Journaling has a tonne of benefits.
It is a form of self-expression that can lift and empower people to listen to their intuition, understand their feelings, better navigate through their life’s journey, and gain clarity around their purpose. Journalling has been proven to help make vital connections between thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, in turn working to reduce the effects of mental illness.
So, do you already know what journaling is and totally love it? Me too.
Or, have you never journaled before? Me too, but like, six months ago.
Consistent journaling can drive the entrepreneurial process, create new and productive business ideas and help entrepreneurs direct their energy. It’s a habit that anyone aspiring to own a business should take up.
– Simon Slade, Special to CNBCÂ
Without a little guidance, and some prompts to start with, I would never have started when I did. Journaling is yet another one of the magical things I wish I had known about forever ago. Whether you’re a rookie journaler or a seasoned pro, journal prompts are a great kick-starter for getting your writing juices flowing (aka tuning in to your inner voice).
The journal prompts within this post are here to help you identify your desires, what your goals should be, how to gain clarity on what you should be doing to serve your future self better, and unearth what you need to let go of to get to where you want to be.
To help you better understand which goals you should be focusing on right now, I’m going to share with you some journal prompts that have really helped me get clear on my current point in time, my next steps, what I need to do to become who I want to be, where I want to be.
I urge you to pop on your fave meditation playlist (mine is Peaceful Meditation on Spotify), turn your phone on silent for as long as you need to concentrate.
Allow yourself the space to answer the questions honestly and thoroughly, with no judgment of what comes up, just acceptance of what is.
I’d like you to focus on one goal at a time during this process; you can repeat it as many times as you desire. If you take your time during this process, I guarantee it will save you time in the future, providing you clarity on what you need to focus on to make an impact.
YOUR PROMPTS
- What do I see myself doing and experiencing in a year?
- How about five years?
- Is this goal relevant to who I see myself being in the future?
- Am I passionate about this goal?
- Am I sure that I’ll follow through with it despite hurdles that may pop up?
- Why is this goal important to me? Is it important to others too? Why?
- Am I ready to meet this goal, or are there things I need to help me with it?
- Who could I ask for help on this journey?
- What could I be doing to enjoy the process of reaching this goal?
- How would people remember me because of the completion of this goal?
- Does that make me feel proud?
- How would I feel if I were not to reach this goal?
- How could I make sure that if I do not complete it, I see it not as a failure, but as fuel to continue my journey?
What are your views on journaling? I’d love to what your first goal that came to mind was, or what you found that you need to focus on through completing these prompts. Comment below if you’d like to share.
Love this post!
Journaling is such a wonderful way to process and extract all of the junk that circles through our heads each day! Such a great reminder. Love the prompts! 🙂
So glad you love them! It’s so true – journalling really does just help create some mental space so we can run our best businesses!
Journaling is an amazing way to clear your head, and you never know what ideas you would come up with when it’s on paper!
That is so true! Thank you for sharing your thoughts!
This is such an inspiring article! Love your whole blog.
We love that you found it inspiring, Melissa. Thank you!
Asking ourselves if the goal is actually relevant to us is really important and often overlooked. I see it when people want to start a new habit, for example, just because they see someone else doing it. A lot of goals and habits fail because they’re just not relevant at the moment, they’re not really a priority. I like the journal prompts you shared 🙂
Oh, Ivana! I totally hear you! Thank you so much for sharing your thoughts. I’m glad you like the prompts!
That is lovely. Planning to start writing sooner. Have been stallibg for a while now. Thanks for the inspiration.
Uma
Thank you for reading, Uma! You got this!
I wish I could find more time to journal, mine looks like chicken scratch of ideas toss in a book LOL
You can do it, babe! I promise that making that time for yourself is going to do amazing things for you!
Love this post! Thanks for the helpful tips!
You’re welcome! Thank you for reading!
I’m a big fan of journaling and also goals, and this post combined the two. LOVE it! 🙂
I have been writing in my journal none stop this month so far its been helping me.
Yay! We love that for you!
I’ve never been consistent with journaling, but I’ve never heard of it being good for mental health, that makes a lot of sense now!
Hi Kayla! Like anything, I really think becoming consistent with journaling just takes an extra bit of effort at the beginning. I know it took me probably a whole month to actually get into the rhythm of daily journaling, and not skipping two-three days here and there. I promise the effort in the beginning stages of forming this habit are SO worth it!
I love journaling and also use a Five Minute Daily Gratitude journal to start and end my day with thankfulness! These are great questions to ask for a daily journal prompt, pinning this to refer to next week!
Hey Lisa! I am super pleased to hear you have a daily gratitude journal! We’d love to hear how you go with these prompts.
I love to journal. It helps clear the clutter in my mind and helps me focus. Great writing prompts. I will have to give them a try.
Thank you Jelane. I find it has the same effect on me, like I can see my ideas and hear myself so much clearer. Let me know how you go with them 🙂
I need to make time to journal more. I really do find it beneficial. Love the prompts, I’m going to work on them this weekend!
Yay! I love that you’re going to try them out!