Show Notes
Let's flip the script on traditional bucket lists and create something far more empowering: your Reverse Bucket List—a celebration of everything you've already lived, built, survived, and crushed (yes, even the tiny wins you usually gloss over). We'll walk through five soul-fueling categories to help you finally give yourself the credit you deserve. Get ready to honor your growth, validate your resilience, and spotlight the risks, boundaries, and breakthroughs that shaped you this year. And when your list is complete, you'll finish with one powerful reflection: "Looking at this list, what does this prove I'm capable of doing next?" Tune in, celebrate yourself, and let's make confidence contagious. Want my ChatGPT Reverse Bucket List prompt? It's just below--make sure to copy it and leave me a review on your podcast app so others can find the prompt, too! Want faster edits and better Reels? Grab my quick Instagram Edits App course—now 50% off! Come join Club 10 and grow your next 10K followers with daily Instagram prompts, trending audio, and a supportive community — so you can spend less time guessing and more time growing. Learn my proven Instagram system that's helped businesses grow faster, get seen by more people, and make more money. Let's hang out on Instagram!
The prompt: Create a personalized Reverse Bucket List for me. Follow these instructions exactly: A reverse bucket list is NOT future goals. Only list things I've already done, lived through, survived, or accomplished. Include both the big things and the small, "I never give myself credit for this" things. Include moments of growth, hard seasons I made it through, risks I took, habits I built, boundaries I set, and things I'm proud of but rarely say out loud. Do NOT let me downplay anything. If it mattered, include it. Organize my reverse bucket list into these categories: Identity & Personal Growth Work, Creativity & Achievement Relationships & Family Hard Things I Survived Fun, Adventure & Unexpected Wins
After listing them, write one reflection sentence answering: "Looking at this list, what does this prove I'm capable of doing next?" Before you create my reverse bucket list, ask me 5 clarifying questions about my year so you can make it accurate and meaningful.
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