In January, most of us think about our goals and plans. Here are 21 prompts to help you explore them in your journal.
When writing, it’s good to get your immediate thoughts down on paper, but don’t write the first thing that comes into your mind and leave it there. Take the opportunity to really think about the questions and find the answers that reflect how you truly feel.
The more honest you are, the more you’ll get out of your journal practice. Take as much space as you need to explore each question. You can choose one or more prompts a day or spend days on one. It’s your journal. There are no rules!
- What are three most important things you want to achieve this year?
- What is your biggest goal right now?
- What else would you like to get done if you have time?
- Why have you chosen the goals you have?
- Who inspires you the most?
- What has kept you from achieving your goals in the past?
- What goals have you quit entirely, and why?
- How confident are you that you will achieve your goals?
- What has kept you from achieving your goals in the past?
- What is something new you are trying this year?
- What are your main obstacles and challenges?
- What previous goal setting strategies didn’t work for you?
- How will you handle setbacks on your journey?
- What will it mean to you if you fail to achieve your goals?
- How will this year be different?
- What will you do when you get off track?
- What one goal would you like to achieve for each month of the year?
- How will you reward yourself for achieving each of your goals?
- Who will you ask to support you with your goals and why?
- What are the first steps you need to take?
- Who do you need to be to achieve your goals?
