Business Journal Prompts
How to Use These Prompts:
These questions are designed to help you connect with the energy of your business/work.
You don't need to answer all of them. In fact, trying to do so might overwhelm you and disconnect you from your intuition.
Instead:
Scan the list and notice which questions call to you
Trust your gut, the right questions will feel magnetic or slightly uncomfortable (in a good way)
Use them for journaling, meditation, or quiet reflection
Revisit this list whenever you need clarity or support
There's no rush. These questions will be here whenever you're ready.
The 5 Weekly Questions (For Ongoing Clarity)
These are the questions I ask my business every week. You can use them as a regular practice to stay aligned and clear.
What do you need most from me right now?
What's the easiest, most aligned action I can take this week?
What am I holding onto that's no longer serving you?
What are you ready to receive?
What do you want me to know?
Reflecting
Use these questions to acknowledge what happened this year, the wins, the struggles, the lessons.
Celebrating What Worked:
What am I most proud of in my business this year?
What felt easy or in flow?
What surprised me in the best way?
When did I feel most aligned?
What decision am I most grateful I made?
Acknowledging What Was Hard:
What did I struggle with this year?
What pattern kept showing up that I'd like to release?
What did I try that didn't work, and what did I learn from it?
When did I feel most out of alignment?
What belief or story about myself/my business am I ready to let go of?
What Shifted:
How has my business evolved this year?
How have I evolved as an entrepreneur?
What no longer feels true about my business or my work?
What became clearer to me this year?
Releasing What's No Longer Serving
Use these questions to identify what you're ready to let go of.
What offer, platform, or strategy am I holding onto out of guilt or obligation?
What commitment or project is draining my energy?
What am I doing because I think I "should" rather than because it feels aligned?
What belief about success, money, or business is limiting me?
What client, partnership, or collaboration is no longer in alignment?
What story am I telling myself about what's possible, and is it true?
What am I tolerating that I wouldn't tolerate if I trusted myself more?
Preparing
Use these questions to gain clarity on what's next and how you want to feel.
What You Want to Create:
What does my business want to become in the next year?
What do I want my business to feel like next year?
What new offer, service, or project feels exciting or alive?
What would I create if I knew it couldn't fail?
What would I do if I trusted myself completely?
What You Want to Receive:
What am I ready to receive through my work? (Money, clients, ease, visibility, support, clarity, rest, etc.)
What kind of clients do I want to work with next year?
What kind of support do I need? (Energetic, practical, financial, emotional, etc.)
What would make my business feel easier and more aligned?
How You Want to Feel:
How do I want to feel in my business this year?
What does alignment feel like in my body?
What does success feel like to me, not what I've been told it should feel like, but what it actually feels like for me?
If my business could give me one gift this year, what would it be?
What You're Ready to Commit To:
What is the one thing I'm most excited to focus on?
What practice, habit, or rhythm do I want to commit to?
What boundary do I need to set or strengthen?
What am I willing to let go of to make space for what I really want?
Deepening Your Connection with Your Business
Use these questions to strengthen your relationship with the energy of your business.
If my business could speak to me right now, what would it say?
What does my business love most about the work we do together?
What does my business need me to understand?
What is my business trying to teach me?
What is the soul/purpose of my business? (Not what I think it should be, what it actually is.)
How does my business want to serve people?
What gifts does my business have that I haven't fully acknowledged or expressed?
Connecting with Your Guides & Higher Self
Use these questions when you want guidance beyond your own thinking.
What do my guides want me to know about my business right now?
What is my highest self calling me to do/be/create through my work?
What is the next most aligned step for me?
What am I not seeing that would help me move forward?
What limiting belief is blocking me, and what's the truth beneath it?
What would love do? (When facing a decision, ask: What would love do?)
When You're Stuck or Uncertain
Use these questions when you're feeling blocked, confused, or overwhelmed.
What is this situation trying to teach me?
What am I making this mean about me/my business/my worth?
What would this look like if it were easy?
What's the smallest, easiest step I can take right now?
What am I afraid will happen if I [do the thing]?
What would I do if I weren't afraid?
What would I advise my best friend to do if they were in this situation?
What does my body know that my mind doesn't?
Checking In with Your Energy
Use these questions to tune in to the energetic state of your business.
On a scale of 1-10, how does my business energy feel right now?
What is my business carrying that isn't mine? (Client energy, projections, other people's doubts, etc.)
What does my business need to release?
What does my business need to be infused with? (Abundance, clarity, ease, trust, visibility, etc.)
Where is energy leaking in my business? (Offers that drain me, clients that deplete me, platforms that don't serve me, etc.)
Where is energy flowing in my business? (What feels easy, alive, magnetic?)
A Final Question (For Any Time):
If I could ask my business one question right now, what would it be?
(Then ask it. And listen.)
Whenever you come back, choose 1-3 questions from this list that feel most alive or relevant in that moment.
The answers will shift and evolve as you do.