Do beautiful journals enhance your writing experience?

50 September Journal Prompts

Is a beautiful journal just a clever marketing ploy, or does it genuinely enhance your journaling experience? We peel back the layers on Lestallion's strategy of combining stunning notebooks with 50 thought-provoking September prompts. From framing September as a fresh start to selling an entire lifestyle of self-improvement, we explore how Lestallion taps into your desire for clarity and peace. By categorizing prompts into areas like self-reflection and emotional well-being, they're subtly suggesting that you need multiple journals for your ongoing journey. 

We scrutinize the depth of these prompts, from writing about dreams to achieving personal growth, and discuss whether a fancy journal truly elevates your self-discovery. Lestallion’s marketing techniques, including evocative language and captivating images of leather-bound journals, tempt us into thinking our thoughts deserve a special place. Is it smart business or genuine inspiration? Join us as we question if the physical beauty of a journal can indeed spark creativity and if we're being influenced by more than just pretty covers.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey, everyone, welcome back, Ready for another
deep dive?
Today we're wading into theworld of journaling and
specifically this whole idea ofusing prompts, you know, to get
those creative juices flowing.

Speaker 2 (00:12):
Yeah, it's really popular, especially now, and we
found a site Lestallion that'soffering 50 September journal
prompts.
Sounds pretty straightforward.

Speaker 1 (00:22):
Right Like OK, give me some inspiration for the
month.
Sounds pretty straightforwardRight Like OK, give me some
inspiration for the month.
But and here's the catch theyalso sell these like really
beautiful journals.
Alongside the prompts Makes youwonder.

Speaker 2 (00:32):
Exactly it makes you think is it just good business
sense, or are they really on tosomething about needing the
right notebook?
That's what we're going to beunpacking today.

Speaker 1 (00:39):
Totally, and it all starts with how they frame
September.
They're really pushing thisfresh start, feeling, you know,
like back to school, but forgrownups.

Speaker 2 (00:48):
Oh, absolutely Like.
It's a whole new year, not justa new month.
And the language they use it'sall about therapeutic, finding
clarity, achieving peace.
They're selling a feelingalongside the prompts.

Speaker 1 (01:02):
Clever right Tapping into that September reset energy
so many people are looking for.

Speaker 2 (01:06):
It's smart marketing for sure.
But the real question is do theprompts themselves actually
deliver on that promise?

Speaker 1 (01:13):
Yeah, let's dive into some of those prompts and see
what they're all about.
So we're looking at theseprompts all 50 of them, and
they're neatly divided intothese categories.
You've got self-reflection,goal setting, emotional
well-being.

Speaker 2 (01:24):
Right and personal growth and even creativity.

Speaker 1 (01:27):
Yeah, Like at first glance, it seems helpful.
You know organized, You're theexpert.
What's the deeper message here?

Speaker 2 (01:34):
See it's subtle.
By making these categoriesthey're kind of implying that
journaling it's not just forSeptember, it's a whole
lifestyle thing.

Speaker 1 (01:43):
Ah, I see these categories.
They're like bigger than just amonth's worth of writing, right
.

Speaker 2 (01:47):
Exactly.
It's like they're setting youup for, hey, you need a journal
for each of these areas of yourlife.

Speaker 1 (01:52):
Okay, sneaky, sneaky, so it's about selling more
journals.
But what about the promptsthemselves?
Do they actually line up withthis whole ongoing journey idea?

Speaker 2 (02:01):
Absolutely Take the emotional well-being section,
for example, ongoing journeyidea.
Absolutely Take the emotionalwell-being section, for example.

Speaker 1 (02:11):
One prompt asks write about a recent dream.
I mean, that's deep, whoa.
Yeah, it's getting kind of deep.
It's not just your average,dear diary stuff?

Speaker 2 (02:14):
Not at all.
They're connecting journalingto, like, your subconscious.
It's implying that to reallyknow yourself, you're going to
need a lot more than just a fewpages, right?

Speaker 1 (02:24):
Right, and wouldn't you know it, they just happen to
have the perfect journals forthat.
It's all starting to make sense.

Speaker 2 (02:29):
It's clever, I'll give them that.
And speaking of clever, haveyou noticed how they're
marketing these journals?
I mean the pictures, theplacement.
Oh yeah, it's like you'rereading a prompt, feeling all
introspective, and bam, there'sa photo of this gorgeous leather

(02:50):
bound journal.
It's like they're reading yourmind, feeling inspired.
You're gonna need a specialplace to write all those
brilliant thoughts down totally,and it works, doesn't it?
suddenly that old notebook fromcollege just doesn't cut it
they're tapping into that desirefor like a tangible
representation of ourself-improvement, as if a fancy
journal equals a fancier, moreimproved you.

Speaker 1 (03:10):
And let's be real, they don't just call them
journals, do they?
These are argeois, these areGalloways.

Speaker 2 (03:14):
Exactly.
They sound like something you'dfind in a Shakespearean study,
not on your nightstand.
It adds to the allure, for sure, but it also makes you wonder.

Speaker 1 (03:25):
Do we really need all that?

Speaker 2 (03:26):
Yeah.

Speaker 1 (03:27):
Like, can't we just grab a pen and paper and call it
a day?

Speaker 2 (03:29):
That's the million dollar question, isn't it?
And it's something we shouldall probably be asking ourselves
, because, while Listallion isdefinitely running a business
here, it really makes you thinkright, Like are we being
influenced, or is theresomething kind of nice about
having a beautiful journal, youknow, to inspire you Totally.
It's like I'm not above lovinga good stationery haul, but it's
about recognizing that thosefeelings are often intentionally

(03:53):
triggered by well marketing.

Speaker 1 (03:55):
For sure, like at the end of the day, it's about the
writing right, not the price tagon the cover.

Speaker 2 (04:00):
Exactly.
A plain notebook can be just aspowerful.
It's what you put into it thethoughts, the feelings, the
honesty.
That's where the magic happens.

Speaker 1 (04:10):
It's kind of freeing when you think about it that way
, like, yeah, less pressure tofind the perfect journal and
more focus on the actualjournaling.

Speaker 2 (04:18):
Right, and I'd even argue sometimes those rough
scribbled notes in a beat upnotebook, those are the most
authentic you know Totally.

Speaker 1 (04:25):
It's like capturing a raw, unfiltered version of
yourself, and isn't that whatjournaling is all about?

Speaker 2 (04:31):
That's it.
So yeah, maybe Lestallion hassome gorgeous journals and hey,
if that motivates you, great.
But don't get caught upthinking you need anything fancy
to unlock your potential.

Speaker 1 (04:41):
Such a good point.
It's about the journey, theself-discovery, and that can
happen anywhere, with anynotebook or even just a scrap of
paper, if that's what you'vegot.

Speaker 2 (04:49):
Couldn't have said it better myself.

Speaker 1 (04:51):
Well, on that note, big thanks for diving into all
this with us today.
It's been enlightening, to saythe least.

Speaker 2 (04:57):
My pleasure.
As always, it's a fascinatingtopic and hopefully everyone
listening feels a little more.