A real bloke. A real idea. 90 days to keep moving forward.

I’m Martin.
I’m 56, from Yorkshire,
and I clean caravans & motorhomes for a living.

So why on earth did I create a 90-day self-development journal?

Because I’ve spent most of my life needing what a lot of us need sometimes — a kick up the backside. I’ve tried journals before, started with good intentions... and then got bored. Same questions. Same boxes. Too much blank space. Eventually they ended up in a drawer.

I kept thinking: why doesn’t somebody make one that actually changes as you go?

Read My Story ↓ See Inside the Book
↗90 different days
✓Real-world challenges
★No guru nonsense
→Keep moving forward
90 Days Forward book cover
Created in Yorkshire, for people like me.
People who want motivation without another repetitive journal.
Why I made it

I didn’t set out to become a journal creator.

I’m not a life coach. I’m not a psychologist. I’m a 56-year-old working bloke from Yorkshire who has always looked for ways to gee myself up and keep moving when life gets difficult.

The problem I kept having

I’D BUY A JOURNAL. START IT. THEN STOP.

I’m impatient. If something becomes repetitive, I lose interest quickly. I didn’t want to answer the same questions every morning or stare at a huge blank space trying to think of something profound to write.

I wanted something that gave me a reason to wonder what tomorrow’s page would ask me to do.

So I started building the journal I wanted for myself: different days, different thoughts, small real-world challenges, checkpoints, recovery days and a sense that the book was actually going somewhere.

That idea became 90 Days Forward.

Make These 90 Days Yours page from 90 Days Forward
How I turned the idea into a book

I had the idea. I didn’t have the design skills.

I clean caravans and motorhomes for a living. I’m not a graphic designer or illustrator.

I knew what I wanted 90 Days Forward to do and how I wanted it to feel, but I couldn’t turn everything in my head into a professional-looking book on my own.

So I used the tools available to me — including AI and modern design technology — to help bring the idea to life.

The technology was the tool. The idea, the choices and the reason for creating it came from me.

A few years ago I might never have been able to make this. Technology gave an ordinary bloke from Yorkshire the chance to turn an idea into something real.

Maybe you’re a bit like me

You want to move forward — you just don’t want homework.

Maybe you’ve bought a journal before with every intention of changing something. Maybe you lasted a week, a fortnight or a month before life got in the way.

90 Days Forward isn’t about being perfect. It’s about doing something small today that moves you forward, then coming back tomorrow and doing something different.

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Different every day. The pages and challenges change as you progress.
✓
Practical. Small actions designed to fit around real life.
✓
Honest. Bad days count too. This isn’t forced positivity.
✓
Progressive. Three phases that gradually ask more of you.
Eight areas. One direction.

A practical approach to moving forward.

The journal moves across eight areas of life, so personal growth is not reduced to one habit or one mood.

☀️

Body & Energy

Notice the habits and choices that affect how you feel and perform.

🧠

Thinking

Question unhelpful patterns and create a clearer perspective.

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Confidence

Build confidence from evidence and action, not empty slogans.

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Action & Drive

Create momentum by starting, finishing and moving things forward.

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Courage

Take braver steps without needing to feel completely ready.

👥

Connection

Reconnect, listen, speak and strengthen the relationships that matter.

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Future & Direction

Think more deliberately about what you want and where you are going.

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Enjoyment & Life

Make room for enjoyment, recovery and the parts of life worth living.

Real pages from the real book

See how the journal changes with you.

These are actual pages from 90 Days Forward — not website mock-ups.

Day 1 A New StartDay 1 — A New Start
Day 5 Reach OutDay 5 — Reach Out
Day 11 Finish What's Hanging AroundDay 11 — Action & Drive
Day 30 Look Back Move ForwardDay 30 — Checkpoint
Day 31 Stretch YourselfDay 31 — Stretch Yourself
Day 50 50 Days ForwardDay 50 — Milestone
Day 51 That's Not the Whole StoryDay 51 — Perspective
Day 60 CheckpointDay 60 — Checkpoint
Day 61 Phase 3Day 61 — Phase 3
Your 90-Day JourneyYour 90-Day Journey
The point of the journey

IF YOU WANT SOMETHING TO CHANGE, YOU HAVE TO DO SOMETHING DIFFERENT.

90 Days Forward is designed to turn reflection into action — one small, deliberate step at a time.

How the 90 days work

Three phases. One continuous journey.

The book is designed to grow with you. The questions deepen, the challenges stretch and the focus evolves.

1

Days 1–30

WAKE UP
Notice. Question. Begin.

Start paying attention to your thoughts, habits, energy, avoidance and what genuinely lifts you.

Days 1 to 30 example
2

Days 31–60

STRETCH YOURSELF
Act. Experiment. Push a little further.

Use what you have noticed to take slightly bigger steps, try different approaches and challenge your comfort zone.

Days 31 to 60 example
3

Days 61–90

PROVE IT TO YOURSELF
Build. Persist. Become.

Use the evidence you have collected to keep building confidence, consistency and a stronger sense of direction.

Days 61 to 90 example
The 90-day progression inside the book
The idea behind it

This isn’t about reaching Day 90.

“It’s about who reaches Day 90.”

The aim is not a perfect streak. It is to notice more, act more deliberately, learn what actually helps you and keep going.

Some days stretch you. Some make you think. Some get you moving. Some make you laugh. Some deliberately let you recover. Progress needs recovery too.

The bloke behind the book

Martin Douthwaite — Yorkshire caravan cleaner and serial journal abandoner.

I’m 56 and I’ve spent my working life getting on with the job in front of me. Like everyone, I’ve had times when motivation comes easily and times when it doesn’t.

I created 90 Days Forward because I wanted something I would actually want to open again tomorrow — not another journal that felt like filling in the same form every day.

I made it for myself first. If you’re anything like me, I hope it works for you too.

Martin Douthwaite
Creator of 90 Days Forward
Yorkshire, England

Start where you are

If you’re a bit like me, give it a go.

You don’t need to become a different person overnight. Start where you are. One thought. One decision. One small action. Then come back tomorrow.

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