328+ ‘Goal’ Writing Prompts
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Melting Ice Goals
Write about a goal that feels ‘frozen’ at the moment and explore ways to ‘melt the ice’
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Shared Dreams
Write about a couple who, after many years of marriage, finally manage to accomplish a dream they have always held.
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Mapping Enchanted Trails
Chronicle a journey of discovery, tracing your character’s route on a map of a magical kingdom they’ve just stumbled upon.
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Resolution Arsenal
Write down a resolution for the New Year, then unpack a list of resources, support systems, and skills you have that will help you achieve it.
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Envisioned Achievements
Write down your goal for the coming year and create a vivid scenario in which you’ve already achieved it.
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Scribbles to Future Self
Write a letter to their future self detailing their current dreams, fears, and daily life.
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New Year’s Resolution
Craft a story centred around a character making a resolution under the first star on New Year’s night.
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Journey to the Future
Write a future-focused entry detailing how you’d ideally like to overcome your grief.
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Research and Developments in MS
Write on the latest research advancements in multiple sclerosis and express your thoughts on it.
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Meet My Future Self
Imagine you had a chance to meet your future self. Write down the conversation you would have.
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Nurturing Your Dreams
Describe a personal dream or goal that excites you and the steps you plan to take to make it a reality.
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Summer Fantasy Island
Imagine you’re on a deserted island straight out of a summer dream and describe a typical day there.
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Revisiting Personal Triumphs
Reflect on an achievement that you are really proud of and share the journey towards it.
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Subjects and Struggles
Write about a subject you find challenging in school and how you approach it.
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Manifest Your January
Pen a letter from your future self, discussing how you successfully accomplished your January goals.
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Understanding Unfulfilled Dreams
Write about a dream or goal you once had that you never pursued or fulfilled.
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Emerging Darkness
What will happen if your fairy tale is recast in a darker genre? Write a dark version of a fairy tale.
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The Politics of Palate
Consider a politicized food issue (like GMOs, organic farming, or food deserts) and write about your opinions and beliefs on the matter.
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Auditory Appetites
Imagine how food might taste if you could hear it. Describe three different foods and their hypothetical sounds.
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A Letter to Your Future Self
Write a letter to your older self, imagining where you would be and what you would have accomplished 10 years from now.
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Effects of Environmental Neglect
Imagine if Earth Day was disregarded globally, write about the consequences.
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The Vampire Prophecy
Write a story about a long-predicted Vampire Apocalypse finally coming to pass.
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Lazy Fairy Godmother
Your Fairy Godmother procrastinates and only shows up when you’re about to get the wish yourself.
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Scheming Antagonist
Detail the meticulous plan a villain creates to cause chaos or execute their ultimate goal.
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Exploring Future Careers
Write about a job you would like to have when you grow up and discuss what you would do and how your day would look like.
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New Year’s Resolution
Choose a resolution you would like to make for the upcoming New Year and write about how you plan to achieve this goal.
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Historic Event Reflection
Imagine you lived in an earlier time period, and write about a historical event as if you were witnessing it firsthand.
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Holiday Traditions
Write about one holiday tradition in your family that has remained constant over the years.
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Personal Fitness Goals
Set a fitness goal for yourself for the next six months and devise a step-by-step strategy to achieve it.
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Body Transformation Goals
Describe a specific health or fitness milestone you hope to achieve and the steps you plan on taking to reach it.
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Learning From Setbacks
Write about a failure in your quest of achieving a goal, and discuss the lessons you learned from that experience.
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Goal Reassessment
Reflect on a goal that you decided to change or abandon, and explain why you made that decision and how it affected you.
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Mapping Personal Progress
Write about a time where you set a goal and achieved it, recounting the steps you took along the way.
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Eternal Playground
Describe an idyllic town that at sunset becomes the playground of a group of ghostly children.
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Letter to Future Self
Write a letter to your older self about what you hope to achieve and what kind of person you aspire to become.
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Pumpkin Spiced Stories
Imagine you are a pumpkin growing in a pumpkin patch. Tell your story of becoming the biggest pumpkin in the patch.
