A Gratitude & Goal-Setting Guide for Your Solo Reset Trip

A Simple, Reflective Practice to Realign with What Matters Most

There’s something powerful about getting away on your own. The quiet mornings. The unstructured afternoons. The clarity that comes when you’re not responsible for anyone else’s schedule.

Whether you’ve booked a solo trip to recover from burnout, reflect on a life change, or just reconnect with yourself, this Gratitude & Goal-Setting Guide can help you turn your time away into a meaningful reset.

You don’t need to be a big journaler. You just need a pen, a moment of stillness, and the willingness to check in with yourself.

When to Use This Guide

You can do this reflection:

• On the first morning of your trip to set the tone
• Mid-trip, after a quiet walk or coffee
• On the last day, to bring clarity and direction back home

This isn’t about productivity. It’s about presence, purpose, and permission to pause.

Part 1: Ground Yourself with Gratitude

Start by writing down the following:

1. What am I most grateful for in this season of life?
(Don’t force it. Be honest. Even small things count.)

2. Who or what has helped me get to this moment?
(Friends, family, mentors, past-you. Name them.)

3. What about this solo trip am I thankful for?
(The courage to go, the peace you’ve found, the new perspective.)

Then pause. Breathe. Let that gratitude settle in your body.

Part 2: Clarify What You Want Next

Now let’s turn to what’s ahead, not as a pressure, but as an intention.

4. What do I want more of in my life?
(Energy, connection, quiet, creativity, fun?)

5. What do I want less of?
(Overwhelm, comparison, constant rushing?)

6. What’s one personal goal I feel excited to work toward, not obligated?

7. What’s one habit or practice I want to explore when I return home?

A Love Note to Your Future Self

Finally, write a few sentences as if you’re speaking to yourself a month from now. For example:

“Hey you. I hope you’re still taking those early walks. I hope you remember how peaceful you felt sitting on that bench with your coffee. You don’t have to rush back into everything. You’re allowed to keep this ease with you.”

Seal it in a note app. Or take a picture and save it as your phone lock screen.

Final Thought

You don’t need a 10-year plan. You just need a little space to listen to yourself again.

Solo trips have a way of cracking us open, just enough to remember who we are and what we want. This guide is here to help you honor that clarity before the noise of daily life returns.

So go ahead. Sit still. Reflect. Dream. Be kind to yourself.

The version of you that booked this trip? She’s already doing something brave.