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How Journaling Can Help You Find Energy
Episode 3 • 17th August 2026 • The Journaling Guy Podcast • The Journaling Guy
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What Makes You Come Alive? - How Journaling Helps You Discover What Energises You

This is Episode 3 of Season 5 of The Journaling Guy Podcast, and today, I'm asking all about ENERGY.

I feel like we don’t pay enough attention to Energy. We tend to notice what EXHAUSTS us because exhaustion shouts LOUD. ENERGY is much quieter.

THIS WEEK’S MISSION IS:

For the next seven days, I want you to start noticing your Energy. At the end of each day, draw two headings in your Journal:

GAVE ME ENERGY and TOOK MY ENERGY

That’s it. Don’t overthink it. Under GAVE ME ENERGY, write all the positive situations and scenarios that fed into that energy.

Then under TOOK MY ENERGY, write the things that seemed to drain you.

After seven days, read it, don’t judge it and most importantly, Don’t immediately try fix it!

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Thanks for listening to The Journaling Guy Podcast.

I’d like to share something quite special with you. I've written a FREE five-day series called How Journaling Can Transform Your Life.

Each day, I'll send you another part of the story and show you what I discovered about Journaling along the way.” https://www.mrmattyoung.com/free-course

I really think you'll love this, as it gives you a personal insight into a Journaling Journey, that has brought me to this point today.

Do get in touch with any questions you have and of course your feedback is really important too. Email me — [email protected]

Remember, there are loads more extras over on Substack for you, so you can really get into Journaling and begin to realise what a difference it can make to your life.

Please share this episode with someone who might need a bit of space to think. Plus, if you get a moment, please leave me a review, they matter so much for getting the podcast heard and seen.

As Always...

"Keep writing, keep noticing, and keep showing up for yourself."

Matt.

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