5-Day Journaling Exercise:
Just Getting Started

Theme: “Just Start Where You Are And From Within”

Day 1: What’s Holding You Back?

• What’s one thing you’ve been avoiding starting—big or small?

• What stories, fears, or expectations are attached to it?

• What would it feel like to just begin imperfectly?

Day 2: Pattern Recognition

Think about a time you noticed yourself repeating an unhelpful pattern.

• What was the pattern?

• What emotions or beliefs were underneath it?

• Did you fight through or pause to explore it?

Day 3: Fear of Failure vs. Perfectionism

• Do you identify more with fear of failure or perfectionism—or both?

• How have these shaped the way you take action (or avoid it)?

• What do you say to yourself when you're about to start something important? What would you say to a friend in the same position?

Day 4: Digging Your Own Well

• What’s something in your life that hasn’t come easily—but was worth the work?

• What was the process like?

• What did it teach you about your resilience?

Day 5: The First Step

• What’s one action—tiny or bold—you can take today to “just get started”?

• How can you support yourself to follow through?

• How will it feel to move forward, even if imperfectly?nd out