DO ONE THING EVERY DAY THAT INSPIRES YOU

Every day is an opportunity to engage your persistence, patience, imagination, and daring as you stretch the boundaries of your creativity: draw a round figure using only lines, coin a new word, create a recipe showcasing an ingredient you’ve never used before, set a shopping list to a melody.

Daily doses of wisdom and encouragement from famous artists, writers, architects, musicians, chefs, dancers, sculptors, actors, photographers, designers, and other creatives will both challenge and push you. With space to doodle and to record personal epiphanies, watch creativity transcend borders, and prepare yourself to make that leap, too. At the end, you’ll have built a portfolio that showcases your most inspired year ever. This journal is perfect for recent graduates, milestone birthdays, or as a year-end holiday gift to kick off "New Year, New You" projects.

ROBIE ROGGE is New York City-based packager who has created guided journals for Chronicle Books and the Museum of Modern Art. DIAN SMITH is a freelance writer and public school teacher.