243. How to Notice Your Growth (Instead of Only Seeing What’s Left) | Journaling
From Beyond Awareness: Closing the Gap Between Knowing and Doing by Samantha Hawley | Inspired by Brene Brown, Glennon Doyle, Marie Forleo, Hillary Kerr, Mel Robbins
May 14, 2026 · 7 min · Season 4 · Episode 243
About this episode
This episode focuses on recognizing personal growth through honest reflection and journaling prompts.
The goals keep moving. The to do list keeps growing. And without even realizing it, it becomes easy to measure life by everything that still hasn’t happened yet. A version of you from one year ago wanted some of the things that are normal to you now. But when life feels busy or unfinished, growth can become invisible. This journaling episode is a pause to actually notice what has changed. Not in a performative way. Not through productivity. Just honest reflection around who you were, what you’ve walked through, and what feels different now. Journal prompts: Who were you one year ago? What were you tolerating, afraid of, or struggling with back then? What are three things that genuinely feel different now? What did it actually take for those changes to happen? What emotional weight did you carry along the way? If the version of you from one year ago could see you now, what would she say? This episode is for the moments when it feels like nothing is working, nothing is changing, and you’re somehow still behind. Because sometimes progress looks quieter than expected. Work with me: The Leaders Table: https://www.samanthapenkoff.com/leaders-table Breakthrough Intensive - You already…
People in this episode
Host: Samantha Hawley
Topics covered
- personal growth
- journaling
- self-reflection
- emotional awareness
- life changes
Keywords
- growth
- journaling
- self-reflection
- personal development
- emotional weight
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