This Journaling Journey

Author: David

Thoughtful, authentic journal prompts for personal growth

More than just standard, generic journal prompts.

Each prompt on this page is inspired by my own journaling journey. Shaped by real-life experiences, deep reflection, and wide-ranging reading in psychology, philosophy, and personal development. They’re designed to go beyond surface-level questions and help you uncover what really matters to you.

Whether you’re seeking clarity, purpose, emotional insight, or a stronger sense of self, these prompts are here to support honest reflection and meaningful growth. They’re not about ticking boxes or chasing productivity, they’re about helping you develop a deeper, more authentic relationship with yourself.

Feel free to explore. Use one or more prompt or just allow them to inspire your own writing.

  • Journaling for men’s careers: A powerful tool for growth and success

    Journaling for men’s careers: A powerful tool for growth and success

    Introduction: The overlooked tool for career growth Successfully and intentionally managing your career growth and trajectory is phenomenally challenging, and only seems to be getting harder.  With increasingly flatter corporate structures meaning less opportunity for development, fewer companies rewarding long-term loyalty, meaning it’s no longer an option to just keep turning up and slowly rise…

  • Journaling for men’s emotional intelligence

    Journaling for men’s emotional intelligence

    Emotional Intelligence (also referred to as ‘EQ’ or ‘EI’) is the ability to recognise, understand and manage your emotions as well as the emotions of others. It is a combination of skills that can be taught, learned and developed.  It is often assumed that women are more emotionally intelligent than men, but actually this is…

  • Journaling prompt: How do we forgive ourselves for the things we did not become?

    Journaling prompt: How do we forgive ourselves for the things we did not become?

    Prompt: How do we forgive ourselves for the things we did not become? This is a line from the Doc Luben poem, ‘14 lines from love letters or suicide notes’ It speaks to me on a deep level. We all have things we wanted to be or wanted to achieve or do. Goals we set…

  • Journaling for men’s self care

    Journaling for men’s self care

    As life gets busy and priorities are thrust upon us, it can be difficult to find (or make) time to practise self care. Self care is everything we do to look after our wellness and includes the choices we make about food, drink, exercise, sleep, hygiene and stress management. It might not be something that…

  • Journaling for men’s creativity

    Journaling for men’s creativity

    If you do a quick search for ‘creative journals’, you are likely to be inundated with some of the most incredibly curated, pinterest worthy, scrapbook/collage/art project looking notebooks I’ve ever seen in my life. Frankly, I find them intimidating! I wouldn’t have a clue where to start with creating one of those pages and I…

  • Journaling prompt: Put your arse where your heart wants to be

    Journaling prompt: Put your arse where your heart wants to be

    Prompt: Put your arse where your heart wants to be Put your arse where your heart wants to be. I think about this quote a lot. It’s so simple and so effective. If you truly want something, you need to be present and putting in the work every day. The quote is from American author,…

  • Journaling for men’s self discovery

    Journaling for men’s self discovery

    “Self discovery” can sound a little intangible. For me, it brings to mind teenagers with wealthy parents going on a gap year to Thailand to ‘find themselves’. You are yourself, so what is there to discover? I’ve realised now that self discovery doesn’t necessarily mean seeking spiritual awakenings or attaining nirvana. Rather, it is the…

  • Is it okay for men to journal?

    Is it okay for men to journal?

    When I first heard of, and started looking into journaling, I wasn’t certain how you were meant to go about it. I’d never kept any kind of diary. In fact, the only diary keeper I had known had been my sister when she was younger, who had a pink, fluffy, ‘top secret’ diary that came…

  • What do you write when journaling?

    What do you write when journaling?

    For many, the freedom of journaling is part of its appeal. Unless you decide to add restrictions and structure, it is an unstructured form of writing that is a space for you to write whatever you think or feel and that freedom gives the opportunity to explore and analyse themselves. For others, the lack of…