Kenna Griffin

You may have read that one of my goals for 2024 is launching a journaling habit. I set the goal to continue understanding and improving my mental health by establishing a journaling habit in 2024. I aim to journal more days than not and review those entries once I fill a notebook. But there’s a specific reason I decided to launch this habit now after all these years. This post is my story. After I turned 40, I stopped sleeping through the night.

Every writer understands the pain of writing intros. We labor over the introduction of every piece we write because we know the truth — the opening either makes or breaks the work. It’s where the reader decides if they’re sticking around. It’s a decision they make in about 10 seconds. In fact, you’ve already decided if you will keep reading this post. Still here?

Have you ever watched Antique Roadshow? People come on the show with things they’ve found in their attics, basements, or at some estate sale. An appraiser looks at what previously seems like junk and tells them that it’s worth millions. Happiness ensues. Your old blog content is like that stuff wasting away in the attic. You don’t even know what you have. Refreshing your old content could drive tons more traffic to your website, potentially resulting in sales.