Personal Development

It’s time for autumn, finally! And I have quite a few things on my autumn bucket list I intend to tick off in the following weeks. 

I hope this autumn bucket list gives you some inspiration for your plans during this gorgeous season. 

Let’s dive right into it!

Read also: 11 Heartwarming Songs For Your Autumn Playlist

1. Building the perfect skirts and tights outfit

I don’t know about you, but I adore a pretty skirt, tights and boots outfit. 

Finally, in Fall time I can wear those warmer clothes again. 

And don’t even get me started on leather jackets! How I miss those during summer! 

Overall, Fall gives us the opportunity to wear some gorgeously stylish outfits again! 

2. Stacking up my winter clothes 

For whatever annoying reason, society has decided not to sell season-appropriate clothes during the actual season. 

Instead, we always have to do pre-season shopping. 

I always used to forget that and then struggle to find clothes. 

Now that I care more about fashion and my style, I am determined to prepare myself. 

That’s why autumn calls for winter clothes shopping! 

You should be prepared as well!

3. Watching Fall Movies 

I am talking Halloween Town (!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!), Harry Potter, Dead Poets Society, Harry Met Sally, The Chilling Adventures Of Sabrina (series), Gilmore Girls, Friends … yeah ^^

Just google for some Fall movies to discover some new ones or rewatch some of your old favorites.  

4. Creating a new Fall inspired playlist/adding songs to an existing one 

A few years ago, I created a fall mood playlist, and it’s just great to listen to it again each autumn. 

You can check it out in ?? Cozy Songs for your Fall Playlist. 

Also, I create a playlist for each season with all of the songs I’ve been listening on repeat during that time. 

It’s always quite interesting to look back to past years and what songs I listened to in Winter, Spring, and so on. 

5. Starting to buy/plan Christmas presents 

I know it might seem pretty early, but I just love that feeling of not having to rush in those last two weeks before Christmas to get remaining presents. 

So let’s just start early! 

Also because Black Friday in November is just the perfect time to get cheap presents! But you need to be prepared, or you won’t know what to get your loved ones.

Here are a few inspirations for gifts: 

15 Thoughtful Boss Lady Gifts 

6 Personal Growth Courses I Want To Take

6. Creating an Autumn themed Bullet Journal page 

I want to start a bullet journal finally! 

I even got myself the most amazing stickers from SheIn for that. 

Seriously, if you do any DIY or bullet journaling, you HAVE TO check out their home stuff. 

So cheap and sooooo pretty! 

7. Having cozy nights in with scented candles and fairy lights 

During Fall, the evenings finally get darker and colder again. This is the perfect time to restart that cozy evening atmosphere that many of us have during the winter months. 

Just turn off the lights, turn on some fairy lights and light some autumn-ish scented candles … maybe pumpkin scented. 

8. Preparing an amazing Halloween costume

Frankly, I regularly forget Halloween is happing on the same freaking day every October … 

But fortunately, I am not very excited about dressing up, so it doesn’t matter so much. 

But I know tons of people adore Halloween. If this is you, try to start early with your costume preparations to not get too stressed, especially during times like with COVID-19 when shipping might be delayed. 

But in those times, you should stay safe and don’t go to big Halloween parties! 

9. Eating pumpkin

Alright, so I know carving pumpkins or going to pumpkin patches are on every good Fall to-do list. But frankly, the first one is quite messy, and I have no idea where the next pumpkin patch is around here. 

That’s why I’m perfectly content with simply eating some meals with pumpkin in them. 

10. Reading poetry

I always feel like Fall and Spring are perfect times for poetry. 

You can use this beautiful season to embark into the unknown and buy yourself a pretty book full of poems. 

I bought my first books with poems this Spring. It’s “Love Her Wild” from Atticus. You might have seen some of his poems on Instagram or Pinterest. 

If you don’t want to buy a book, then you can use those two platforms to read one or two short poems a day. 

11. Reading dark academia books 

Fall is the perfect season to get into the dark academia vibes. You can do that by browsing through Pinterest and Tumblr for that keyword, or you can buy some dark academia literature. 

For example, I want to read “The Secret History” by Donna Tartt, a dark academia classic. 

I hope this list gave you some new ideas on what to add to your Autumn Bucket List. 

I wish you the most wonderful Fall season. Enjoy it! 

Sophie

Who doesn’t love a good challenge? Even more so when that challenge aids your personal growth. 

Therefore I have taken the time to list some of the personal growth challenges that excite me and hopefully will thrill you as well. 

Please comment down below any additional challenge you recommend to your fellow Felicity Seekers. 

Read also: 55 Things That Happen During Your Personal Development Journey

1. 111 Things To Be Grateful For

The rules are simple: You have to find 111 different things you can truly feel grateful for. 

For this challenge, try to find things that are in your life long-term. 

