10 Journalling Prompts That Changed My Life

02 Apr 2024 (8 months ago)

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Powerful question to consider every 3 months.
Helps identify meaningful activities beyond financial pursuits.
Follow-up question: If you had all the time and money, how would you use your talents to serve others?
This question has guided the YouTuber's decisions for their YouTube channel and business.
Even with unlimited money, the YouTuber would continue writing books, making YouTube videos (without a schedule or sponsorships), and conducting workshops and seminars on productivity and financial freedom.
Journaling prompts revealed the YouTuber's desire to be a teacher, leading to their decision to quit medicine and focus on teaching.

Journaling prompts, such as imagining what people would say at your funeral, can clarify your goals and provide a sense of purpose for your work and personal relationships.
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Imagine repeating your actions for the next 10 years and consider where you'll end up.
Evaluate your past week's activities and identify positive and negative habits.
Consider whether your actions are leading you towards your desired future.
Make adjustments to your routine to ensure positive compounding effects over time.
Use this exercise to identify changes you want to make in your life.
Envision an ideal 7-day period that, if repeated for the next 10 years, would lead to a desirable outcome.
Consider activities such as exercise, work-life balance, social interactions, and personal development.
This exercise helps you focus on long-term goals and avoid short-term decisions that may hinder progress.
Recognize that decisions made today have compounding effects over time, both positively and negatively.
Use this awareness to make informed choices that align with your long-term vision.

Energy audit: Reflect on activities from the past two weeks and categorize them as energizing (+) or draining (-).
Identify patterns and make adjustments to do more of what energizes you and less of what drains you.
Use the principles of "feel good productivity" (play, power, and people) to find ways to turn draining activities into sources of energy.

Wheel of life: Assess your life in three categories - work, health, and relationships.
Within each category, consider physical, mental, and spiritual aspects.
Evaluate how aligned your current actions are with your desired future in each category.
Use this assessment to identify areas for improvement and make necessary changes.

The Odyssey plan consists of three sets of questions:
- Current path: What does my life look like in 5 years if I continue on my current path?
- Alternative path: What would my life look like in 5 years if I took a completely different path?
- Radical path: What would my life look like in 5 years if I took a completely different path without caring about money or people's opinions?
This journaling prompt provides clarity on life options and helps individuals realize they have more control and options than they might think.
It encourages individuals to think big and avoid being confined to a path that may not be the best fit for them.
The Odyssey plan should be reviewed regularly, such as annually during an annual review, to ensure individuals are still on the path that aligns with their goals and aspirations.

Ask yourself: "What is the goal and what is the bottleneck?"
This question helps clarify your objectives and identify the main obstacle preventing you from achieving them.
It encourages you to think critically about your problems and find solutions.

Write down 10 goals you want to accomplish in the next 12 months in the present tense.
Identify the goal that would have the greatest positive impact on your life if achieved within 24 hours.
Focus on this goal and follow a 7-step process to achieve it:
- Write it down.
- Set a deadline.
- Make a list of everything you need to do to accomplish it.
- Organize the list into a checklist.
- Take action.
- Do something every day.

Question: Do you work for your business or does your business work for you?
Reflection: The speaker realized that they were working for their business instead of their business working for them.
Changes: The speaker made changes to their business to make it work for them, resulting in reduced stress, increased enjoyment, and more confidence.

Purpose: The speaker's goal is to create content that helps people change their lives.
Impact: The speaker hopes that even one of the journaling prompts they shared can inspire someone to take action and change their life.

Asks the question: "If I knew I was going to die 2 years from now, how would I spend my time?"
Reflect on what you would do differently if you knew you had a limited time left.
Consider projects you might want to work on and how the time horizon affects your choices.
The purpose of this prompt is to generate ideas and encourage action, not to become fixated on the specific answers.
Encourages viewers to check out a previous video on journaling techniques for more in-depth guidance.
Invites viewers to leave comments about their favorite journaling prompts or techniques.
Expresses gratitude to viewers and announces the end of the video.