This month, I’ve been sharing journaling prompts via email through the Becoming Who You Are Advent Calendar, and I wanted to include a set of prompts specifically for creatives here too. The end of the year is the perfect time to take a step back from your creative work and take a broader view of what you’re doing, how it’s going, and where you’re heading next. Here are 10 journaling prompts to get you started with that process. I hope they are useful!
- What went well this year?
- What didn’t go so well this year?
- What surprised you most about your creative work this year?
- Who did you connect with through your creative work this year?
- What helped you most in your creative work this year? (This might be a person, place, tool, service, software experience… if it helped, it counts!)
- What was the biggest hindrance to your creative work this year?
- What hard skills did you improve this year? (Craft, business, etc.)
- What soft skills did you improve this year? (Networking, customer service, etc.)
- As you look back to the beginning of this year, how has your creative work changed since January? And how is it the same or similar?
- What is the one thing that, if you could create it next year, would make you proud?
If you enjoyed these prompts, I invite you to check out my book The Year of You for Creatives: 365 Journal-Writing Prompts for Doing Your Best Creative Work. Inside, you’ll find 365 daily journaling prompts that guide you through different elements of your creative work so you can build a strong foundation, improve your craft, and develop a practice that works for you. Every month, you’ll explore an important aspect of your creativity, from mindset and growth, to your working environment, community and support, money, self-care, and much more. Find out more and get your copy here.
