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- If you could pick any place in the world to live, where would it be?
- What is one thing you would like to learn more about, but haven’t been able to?
- What is an accomplishment you are particularly proud of?
- What is something you did as a child, that you miss doing now?
- The most surprised I’ve ever been…
- When was a time you stood up for yourself?
- Which of your values do you value most?
- Do you believe in soulmates?
- What cause would you be an activist for?
- If you could create a character in your favorite book or film story, what would you be? What would you do?
- If you could change one choice you made in your life, what would it be?
- Share your favorite food or dish growing up.
- If you could bring back one person and have a conversation with them, who would it be?
- Tell us five things you are grateful for.
- Nobody knows that I…
- What do you consider your greatest strength?
- Who are you descended from?
- Tell us about a particularly enjoyable day.
- A teacher’s influence
- Three foods you would take to a desert island
- The most beautiful scenery you’ve ever seen
- What inspires you?
- What is your first childhood memory?
- What qualities are important to you in a close friend?
- What do you do or where do you go when you need to renew your spirit?
- Are you a water person?
- What should you say no to?
- What is the one thing you want to be remembered for?
- What’s your earliest memory?
- Tell us about a time you had to save yourself.
- Tell us about an act of kindness – either that you gave to somebody else, or that you received from someone.
- What advice would you give to your teenaged self?
- What kind of drama do you get caught up in? What could you do to avoid it?
- Who do you need to forgive, and what is keeping you from doing it?
- What is a mistake people make about you?
- What is something someone else has, that you envy?
- Write a thank you note to someone in your life.
- If you had an extra hour in your day, what would you do with it?
- What makes you unique?
- What life challenge turned out to be a gift in disguise?
- What was the last scary decision you made?
- What is your favorite holiday tradition?
- What are your goals for 2019?
- When you’re not feeling well, what do you do for comfort?
- Tell us about the most joyful moment of your life, that’s not a major life milestone.
- How would you change your life, if you didn’t have commitments to your job, your family, or your current life?
- What would you put in a “Who am I” folder?
- What’s your worst DIY fail?
- What do you give yourself permission not to know?
- Based on your experience with your own parents, what parenting advice would you give someone else?
- Is there somebody in your life that puts you totally at ease, a person who you are always comfortable with? Why does that person make you feel that way?
- Tell us about something in you life you are putting off doing and why.
- Write down everything happening around you at this moment.
- Tell us about a positive influence you had in somebody else’s life.
- What is a small thing that you either made or bought, that brings you a lot of happiness.
- How good are you at forgiveness? When was the last time you had to forgive someone?
- Tell us about something you lost or gave away that can never be replaced.
- What is one reality you need to come to peace with? Why?
- If you could invent something to make your life easier or happier, what would it be?
- Would you ever move? Or would you never move?
- What is one thought that has been getting the best of you lately? How has it been influencing your behavior?
- If someone else described you, what do you think they would say?
- What is something you succeeded at this year?
- What is your favorite part of the holiday season?
- If you could effect one change in your life, your culture, or your country in the coming year, what would it be? How would you go about making it happen?
- What is one risk you believe is worth taking in the months ahead?
- Make a list of the five things you hold most dear, and tell us about them.
- What was the most painful thing you ever went through? What did you learn from it?
- Tell us about one thing you could do to bring happiness into another person’s life. Is there a reason you are not doing it?
- What has being under quarantine changed about how you see yourself or other people?
- What do you miss from the time before social distancing?
- Tell us about four jobs you have had, with one being fake.