Reflection sentence starters
In the past when I have used reflective prompts to trigger critical thought, I have struggled to regurgitate my thoughts onto paper. It is hard starting a sentence about your thoughts and can be incredibly overwhelming. So I thought that I would just list a few sentence starters that I often use when I am journaling about work, but which can also be used for personal reflection.
11/3/20241 min read

1. Today....has inspired me to...
2. I can't help but be curious about...
3. There are a lot of ways to …that I...
4. What I like about my job is that …
5. Most of what I’ve reflected on lately....
6. There is one thing that bugs me about…
7. I’m thoroughly impressed with …
8. What I thought to try ...
9. If I really want to make a difference then …
10. There are many proven strategies that I …
11. How do I know that...
12. A different perspective that I have on this is …
13. One of the earliest lessons I learned about …
14. Change is a process that I...
15. I have I never considered...before...because...
16. What can I do next time if...
17. I’m not sure if....