15 Journal Prompts to Help You Feel Confident and Find Your Worth

Journaling has become one of my go-to practices when I am feeling overwhelmed, upset, or just plain old low. It’s like having my own therapist right on my bookshelf. I go grab one of my many journals, find a comfortable place to curl up, and put pen to paper.

There are journaling apps and websites out there that can make it convenient to write anywhere. But I just don't think there is anything that compares to writing in a physical journal. The process can be cathartic, relaxing, enlightening, or whatever you need it to be that day.

How is Journaling a Spiritual Practice?

This blog series is all about spiritual practices that I use with clients to increase their confidence and discover their self-worth. So why do I have journaling listed as a spiritual practice? The practice of journaling connects you with your inner wisdom, your higher self, your intuition, whatever you want to call it. It allows you to tap into that part of you that is more vast than the normal day to day part of you.

Journals can be a sort of meditative process for many people. Thoughts and ideas come up while journaling that you may not have been able to tap into otherwise. If you go into a journaling session with intention and allow your mind to be open to what is coming through naturally, you can certainly have a spiritual experience.

Journaling for Personal Development

Now, journaling does not always have to be spiritual. This is just one of the many ways that you can use a journaling practice. The other most common reason to start journaling is to get to know yourself better. You can use freewriting or writing with specific prompts to dive deep into your relationship with yourself.

One of the most effective ways of building confidence and love for yourself is by not being afraid to get to know every part of you. Many of us seem to have a fear of knowing the “real” us so we avoid. We avoid looking too closely at what we do/think, spending time alone with ourselves, or being in silence. But, these are the exact things that you need to do to have a truly healthy relationship with yourself.

By journaling regularly, you can get to know parts of you that you have been overlooking or avoiding for potentially your whole life. Once you are able to integrate these aspects of yourself into daily life and accept them as part of you, then you are on your way to confidence and self-love.

Where to Start

If you are interested in using a journaling practice to start building your confidence and overall relationship with yourself, then you’re in the right place. I have created a list of 15 journal prompts that will be a great starting point for you in your confidence building journey.

Here are some tips for an effective journaling session:

• Get comfortable

• Get rid of distractions as much as possible

• Don’t hold back

• Get as detailed as you can

• Follow where your mind takes you; you don't have to stay on topic

• Do not judge what comes up

• Be completely honest with yourself

Okay, now it's time to let you go off on your own. Follow these 15 prompts and see where they take you. If you feel open to doing so, share with us below what new realizations came up for you. If you are a newbie to journaling all together, share what the experience was like!

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Journal Prompts for Confidence and Self-Worth

1. What do you do really well?

2. What do you enjoy doing?

3. Describe a time when you felt great about yourself. What were you doing? Who were you with? How did you feel? What were your thoughts? Be as detailed as possible.

4. Describe a time when you felt bad about yourself. What were you doing? Who were you with? How did you feel? What were your thoughts? Be as detailed as possible.

5. Compare the situations in prompts #3 and #4 and determine what was different about the two situations. Were you in more control in one situation over the other? Were you different or was the outside world different? List as many differences as possible.

6. In what situations do you feel most in control? When do you feel most out of control?

7. Describe your ideal day in as much detail as possible. What are you doing? Who are you with? What are you wearing, eating, watching/listening to? How would you feel on this ideal day?

8. What aspects of your ideal da from #7 can you add more often into your current life? How would you do that?

9. What boundaries do you have in place with the people around you?

10. How do you recharge your energy? How do you actively take care of yourself? What more could you do?

11. How would you describe yourself to a stranger? How would your partner/best friend describe you?

12. Name 3 things that you like about yourself, one physical, one personality trait, and one ability. Why do you like these parts of yourself?

13. Write yourself a letter as if you were your biggest fan. 

14. What is the most impactful lesson that you have learned? How did you learn it and how does it impact your life?

15. What type of language do you currently use with yourself? What words or phrases do you say/think to yourself most often? How would you want to be talking to yourself? Is it the same or different from the language you currently use?

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