A longitudinal study · Five waves · One year
How does transformation show up in everyday life?
The Life Impact Study, a research initiative sponsored by The Journey, follows participants for one year to understand changes in life satisfaction and wellbeing.
Prototype. Enrolment is not open. "Participate" opens a demonstration portal with synthetic personas — nothing you enter is a real study submission.
Public home: LifeImpactStudy.org (demonstration content)
Measurement schedule
Wave 1
Baseline
Wave 2
Day 90
Wave 3
Day 180
Wave 4
Day 270
Wave 5
Day 365
What we measure
The same core questions, in the same order, at every wave. Different scales are clearly distinguished.
Full methodology- Cantril Ladder
- 0–10
- A self-anchored ladder from worst to best possible life. Widely used in international wellbeing research.
- OECD core & life domains
- 0–10
- Overall life satisfaction (primary outcome), whether life feels worthwhile, and satisfaction with five life domains.
- WHO-5 Well-Being Index
- 0–5, scored 0–100
- Five positively worded statements about the last two weeks. Raw sum multiplied by four.
- Journey exploratory items
- 0–10
- Four study-specific questions on emotion, habitual reactions, compassion and authenticity. Not validated.
Sample results
Illustrative dashboard generated from 640 fabricated records. Shows how results would be reported — including declines, no change and dropout.
Enrolled (synthetic)
640
Day 365 respondents
368
57% of enrolled
Mean life satisfaction, baseline
5.9
0–10
Mean life satisfaction, day 365
6.5
0–10, respondents only
Mean overall life satisfaction by wave (0–10)
Observational. Changes cannot be attributed to the programme without a suitable comparison group.
Who can take part
New adult participants beginning the 90-day Mentorship, 12-month Trainer Certification or 18-month Practitioner Accreditation. People with prior Journey programme participation are not eligible for the main study.
Voluntary consent
Taking part is entirely separate from buying or attending a programme. You can decline or withdraw at any time without any effect on your programme.
Honest reporting
Annual reports will include positive, neutral and negative findings, attrition and limitations. Independent advisory review is planned; advisers are not yet appointed.