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 find out?