65 Encouraging Journal Prompts + 10 Quotes

Journaling is such a good way to de-stress and stay mentally healthy. I generally use journaling as a debrief at the end of my day or to encourage and motivate me at the beginning. Here are 65 encouraging journaling prompts.

Encouraging Statements

  1. Name 5 qualities you like about yourself.
  2. Write about a time where you felt courageous.
  3. Name 5 things you are grateful for today.
  4. Name 2 of your weaknesses and come up with a way to strengthen them.
  5. Compliment yourself.
  6. List ways to pamper yourself.
  7. Repeat after me: I CAN DO THIS, I AM CAPABLE.
  8. List today’s goal and how you can accomplish it.
  9. Write 5 positive emotions and when you have felt them.
  10. Fill the page with the phrase, “I am capable.”
  11. List 3 characteristics you wish you had and how you can train yourself to become them.
  12. Fill the page with affirming words.
  13. Fill the page with good things about you.
  14. Lists things you have successfully done.
  15. Fill the page with the phrase, “I am beautiful.”
  16. Name your strengths.
  17. Fill the page with things you are grateful for.
  18. List 10 skills you have.
  19. List 5 reasons you like yourself.
  20. Write about an experience that sucked, but you survived and are now stronger because of it.
Encouraging Prompts Credit Ivory Mix

Encouraging Questions

  1. What makes you awesome?
  2. What do other people love about you?
  3. Why did you wake up this morning?
  4. What do you like to do to prepare for your day?
  5. What are you doing right?
  6. How can you accomplish your goal today?
  7. What are your goals this week?
  8. What is your goal today?
  9. How can you pamper yourself today?
  10. How can you succeed today?
  11. What are 5 things you are excited about?
  12. What makes you great?
  13. How have you overcome a difficult obstacle recently?
  14. What do you want and how can you get it?
  15. Why are you proud of yourself today?
  16. What makes you beautiful?
  17. Doodle yourself as your favorite superhero or role-model. How are you like them?
  18. Why are you a great human being?
  19. How have you recently cared for your own wellbeing?
  20. How have you learned from your own mistakes?
Encouraging Prompts Credit Ivory Mix

Encouraging Fill-in-the-Blanks

  1. I am successful because…
  2. I am loved by…
  3. In 5 years, I will…
  4. I am grateful for…
  5. I can do….
  6. People enjoy me because…
  7. I enjoy…
  8. My favorite personality trait of mine is…
  9. I am grateful because…
  10. Today’s goal is to…
  11. I am strong because…
  12. I am beautiful because…
  13. When I do something right, I feel…
  14. I am capable of…
  15. Today, I will…
  16. I can be…
  17. I love to…
  18. In 10 years, I will…
  19. I am excited for…
  20. I can be who I want to be, who I want to be is…
  21. Today I feel…
  22. I am pretty because…
  23. I know I can because…
  24. People tell me I am… (positive things only!)
  25. I am… (positive things only!)
Encouraging Prompts Credit Ivory Mix

Encouraging Quotes

  1. Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. – Arther Ashe
  4. Our Greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time. – Thomas Edison
  5. Even if you fall on your face, you’re still moving forward – Victor Kiam
  6. Speak up for today will never come again
  7. Believe in yourself
  8. She believes in you even if you don’t
  9. You are beautiful always
  10. You must do the things you think you cannot do. – Eleanor Roosevelt

Try adding these quotes to your planner or bathroom mirror!

65 Encouraging Journal Prompts + 10 Quotes