Journal Prompts
We invite you to use these 21 journaling prompts tailored to support your life and career while aligning with living life on purpose:
1. Reflect on Your Core Values
What are the top three values that guide your life decisions? How are you currently honoring these values in both your personal and professional life?
2. Identify Your Long-Term Goals:
Envision your ideal life and career ten years from now. What does success look like to you in both areas? How can you take small steps today to move closer to these goals?
3. Mindful Gratitude:
List three things you’re grateful for in your personal life and three things you’re grateful for in your career. How can you express gratitude for these aspects of your life more consistently?
4. Assess Your Current Habits:
What daily habits or routines are supporting your personal and professional growth? Which ones are hindering your progress? How can you adjust your habits to better align with your goals?
5. Embrace Challenges:
Reflect on a recent setback or challenge you faced either in your personal life or career. What did you learn from this experience, and how can you use it to grow stronger moving forward?
6. Clarify Your Purpose:
What gives your life meaning and purpose? How can you infuse more of this into your daily activities, both at work and in your personal life?
7. Visualize Success:
Close your eyes and imagine yourself achieving your biggest career goal. What emotions arise? How can you use this visualisation to motivate yourself and stay focused on your objectives?
8. Cultivate Self-Compassion:
Write a letter to yourself, acknowledging your strengths, accomplishments, and resilience. How can you show yourself more kindness and compassion as you navigate life’s challenges?
9. Explore Your Passions:
What activities or hobbies bring you joy and fulfillment outside of work? How can you prioritise these passions in your daily or weekly schedule to maintain a healthy work-life balance?
10. Set Boundaries:
Reflect on your current boundaries in both your personal and professional relationships. Are there areas where you need to establish firmer boundaries to protect your time, energy, and well-being?
11. Celebrate Achievements:
List three recent accomplishments, no matter how small, in your personal and professional life. How can you celebrate these wins and acknowledge your progress?
12. Practice Self-Reflection:
Carve out time to journal about your thoughts, feelings, and experiences each day. What insights or epiphanies arise as you reflect on your day?
13. Seek Feedback:
Reach out to a trusted friend, mentor, or colleague and ask for feedback on your strengths and areas for growth. How can you use this feedback to enhance your personal and professional development?
14. Invest in Learning:
Think of a recent conflict or disagreement you experienced. How might the situation look from the other person’s perspective? How can empathy and understanding improve your relationships?
15. Invest in Learning:
Identify one skill or topic related to your career that you’d like to learn more about. How can you incorporate ongoing learning and professional development into your routine?
16. Practice Mindfulness:
Take a few minutes to engage in a mindfulness exercise, such as deep breathing or body scanning. How does this practice help you feel more present and centred in the moment?
17. Simplify Your Life:
What areas of your life feel cluttered or overwhelming right now? How can you simplify your environment, commitments, or responsibilities to create more space for what truly matters?
18. Nurture Relationships:
Write a gratitude letter to someone who has had a positive impact on your life, personally or professionally. How can you cultivate deeper connections with the people who matter most to you?
19. Visualise Your Ideal Day:
Describe your perfect day from start to finish, incorporating elements of both work and leisure. How can you structure your days to align more closely with this vision?
20. Practice Self-Care:
What activities or practices help you feel rejuvenated and refreshed? How can you prioritise self-care in your daily or weekly routine to maintain your well-being?
21. Set Intentions:
Write down one intention for the day ahead, focusing on how you want to show up in both your personal and professional interactions. How can you embody this intention throughout your day?