Because culture is obsessed with perfection, scrolling by anything resembling good is ingrained. Challenge yourself to self-evaluate from what is happening on the inside, not the outside. Journal Prompts: If I compare externally, good for me is... If I compare internally, good for me is...

I have been working on a project for months, and it has yet to workout. It occurred to me (through journaling) that my rushed, slapdash attempts may not be giving me the results I am hoping for. In self-evaluation, we ask ourselves how our approach is working. Where might you put yourself on a scale of thorough and focused to inattentive and rushed? Journal Prompts: I rush when... I give myself time to be focused when...

The habits you daily reinforce autopilot into lifestyle. Journal Prompts: I daily reinforce... I started reinforcing when... I would rather reinforce...

How do you make decisions? Is it a wasp chasing you while swinging a shoe situation? You will not always hit the intentionality zone, that’s not life. But is there a pattern? Are your decisions regularly pressured and impulsive versus value-checked and connected? Journal Prompt: My decision-making is like...

Hollow and knee-deep–far from your hopes of meaning making–this is what happens when you have trouble saying no. We all need the self-advocacy skill of walking away, causing inconvenience, and asserting interruptions…