For your daily gratitude list, you can write stuff like, “I am so grateful I got the perfect parking spot yesterday when I was later for my appointment.” And it’s great and vital to acknowledge small blessings like these. 

But for this list, we want to name big things. Things that you will be grateful for in a year from now when you have a bad day and look back at this list. 

2. Read 12 Non-Fiction Books In A Year

It’s sad to hear about those statistics about how few people read actual books nowadays. And it’s even more tragic if you notice that the majority of readers focus on fiction. 

There is a whole world out there of non-fiction books that can be truly life-altering! And once you’ve dove into it, I am sure you will become addicted (in a good way) as I have become since my first non-fiction book. 

So, I challenge you to read one non-fiction book a month for a year. Or if you are a fast reader and ambitious, you might even challenge yourself to read one book every two weeks. 

If you need inspiration on what to read, check out my Reading List for Personal Growth. 

3. Try Not To Spend Anything Challenge

For one week, try not to spend any money. If necessary, you can modify this by allowing yourself to pay for one thing – fuel, for example. 

This challenge will make you very aware of where you spend your money. And even more so if these are essential expenses or if you can cut them out in the future. 

4. Sugar-Free Challenge 

It can genuinely be an eyeopening experience to not eat sugar for a week or a month. 

Suddenly, you realize how much sugar you’ve actually been consuming and which processed food surprisingly contain sugar. 

Also, if you usually have a high sugar intake, you will feel a striking difference in your overall wellbeing throughout the challenge. 

I included this food challenge because it might get you started on changing your diet in general. And once you start to focus on what you eat and how to be healthy, you might get into body-hacking, too. And shouldn’t personal growth challenges make you grow in every area of your life?

5. Digital Detox Challenge 

Let’s quit Social Media for a month! 

I love this challenge because I know how much my life has changed since I stopped being on social media or apps like Whatsapp that much. 

I felt better about myself, comparing myself less with my peers, and experienced less envy. 

But most importantly, THE TIME BENEFIT! 

I still can’t believe how much time I used to spend on all those apps. And mind you, I was by far not as much on them as many others nowadays. 

Another thing I recommend is trying to ditch Instagram for Pinterest. 

I used to like getting inspired by Instagram. But since it is a social media platform, there were all those people posting about their lives, which got me into comparison mode. 

Pinterest, on the other hand, as I now know, is a search engine. That’s why I intuitively used to feel way less pressured and envious when using it compared to Instagram. 

I could solely focus on getting inspiration without comparisonitis lowering my vibrations. 

6. Learn 1 Skill Every Month

Felicity Seekers are students for life. We love to continuously grow. 

Yet in the busyness of daily life, we often forget to make time for learning something new if we don’t consciously block some time for it. 

That’s why, in this challenge, I want you to block an hour or so a day to learn a new skill. 

This can be accomplished, for example, by joining Skillshare/Masterclass.com/Udemy/Mindvalley and doing one course a month.

7. Recall Your Dreams For A Month

Dreams are more than just random scenes playing out in our minds. In them, our mind processes the input of information it receives throughout the day. 

And sometimes, dreams can be quite valuable to us because they make us realize certain things or even spark a new idea. 

If we were just able to remember them. 

This is where this personal growth challenges comes in. 

For the next month, put a notebook next to your bed and write down everything you remember right after waking up. 

In the beginning, you might only remember frustratingly small snippets. However, as you keep training your memory, you will remember more and more. 

8. Stick To A Strict Sleep Schedule Every Day For 30 Days 

This personal growth challenge requires you to go to bed at the same time every day and wake up at the same time daily as well. 

Most importantly, this includes weekends! 

I used to be very consistent with my sleeping schedule on workdays, but on the weekend, I used to go to bed later and sleep a bit longer. 

That changed when I took the weekend shift in a factory over my semester break. 

Within two weeks of having the same sleeping schedule every day, including weekends, I noticed that I started to wake up shortly before my alarm went off automatically. And don’t you just love that feeling! 

No tiredness you need to beat for the first few minutes of the day. Just waking up energized and ready to tackle the day. 

9. 30 days of journaling

We hear about people journaling everywhere. Yet many people seem to consider it somewhat cringy. 

I’d like to change your mind about that. Journaling can genuinely help you get rid of those messy thoughts of yours that seem to overwhelm your brain. 

I encourage you to take at least 30 minutes of your evening to journal about all the stuff that’s going through your head. Maybe you have to make an important decision but keep getting stuck. Perhaps someone annoyed you, and you really need to get your thoughts out in one way or another. 

And should you be completely unsure what to journal about, there are tons of great journaling prompts all over Pinterest. 

You can also check out my 11 Journaling Prompts To Sky-Rocket Into The New Year. 

There are tons of incredibly valuable and inspiring personal growth courses on the internet. So many in fact that it might be hard to decide which one to choose next. 

