Begin with daily reflection:
Set aside a few minutes every day to respond to one of the following questions. Use pen and paper.
Sample reflection questions:
- What are the most important values in your life?
- What beliefs or fears might be holding you back from pursuing your dreams?
- What small steps can you take now to start moving towards something you’
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The approach you take to logging these experiences is important, however, because it can easily degenerate into a trivial kind of diary keeping. What you want to capture is a day or a week of your experience: What was really going on, or even what was “trying to happen”? What was your mood? What were you thinking about, perhaps without realizing it
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An 18-week journal designed to help individuals identify their "Something That Matters," encouraging reflection and growth through weekly and daily questions to foster progress and self-awareness.
LinkWeekly Planning Sessions Using Your Journal It’s effective to have a condensed or similar version of this recovery journaling session during a weekly planning session. Every week, this is where you reflect on your previous week and make better plans for the following week. Weekly planning sessions are essentially an expanded version of your morning
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As I notice my environment and the world around me, does that suggest a particular action I need to take? (Paying Attention) • What is my purpose? What am I passionate about? What legacy do I want to leave behind? (Purpose) • As I step back and reflect on my life and relationships, does that suggest a particular action I should take? (Self-Reflecti
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Self-care involves scheduling things so that they don’t reach problem status and includes being kind to your future self by not leaving her a mess to handle.