Self-Trust: Rebuilding Confidence in Your Inner Wisdom You will reclaim trust in your intuition and inner guidance as valid leadership tools. By the end of this week, you'll distinguish between authentic wisdom and internalized doubt, consistently making decisions that honor your innate knowing even when it contradicts conventional approaches.

WEEK 5 JOURNAL PROMPTS: SELF-TRUST: REBUILDING CONFIDENCE IN YOUR INNER WISDOM

DAY 1

Principle for Reflection: Self-trust is different from self-confidence. Confidence is about believing in your abilities, while self-trust is about honoring the wisdom that emerges from your unique perspective, experience, and inner knowing.

Reflection Questions:

1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: Where did I honor my inner wisdom today rather than immediately seeking external validation for what I already knew?

DAY 2

Principle for Reflection: Healthy discernment uses external input to refine inner knowing, while compromised self-trust substitutes external input for inner knowing. The difference determines the strength of your leadership.

Reflection Questions:

1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: How did I practice healthy discernment today integrating others' wisdom while maintaining confidence in my own knowing?

DAY 3

Principle for Reflection: "Wisdom lag"...the delay between receiving inner guidance and acting on it while seeking multiple confirmations diminishes the potency of your leadership and the timeliness of your contribution.

Reflection Questions:

1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: Where did I notice and minimize "wisdom lag" today by acting more promptly on clear inner guidance?

DAY 4

Principle for Reflection: Your unique combination of experiences, perspectives, and calling creates wisdom that only you can access. Consistently dismissing this deprives the world of contributions only you can make.

Reflection Questions:

1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: What unique insight or perspective did I trust and express today that emerged from my particular way of seeing?

DAY 5

Principle for Reflection: Self-trust creates the internal stability that makes you a better collaborator. When grounded in your own knowing, you can engage with different perspectives from curiosity rather than dependence.

Reflection Questions:

1. What stands out to me about this reflection?
2. How will I use this reflection today?

End of Day Reminiscence: How did my self-trust enhance my ability to receive and integrate wisdom from others today rather than diminishing it?