Inanna Joy

Scribbling Sphinx, Nightshift Novelist, Wondering Woman

Inanna Joy is a motivational author and speaker who uses lessons from her journey of life and love—her questions, problems, mistakes, and victories—to fuel self-discovery in others. She’s a curious observer, determined seeker, and thoughtful social critic who loves sharing her musings and not-so-humble opinions.

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JOY

Joy is Life

The Virtue of Joy Is a Timeless Form of Strength

The Virtue of Joy Is a Timeless Form of Strength that many are rediscovering in our modern age. It’s helping us re-evaluate our relationships with work, partnership, and the institutions we once considered unquestionable. A great deconstruction is underway, and many are coming to powerful realizations

Smart work is better than hard work

Look around and notice who holds the most wealth and access to options—it’s rarely those who spend their lives grinding nonstop.

Struggle is not a flex

Yet, wealth for wealth’s sake is often an empty goal. Burnout becomes inevitable when we chase money and success purely for consumption, prestige, or people-pleasing.

Joy Outlaw

JOY is Revolutionary

Everyone wants to get ahead, but Hustle Culture has been co-opted by the Western obsession with nonstop work. If you’re not careful, it can become just another hamster wheel. You can avoid that by turning down the outer noise and making a commitment to authentic living.

Come what may, you can follow your bliss to your purpose, align with your joy, and live well.

Books

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Book cover of Pretty Little Mess by Inanna Joy, part of the Jane Luck Adventure series, featuring a tropical beach scene with a woman in a hat.

A Jane Luck Adventure

Pretty Little Mess: A Jane Luck Adventure

Saintly or sinful? Savage or sublime? Kind or a killer? …

Book cover of Things Fall Together by Inanna Joy, part of the Jane Luck Adventure series, featuring a portrait of a woman with a thoughtful expression.

A Jane Luck Adventure

Things Fall Together: A Jane Luck Adventure

The ideals of naive young women often fall short of reality…

If you’re here, it’s probably because you’re learning…

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