Show Notes
This Thursday is a momentous occasion in my world {{ subscriber.first_name }} because it's when the 10th edition of the Goodbye, Hello journal, Goodbye 2026, Hello 2027, will be released into the world! 🥳 TEN editions! I honestly can’t quite believe it.
And while I am ridiculously excited for you to see this year’s journal - including its gorgeous new design, created in collaboration with designer Lou Desborough and illustrator Sara from Badbish Design - what I’m most excited about this year is celebrating YOU guys.
The community of people who, over the past ten years, have made Goodbye, Hello part of their lives. Who’ve sat down at kitchen tables, on sofas, in cafés and on holiday with their journals and used them to reflect, dream, make changes and design their lives.
And so this year, I want to make much more of that.
I’ve got lots planned, including: a brand new Goodbye, Hello Guided Experience that I cannot wait to tell you about an online AND offline celebration for Goodbye, Hello fans, which you’re all invited to 3 journals for the price of 2 offer (from 1–14 October) - so that’s your Christmas presents sorted! 🥳 aaaand a creative project I’m cooking up to celebrate the stories of people who’ve been using Goodbye, Hello for anywhere from one to ten years to design their lives. So if you’re one of those people, I’m going to want to hear from you!
So, in today’s Project You Pep-talk, I want to tell you a little bit about what I’ve got planned, why I want this 10th edition to be less about simply launching another journal and much more about celebrating the community that has grown around it - and how you can be part of it. So if you’re a Goodbye, Hello fan - whether you’ve been with me since the very beginning or you’ve only just discovered the journal - this one’s for you.
Hit play to hear what I’ve got in store for you this year, and then get ready to celebrate with me when Goodbye 2026, Hello 2027 officially lands this Thursday! 🥳
x Selina
These Project You Pep-talks are brought to you by Selina Barker - founder and creator of the Project You journals
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