“If we are not the focus of our own lives then we are living with a dimmed level of awareness of who we are and how we show up in the world.”

Kim Ades believes the act of journaling can significantly change your life. This is why she started Frame of Mind Coaching and JournalEngine™ Software. Frame of Mind Coaching uses the unique process of coaching through online journaling.  Clients journal every day and the coach reads and responds to the journal on a regular basis.  Kim and her team of coaches work with hundreds of clients each year to unveil and switch their thought patterns to ignite significant change and life transformation. JournalEngine™ Software supports this powerful coaching process as a journaling platform.  It has been so successful that JournalEngine™ is now being used by coaches, trainers, and educators world-wide for with own clients and students.

Kim is quoted as saying “If you are not journaling, you are missing half the conversation between you and YOU.”

MO:
How did you first realize that journaling had such a strong power for change?

Kim:
For starters, I have journaled personally for the majority of my life and have always known that it was the place I could go to when I had a lot of intense emotions that I wanted to express.  I realized that journaling had the power to build me up when I was feeling low, and take the edge off when I was feeling nervous, worried or anxious.  I used my journal to envision great outcomes and to imagine wonderful experiences.  It was a vehicle that enabled me to write the story of my life as I wanted it to be. I knew that I had the ability to use my journal to direct myself to a more positive mental state.  As soon as I asked my clients to journal, I realized that it was also a vital tool that could help me understand what was standing in the way of their success and help them overcome those obstacles.
MO:
How does JournalEngine Software offer more than a traditional paper journal?