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Journaling Prompts

Use these prompts to start your weekly or monthly journaling habit.

Are you intimidated by journaling?
Are you puzzled when choosing a topic to write about?
This is for you!​

I’ll add a new topic for you to use throughout the month for your daily journal entries. You’ll be a pro in no time. Tag me at smxcoaching on social media to share your entry with friends.

FEBRUARY 2025

Last month, we focused on admitting our desires–hopefully, you felt safe enough to candidly confess your secret desires and revisit the desires you’ve been more vocal about. One of the values celebrated this month is love, which makes now a great time to prioritize some of your desires and consider what matters most and what changes you need to prioritize that desire. If you want richer relationships with your friends, how do you intend to foster deeper connections with your inner circle? Are you going to call them more? Send gifts? Wanting a change doesn't create enough momentum to cause changes. You have to take action. After prioritizing your desires based on what you want to achieve, write some practical ways to begin reaching the desire. Remember, plans that support change must be clear, measurable, and, most importantly, easily accessible.

JANUARY 2025

We’ve all heard the phrase popularized by alcoholics anonymous (AA), “acceptance is the first step.” Which is great until you have to accept something you’d like to change but can’t. That’s why context is essential. In AA, the goal is to admit that the individual has an addiction that is outside of their control. That might not apply to your situation. Perhaps you don’t need to accept things as they are; instead, you must decide what you want to change. I talked with my mother about the unnerving fact that most people don’t know what they want. Whether it's a dinner option, characteristics in a partner, or a job posting, people struggle to be honest about their desires. Honesty is brutal to practice when the person you’ve been lying to is yourself. This month, admit three things you desire but never admit aloud.