50 Journal Prompts to Help You Connect with Yourself

I just got back from a vacation to the mountains. And mountains always put me in a very pensive mood. There is just something about the enormity of the Himalayas that makes you reflect and wonder about yourself and your life. They make you think about how insignificant some of the problems that we think we have are. And they make you ponder on the futility of certain worries that you have.

And what better tool do we have for self-reflection and self-assessment than journaling! I have talked extensively about how the habit of journaling can transform your life and help you build on your Life Résumé. For those of you who are new here and would like to know what Life Résumé is, you can find the post here. If you would like to read about why you should journal and what are some of the types of journals that you can maintain, you can find the post here.

Journal Prompts

A lot of times I have seen people collect blank journals from all over the place with no idea of what to do with them. I completely get it! I have done that myself many a times. Picked up a journal because it looked really cute and then waited and waited for the perfect inspiration to hit me so that my journal can look like the best version of a journal you have ever seen. But sometimes, inspiration can be hard to come by. Which is why I have compiled this list of 50 Journal Prompts that will nudge you to explore your connection with yourself. So, go ahead, pull out that cute little blank journal you have and start scribbling.

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50 Journal Prompts to Help You Connect with Yourself

1. What does my ideal day look like?

2. What three things do I know about myself that I didn’t know about a year ago?

3. If I could move anywhere in the world, where would I move and why?

4. What motivates me to wake up every day?

5. What are the three things I am most grateful for in my life today?

6. Have I been holding myself back? What one small step would I take today to change that?

7. What one thing makes me extremely proud of myself?

8. If I had all the money in the world, what would I do every day?

9. What would my life look like one year from now?

10. Write a letter to my future self about all that I have achieved

11. What one advice would I give my younger self?

12. What is my ideal job?

13. How would I describe my ideal relationships with my friends, family and spouse?

14. Do I love myself completely? If yes, describe it. If no, describe what it would feel like to love myself completely.

15. What one thing, if done every day, would make me very happy?

16. What has been my biggest challenge so far? How did I overcome it?

17 What would my life look like five years from now?

18. Write down 10 bucket list items that I would definitely want to do before I die.

19. What one thing can I give to the world today to make it a better place?

20. What thoughts do I keep repeating to myself? Are they true?

21. What does self-care mean to me? Do I follow it?

22. What are my top 10 priorities in life?

23. What are the top 3 things I love about myself? Why?

24. What 5 things am I extremely good at?

25. If I could, which people would I eliminate from my life? Why?

26. What does success mean to me?

27. What would my life look like ten years from now?

28. Am I happy with how I spend my time? If not, what would I change?

29. What are the three non-negotiable values I want to live my life by?

30. What are my pet peeves?

31. If I could stop doing one thing every day, what would that be?

32. What 3 habits do I want to inculcate to make it a better life?

33. What is the one thing I need to let go of today?

34. Write 3 goals I definitely want to achieve in the next one year

35. What is my happiest memory from this past one year?

36. How would you spend your ideal weekend?

37. What are my strengths?

38. What are my weaknesses?

39. Describe my ideal morning routine that I would want to follow every day

40. Describe my ideal evening routine that I would want to follow every night

41. What would I want to do after retirement? Describe my retired life

42. What author, artist or musician am I grateful for today? Why?

43. What limiting beliefs do I need to get rid of?

44. What 3 things am I scared of the most? How can I get rid of that fear?

45. Think of a person who has wronged or offended me. Write a letter to that person describing how they made me feel and what would make me feel better.

46. What am I passionate about?

47. Do I feel guilty about something? Describe it

48. Am I judgemental towards myself and others? How can I be less judgemental?

49. What do I want to be remembered for?

50. What inspires me to do my best work?

These are some of the questions that I believe really make you think of your life and help you connect with yourself. These Journal Prompts and the process of self-discovery through journaling will make you think things that you don’t generally, consciously think about. These prompts will explore certain aspects of your life that you would hesitate to acknowledge. But I urge you to try and answer these questions as honestly as you can. Not only will they give you an insight into your life today, they will also help you define the general direction of where you want your life to go.

In the comments let me know if these prompts helped you discover certain hidden parts and aspects of your life. Until then, keep growing, keep learning!