Wow! Next week is the one year anniversary of this blog! Woo hoo!

As I reflect back on the last year, I do feel a sense of accomplishment and fulfillment at achieving this benchmark, but my inner critic didn’t let the celebration last too long.

The mental dialogue went quickly to all the things I didn’t get done with the blog in year one that I wanted to – the book, the workshops, the trainings, etc. Yes, I have big plans 🙂

Then, as I looked through my business documents and notebooks, I found all these unfinished ideas and projects that I had started with a zest and passion, and then for some reason stopped in mid-stream.

It was like looking at a museum of ideas – ideas that were never fully born or used. Those poor little ideas just lying there collecting dust on the metaphorical shelf in my mind. SIGH!

This really depressed me at first, and I felt my ambition go into overdrive, and my negative self talk increase.

But then a little angel voice in my head said “STOP. Now’s the opportunity to re-frame this pattern and start relating to it in a different way.”

And since this blog has always been the place where I “work out my stuff” and share my vulnerabilities, I thought I should make this the subject of today’s video.

So, for those of you who are like me and seem to have a chronic habit of passionately starting things only to find the vast majority of these projects or ideas get left to the way side, this one’s for you!

How do you move out of the shame, guilt, and the general feelings of disappointment and failure that seem to accompany this pattern of starts and stops? And is this pattern actually problematic, or could we just be relating to it in a way that doesn’t recognize its genius? And finally, how can I use these new insights to move ahead in a way that honors my truth?

I decided to take on these questions in this episode, and here’s what I came up with.


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Ok, so now it’s time to establish your mini-bucket list:

1. Pick a tangible short-term time frame to work with (a year or less). If you get overwhelmed easily, pick a shorter time frame rather than longer. Think frequent finish lines. They will make for greater success!

2. Picture yourself at the end of the time frame you chose. What do you absolutely want to have accomplished, finished, or achieved at that point? (Need more help? Narrow it down to one specific accomplishment in each area of life: health, finanaces, job, relationships, spirituality, etc.)

3. Write down your chosen mini-bucket list items and just focus on those! Let the rest of the ideas floating in your head be creative fertilizer for finishing these top choices on the list. If you still feel overwhelmed, make the list or time frame smaller. Take the smallest bite size you need to in order to keep moving forward.

Good luck! To affirm your efforts and get started on the right track, write down your mini-bucket list goals in the comments below. I’d love to hear what you’re heading towards and hold space for that wish to come true.

See you next week for our one year celebration!

Big love everyone,

Amy