Celebrating a Blogiversary with 10 Blogging Mistakes

Today is Bucket List Journey's three year Blogiversary. Woot! Woot! Fireworks are going off in my head and an imaginary bottle of champagne has been popped open. I even drank a glass. Or two. It hasn't been all roses and butterflies along the way. I have made several mistakes, or rather, had many learning experiences. 1. Free [...]

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New Blog Business Cards

I had resorted to scribbling my website URL on cocktail napkins, the back of a Whole Foods receipt and even the palm of someone's hand. This was starting to get embarrassing. It was about time to at least appear to be a professional. Though I had heard several bloggers talking about Moo business cards, which looked amazing, I chose [...]

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12 Ways to Bridge the Gap Between Vacation & Work

After returning from an uber-relaxing vacation to the Western Caribbean and being thrown back into the chaos of my reality, I found myself wondering how to make my everyday life more like being on a permanent vacation.  1. Unplug Power off the cell phone, disconnect the Internet & shut down the television. That should leave you plenty of opportunity to [...]

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5 Motivational Songs

1. I Will Survive by Gloria Gaynor This song has been played at every wedding I have ever attended and all the women, including myself, crowd the floor lip syncing the words that confirm their independence after their man has left. Kind of ironic to have it played at a celebration of the union of two people? 2. [...]

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5 Hard Questions to Ask Yourself

"We hear only those questions for which we are in a position to find answers." Friedrich Nietzsche Sometimes when we are evaluating our lives, we need to ask ourselves the hard questions and here they are: 1. Do you feel like you’ve lived this same day many times before? Take a hard look to see [...]

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7 Baby Steps to Your Goal

1. Put it on Paper Writing your goal down is so powerful because it turns it into something tangible instead of just a passing thought. It will provide a roadmap that clearly defines where you want to go. 2. Break It Down Break your goal down into mini-goals, so it is not as much of an overwhelming [...]

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5 Reasons Why Being Embarrassed Rocks

"The rate at which a person can mature is directly proportional to the embarrassment he can tolerate." Douglas Engelbart I'm crappy at a lot of things; singing outside of the shower, keeping a game face during poker, remembering peoples names, clearing a table without breaking something and, just newly discovered, hula hooping. This list is the severely abridged [...]

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My Three Words: Reclaim, Experience, Growth

At the beginning of every year master blogger Chris Brogan chooses three words to  guide him through the next 12 months. Instead of New Years resolutions, he uses these words as a focus for his actions. This year he thoughtfully chose Reinvest, Package & Flow.  What are your three words? Creativity, Passion or Balance? Manifest, Gratitude or [...]

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Have You Said More Than You’ve Done?

As you sit down to review the happenings of the year that has quickly passed, have you said more than you've actually done? Were there promises made and broken? Dreams left untended to? Places still unseen? Time and time again we hear people mention the wish lists for their lives; wide-eyed with the excitement in their voices and the [...]

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A Lifelong New Years Resolution. A Bucket List.

It’s that time of year, where the gyms are flooded, cigarette sales decline and the local dog shelter gets overwhelmed with potential volunteers. Every New Years Day the inevitable resolutions are made, only to be forgotten within the upcoming weeks. This year opt to make the lifelong resolution of creating your own bucket list; a [...]

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