seasons – Success Strategies

A fall-themed bucket list for leaders by Dr. Shelly Cameron, featuring a list of actionable goals including releasing outdated habits, reconnecting with vision, and investing in personal development, presented on a wooden table with decorative elements.

Anyone who thinks fallen leaves are dead has never watched them dancing on a windy day. ~ Shira Tamir

Here are seven meaningful fall bucket-list ideas for leaders. Choose one, two or a few.

Release one outdated habit
Identify a routine, belief, or responsibility that no longer supports your growth.
Reconnect with your vision
Review your goals and decide what deserves your GreenLight before the year ends.
Have one courageous conversation
Address an issue you have been avoiding with honesty, respect, and empathy.
Recognize someone’s contribution
Personally thank a colleague, employee, mentor, or community partner.
Invest in your development
Attend a workshop, read a leadership book, or schedule a coaching session.
Create space to reflect
Take a quiet walk, journal, or spend time in nature assessing the season behind you.
Plant a seed for the future
Begin one relationship, project, or opportunity that can grow in the coming year.

Fall leadership reminder: Release what has ended, appreciate what has grown, and prepare for what comes next.

Does this resonate with you? Do share, we would love to hear.

Cheers!

If you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there

Nature. Life. The seasons. Don’t you just love them? Nature naturally brings change. We see them in the leaves. Animals hibernate. The weather brings warmth, cold, sunshine or rain. As we start Fall, HGTV’s Joanna Gaines shared checklist to prepare for this season.

Like many of us, I just want to get to the good stuff. Joanna recommends for us to:

Purge
Organize
Create Mental Shift
Visually Reset

Of all the steps I hate purging. It’s annoying. It involves lots of work to get rid of my ‘good’ stuff! But purging is necessary. Because we hate doing it, we find it progressive to rent storage units to keep our stuff. Oh, what can I say?

The Good Stuff

On the other hand, my favorite is to get to the good stuff and start decorating! Just love that! But what’s more essential are the ways she recommends that we conduct what she refers to as a mental shift. For those who need a change…. my preference from her list are:

Start a Journal
Keep a calendar
Plan a Gathering
Set weekly or monthly intentions

Setting Goals

It’s important to set Goals. Like I have always said, if you don’t know where you’re going, any road will take you there. So consider where you are now. Are you where you wanted to be at the start of the year? If not, do a mental review and reset. Yes, you may be disappointed but don’t remain in that state too long. Push forward. Start working on your goals again. Let nothing stop you. Before you know it, you will be steps closer to your dreams.

As you reflect on Joanna’s list, what step do you enjoy the most? Do share. We would love to hear!

Cheers!