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New Year Resolutions
Write about New Year resolutions you’d like to adopt, modify from the past, or remove.
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Exchange of a Lifetime
Create a high-stakes negotiation in a flash fiction format, letting tension, pacing, and resolution play out on a quick turn.
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Future Fitness Horizon
Imagine your ideal fitness level five years from now and how this contributes to your overall wellbeing.
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Resilience Training
Write about a time when your fitness goals seemed unreachable and how you overcame this.
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Roadmap to Financial Freedom
Create a detailed roadmap of how you plan to achieve financial freedom.
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Tales Across Timelines
If could have a conversation with your future 25-year-old self, what would you ask or discuss?
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The Magical Treehouse
Describe a treehouse in your backyard that magically transports you to a different place.
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Magical Object’s Curse
Create a story around a person who discovers a magical artifact that bears a powerful curse.
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Spellbound Society
Write a story based around a secret society of witches and wizards who live among us, unbeknownst to the public.
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Green Visions
Imagine a world where everything is environmentally sustainable. Describe a day in such a world.
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The Unknown Gem
You’ve stumbled upon a hidden gem in an exotic location, hitherto unknown by tourists. Describe what makes it special and why should it be protected.
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Traveling Through Time
Imagine you have the opportunity to talk to your future self who has already embarked on your dream career. Write the conversation.
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The Winning Goal
Imagine you’re playing in a crucial match in your favorite fall sport. You have the chance to make the winning move, describe the moment.
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New Year’s Resolution
Write about a New Year’s resolution you made and kept, or one you wish you had.
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One Step Forward, January
Look back on what you achieved during January towards your New Year’s Resolutions.
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The Broken Dream
Write about an ambitious dream or goal that you had to let go due to unforeseen circumstances.
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Rising Tension
Write a scene where your protagonist is inches away from reaching their goal, but a seemingly insurmountable obstacle stands in their way.
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The Pros and Cons of a Cashless Society
Discuss your opinion on the ongoing transition towards a cashless society.
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Earth Day Resolutions
Elaborate on sustainable changes you intend to implement in your life, inspired by Earth Day.
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Mother Earth’s Superhero
Craft a story where you or a character is a superhero whose main goal is to defend the Earth.
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Assembling a Super Crew
Write about finding and recruiting each member of your superhero team, outlining how their unique abilities contribute to the team as a whole.
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“My Magical Backpack”
What would it be like if your school bag could talk? Write a story describing a day in the life of your backpack.
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Past, Present, Future
Write about what you were doing this exact day one year ago, today and what you hope to be doing one year from now.
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Power of Consistency
Describe a time when you consistently worked on a task and achieved noticeable results.
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Crowning Achievements
List ten personal accomplishments that you’re truly proud of and why each of them matter to you.
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Cupid’s Arrow Delivery Service
Imagine a delivery service that delivers Cupid’s arrows instead of flowers or chocolates. Write a commercial script about this unique service.
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Mapping Future Goals
Describe where you see yourself 10 years from now in terms of career, family, and personal growth.
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A Race Against Time
Write a narrative where the protagonist is faced with a journey that needs to be completed within a strict time limit.
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The Power of Empathy
Imagine walking a mile in someone else’s shoes. Choose an individual whose beliefs, lifestyle or profession radically contrasts your own.
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Embracing New Beginnings
Identify something new you want to start in the coming year and map out your first steps.
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Unpacking the Villain’s Goal
Write about your villain’s ultimate goal and their reasons for desiring it.
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Endurance Challenge
Describe a climber participating in a race to be the first to reach the summit of a newly discovered mountain.
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New Year’s Resolution Evolution
Track the progress of a New Year’s resolution, from inception to realization (or not).
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Growth Spurt
Reflect on the academic growth you experienced in 7th grade and how you can apply that growth to 8th grade.
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Mapping Emotional Landscapes
Describe an imaginary place that embodies your current emotional state and then redesign it into a place where you’d love to be.
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Pivot Point in the Middle
Craft a story where a significant event happening at the midpoint flares up the plot.