Knowing who you are is extremely important.
When you are self-aware, you better understand yourself and, therefore, you live in alignment with your true & highest self ✨
Self-awareness not only helps you living a more fulfilling and intentional life, it also has diverse psychological benefits.
Here are a few of them:
- Promotion of self-acceptance
- Increase of self-control
- Improvement of self-esteem
- Enhancement of decision-making capacity
- Promotion of personal growth
- Increase of proactivity
- Improvement of work performance
To learn more about these positive effects of self-awareness, feel free to read Forbes’ article here.
Asking yourself deep questions is an effective way to boost your self-awareness.
Below, I share with you 61 amazing self discovery journal prompts that will help you to find your true self and start living in harmony with your soul’s nature.
Enjoy ♡
61 Journal Prompts for Self Discovery
- What did you love doing as a child?
- What achievements are you most proud of?
- What’s something you regret doing / not doing?
- In which situations do you tend to lie? Why?
- When do you feel the most free?
- If you could re-live a day in the past, which one would it be and why?
- What are your values?
- Do you believe in a higher entity?
- Do you consider yourself as a spiritual person?
- Do you believe your destiny is pre-determined or in your hands?
- Do you think life is fair?
- What mantra do you live by?
- Are your actions guided by love or fear?
- What is your inner dialogue like?
- Where does your sense of self-worth come from?
- What do you like most about yourself?
- What are your strengths and weaknesses?
- When do you get offended? Why?
- What do you lack confidence in?
- What impact do you have on people?
- What advice would you give to your younger self?
- What topics do you avoid? Why?
- Who inspires you? Why?
- Do you feel self-conscious around people? If so, why?
- What do you focus on the most? Your past, present or future? Why?
- What makes you enter the flow state?
- When do you feel the most alive?
- How do you process thoughts and emotions?
- What does the word “love” mean to you?
- Whose company do you enjoy the most? Why?
- How do you nourish your relationships?
- How do you feel most loved?
- How do you show love to people? How can you do better?
- Is your social circle influencing your life positively? How?
- Is there any relationships you need to fix? How can you do it?
- Who has had the greatest impact on your life?
- How do you know if you really love someone?
- What roles do love and affection play in your life?
- What do you value most in people?
- Who brings out the best in you?
- What’s the craziest thing you’ve done for love?
- What habits do you have?
- How do you take care of your mental and physical health?
- What makes you feel instantaneously better?
- Do you cultivate your knowledge? If so, how?
- What drains your energy?
- What energizes you?
- What brings you joy in life?
- Who and what are you most grateful for?
- Who inspires you? Why?
- What is the biggest challenge you have overcome?
- What is holding you back?
- When you’re in emotional pain, what can you do to feel better?
- What’s your biggest fear?
- What challenges do others face that you handle naturally?
- Where do you focus your energy in?
- What is your purpose in life?
- How do you make the world a better place?
- What would you do if you cannot fail?
- How do you want to be described as at your funeral?
- What regrets do you want to avoid having on your deathbed?
I really hope that you enjoyed the 61 self discovery journal prompts I shared and that they will help you to uncover your true self ✨
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