Set Your Intentions: 30 New Week Journal Prompts

Start your week strong with these 30 new week journal prompts.

Do you ever feel like you’re going through your week on autopilot?

It seems like day in and day out, the results are the same.

Nothing is changing, nothing is growing.

Here’s a solution for you: Be intentional.

Start your week with journaling.

By taking time to journal at the start of each week, you bring awareness and clarity back into what you do every single day. You are proactive, you plan your schedule ahead of time, you’re selective on your choices and you stay align to your goals.

Why Be Intentional

Being intentional is living life with purpose.

It’s about taking proactive action and making proactive choices that align with your goals and desires.

From how you spend your time to the words you say and the food you eat, each intention creates a ripple effect on your overall well-being and the life you’re building.

It’s mindfulness work that requires your conscious effort and focus. When done right, every small, mindful decision shapes your future, guiding you closer to the person you want to become.

The Benefits Of Being Intentional

• Greater clarity and focus — Being intentional helps you define what truly matters, allowing you to concentrate your energy on your goals and priorities.
• Improved decision-making — When you’re intentional, you make choices that are guided by your values and objectives, leading to more thoughtful and effective decisions.
• Greater productivity — Intentionality helps you prioritise tasks that align with your goals, making your actions more efficient and productive.
• Enhanced wellbeing — By aligning your actions with your desires, you create a sense of fulfillment and reduce stress, contributing to overall mental and emotional health.
• Stronger relationships — Intentional communication and actions strengthen your connections with others, as you invest time and effort into nurturing meaningful relationships.
• Personal growth — Being intentional encourages continuous learning and self-improvement, pushing you to grow and evolve into the person you aspire to become.
• Greater resilience — With a clear sense of purpose, you’re better equipped to navigate challenges, as you’re grounded in what truly matters to you.
• Boost confidence — Intentional living builds confidence, as you consistently make choices that affirm your values and goals, reinforcing your self-belief.
• Cultivate a positive mindset — Intentional living fosters a positive outlook by focusing on what you can control and actively choosing to see opportunities in challenges.
• Being present — By being intentional, you’re more mindful of the present moment, fully engaging with your experiences and the people around you.

Set Your Intention Through Journaling

Journaling helps you become more intentional by encouraging you to reflect on your thoughts, feelings, and actions.

The process of putting your thoughts on paper helps you to slow down and consider why you do what you do, identify patterns in your behaviours, and the root cause of your triggers and emotions.

This insight can help you make more deliberate and mindful decisions, setting the stage for purposeful actions rather than reactive ones (less autopilot and more conscious creation).

Related: How To Start Journaling: 7 Tips for Beginners

When you write regularly, you gain clarity on your values, goals, and priorities, making it easier to align choices with what truly matters to you.

Additionally, by regularly setting intentions in your journal, you create a space for accountability, where you can revisit your goals and assess how well your actions align with your desired outcomes.

New Week Journal Prompts

Here are 30 new week journal prompts to help you stay intentional, focus and motivated throughout the week.

1. What is your intention for the new week?
2. Complete this sentence: This week I want to feel…
3. How do you want to feel by the end of this week? What must you do or avoid to ensure this feeling is achieved?
4. What are you most looking forward to doing this week?
5. What are you not looking forward to experience this week?
6. What energy would you like to bring into the new week?
7. What plans do you have for this new week that is not related to work, money or productivity?
8. How will you stay within your budget this week?
9. How will you show up for yourself this week? 
10. What would you like to do differently this week?
11. What do you dread facing this week? Why?
12. Review your schedule. Does it align with your priorities?
13. Who do you not want to see this week? Why?
14. What can you delegate or hold off on this week?
15. What excites you most about this week and why?
16. Create a positive affirmation for this new week.
17. How will you take care of your health this week?
18. In what ways, can you offer kindness and compassion to yourself and others this week?
19. How can you be more present for yourself and others this week?
20. What do you hope to achieve by the end of this week? Why is it important?
21. Do you need support from anyone this week? If so, why?
22. What is one thing you can do to bring yourself closer to your goal this week?
23. How can you make this week unforgettable?
24. What hopes do you have for this new week?
25. What can you release or declutter from your life this week?
26. Are you holding on to any stress, anxiety or worries as you enter this new week? What steps can you do to release them?
27. What self-care activities are you practicing this week?
28. How will you stay motivated this week?
29. What’s something you’ve been putting off that must be completed by this week?
30. What preparation is needed to ensure a smooth and successful week?

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