I use to help me tell myself the truth abo

Matt Ragland teaches at MattRagland.com, a platform dedicated to sharing journaling and time-tracking techniques that help individuals focus on what matters.Matt says journaling helps him manage the tendency to overthink things in his life, as well as capture ideas he wants to explore and - perhaps - implement.Today, Matt's journaling practice is geared around helping him celebrate healthy patterns and identify the emergence of unhealthy behavioral patterns so he can correct them before they impact his life.Matt's favorite toolsPentel EnerJel .7mm (Amazon affiliate link)The Bullet Journal NotebookBaron Fig ConfidantAirtableTake small steps toward the person you want to be.EncouragementDon’t overthink your journaling practice.Get your thoughts and ideas onto paper and do it consistently.Make simple lists each morning about what you want to do or need to do & review at the end of the day (5 minutes)Write one line each morning and at the end of the day (5 minutes)Matt’s Journaling ChallengesSubscri

Tony is an alcoholic. He found the courage and the will to change when he realized he was about to lose his family.In this episode, Tony walks us through his first AA meeting and how drawing helped him reduce each of the 12 steps to the bare essentials.Today, Tony is nine years clean and sober! Tony illustrates the 12 steps as a means for helping others find and walk the road of sobriety.Put Reboots in your inbox!

The Arkansas River in Oklahoma and Arkansas is well out of its banks and thousands of people have been displaced by historic flooding.A half mile from me in three directions, homes are underwater.An entire region was virtually landlocked overnight when the Arkansas Department of Transportation shut down all but one bridge across the Arkansas River. Thankfully, those bridges have been inspected and re-opened - at least for now.The river is expected to crest in hours - not days. But we are expecting heavy rains and the potential for tornadoes in the area.This morning, my friend Chris Benjamin - preacher at the West-Ark Church of Christ in Fort Smith - called to check on me. I hung up on him. Not because I was mad, but because I wanted ALL OF US to be able to hear the conversation. So I called him back and hit the record button.It's a full hour and then some. We talked about:The preacher who walked into a local bar to offer his church's assistance in flood preparationsThe luxury of the assumption of sa

Steven Lawson is creator of The Monk Manual, a guided journal designed to facilitate an intentional life of being and doing.Steve says he's been obsessed with doing - almost robotically.Today, his journaling practice is - not surprisingly - guided by The Monk Manual, and augmented by a time of daily reflection of what's inside - versus external events.Journaling helps him be more fully present in all his relationships - especially with his wife and their three young children.

It's the Friday before Memorial Day Weekend 2019 in the United States.We thought it would be fun to share what we hope will soon be a poorly kept secret in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.We talk a lot about working to navigate change, but change navigation requires rest, too.The work is difficult. Rest is part of the cycle.The Wanderoo Lodge, owned by Tim Freeman is a place steeped in history - originating as the Joy Campground in 1929 and owned by Tim's great-great grandparents.In this episode, Tim explains why he repurchased the property, where he got the idea to transform the brand into a place where adventurers of the Great Arkansas Outdoors can find respite after days filled with climbing, zip-lining, kayaking, hiking, or mountain biking.The property is pet-friendly and even more human-friendly - with a bar stocked full of interesting microbrews, mouth-watering dishes, and live music.Here's more information about the Wanderoo.If you're navigating change, join our Reboots newsletter, where w

Reboots Episode 46 features Staci Bartley, a relationship coach and divorce mediator who draws her expertise from personal experiences, professional training, lots and lots of reading about human behavior, and probably just as many conversations.Staci’s relationship story is a bit like a fairy tale - except the pain of failed marriages has been very real.When she met Tom Bartley, the two came up with a Lease Option on Love contract that helped Staci work through her commitment fears.Read more at RebootsPodcast.com/Episode46.Don't miss an episode and receive a quick start bundle for navigating change in your life or business.

Greetings from Music City, USA!In Franklin, Tennessee this week on business and stopped at a restaurant I hadn't stepped foot in since my senior trip in 1982. To me, the place looked EXACTLY as I remembered it.When I told one of the employees I hadn't been here in more than three decades, he said, "It's changed a lot, hasn't it?"I'm like...Nope - and that's GOOD!On the way home, I'll be stopping there for a meal.Also, check out a quick "lessons learned" entry on life, business, and helping others.Subscribe HERE RIGHT NOW to get an email invitation for a LIVE event with my friend Steve Austin.

Read Sarah's work at BeautifulBetween.com.See the show notes from this episode at RebootsPodcast.com/Sarah-Robinson-Journal.

ç who spent the early years of her life hiding from her school friends that she spent her summers with her family doing back-breaking labor in berry fields belonging to someone else.And there was abuse and trauma that led to a victim mentality for awhile - until Ranbir had had enough of feeling sorry for herself, of hiding her pain behind a relentless drive to be the best at everything in life.Ranbir has a passion for teaching adults to help children navigate trauma so that the impacts of trauma don’t carry forward into adulthood.In this conversation, you’re going to hear Ranbir say stuff like:The cornerstone of relationships is communication.“We’re not raising children, we’re raising adults.”“Trauma is associated with unprocessed memories.”“If you don’t move when you’re stressed it’s like not putting on a bandaid when you’re bleeding.”Read and learn more in the show notes at RebootsPodcast.com/Episode45.