At least that’s how I feel. Since I am financially still not where I want to be, I am currently prioritizing investing in my business. 

Therefore I have a growing list of Personal Growth courses that have caught my eye and which I desperately want to do one day. 

I hope some of them will excite you as much as they thrill me. 

And please comment down below some courses you are planning to take or incredible personal growth courses you have already taken that you’d recommend! 

Read also: 18 Powerful Personal Growth Ideas

Read also: 55 Things That Happen During Your Personal Development Journey

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1. Ziva Meditation

I’ve learned about the Ziva meditation course through Jim Kwik’s Podcast. He interviewed the founder Emily Fletcher, who is a leading expert in meditation. 

The course doesn’t just teach you meditation but also mindfulness and manifestation to reduce stress in life, get deeper sleep, have more energy, focus better, and more. 

2. Kwik Learning 

As mentioned above, I like to listen to Jim Kwik’s podcast (which I highly recommend to everyone!). 

So naturally, I am also very interested in his courses. 

On Kwik Learning he offers: 

• Recall Masterclass
• Kwik Reading
• Kwik Thinking
• Kwik Student

Since I am still working towards my law degree, I am especially interested in Kwik Student. 

The course teaches how to learn more efficiently and faster with less effort. 

Throughout the years, Jim Kwik has worked with well-known people like Elon Musk, Richard Branson, and more.

Whether or not you decide to purchase one of his courses, you should definitely subscribe to his podcast. It keeps inspiring me with every episode. 

3. Mindvalley

Now, Mindvalley isn’t just one course but a whole platform full of incredible classes. 

They even have quite a few free courses to offer (which is convenient since the membership is quite pricey). 

Among others, Jim Kwik and Emily Fletcher each offer a course in the membership. 

Also, they have a Podcasts that features well-known experts like Alisa Vitti and Mel Robbins. 

It’s definitely worth to check it out! 

4. Masterclass.com

Another platform with multiple courses that I am very excited to join in the future! 

They offer courses on everything from architecture, interior design, cooking, sports, business, and writing. 

And the best thing is the instructors! 

Natalie Portman teaches you acting. 

Dan Brown and Neil Gaiman teach you how to write. 

Gordon Ramsay teaches cooking. 

Anna Wintour teaches creativity and leadership. 

Timbaland teaches producing and beat-making. 

I mean, come on! You can’t get closer to learning from the best of the best! 

Also, a one-year membership is comparatively cheap, considering the household names that are teaching the courses. 

And the quality of the videos!!! Maybe it is me, but my mouth is always watering at those high-quality trailers to the courses. 

I can’t wait to learn from Masterclasses.com!

5. Monica Yates 

Monica Yates has been such an inspiration for me on how to be a true Boss Lady that is embodied in her feminine energy and aligned with her passions. 

Her Podcast Feminine As F#ck got me started into dealing with my hormonal imbalances, which, for example, show through acne. 

Also, I have tapped so much more into my feminine since starting to listen to her podcast. 

Of course, I can’t wait to actually join one of her classes and be coached by her in person! 

You can work with her on a variety of topics, from getting off hormonal birth control, to releasing all the stuff that’s blocking your energy, working on your business, and more. 

She recently also started to coach men. 

6. Women Love Power

I love personality tests. And you probably know those standard Myer Briggs Personality tests like my favorite at 16Personalities. 

But have you ever wondered what your feminine archetype is? How do you express your feminine energy? How do you captivate? Are you the queen, the sage, the maiden, or a different archetype? 

If these questions fascinate you, I recommend you take the Feminine Seduction Archetype Quiz. 

And once you’ve done that and dove deeper into your archetype, I am sure you will be thrilled to learn more about it. And that’s where WomenLovePower offers courses for each feminine archetype. 

Check it out!

We Felicity Seekers immerse ourselves into Self Improvement. This Personal Development Journey is less a hobby and more of a life’s mission.

We know that there will never be a real ending to it. That there is always a higher version of ourselves to grow in to. That is part of what makes it so exciting!

However, as we travel along this Personal Development Journey, many of us notice certain things that change.

It’s fascinating and even funny to take a look at these developments. It can also be reassuring to know that you are not alone out there. Others experience these things too!

Read also: 18 Powerful Personal Growth Ideas

I know you will find yourself in many of these points. If you have experienced anything else while dedicating your time to your personal growth, please share it with your fellow Felicity Seekers in the comments down below.

You never know who might need that reassurance that they are not the only one with this experience.

Other than that, enjoy!

1. You start to think of everything as a science … seriously there is just so freaking much to know!!!

2. Therefore you realize how very little you know

3. Which is why you have to use a tremendous amount of energy to fight the urge to roll your eyes whenever someone acts as if they know it all

4. You wonder how you spend your free time before you started to read books, listen to podcasts, work on courses, etc.

5. You find yourself disagreeing more often with your family and friends

6. You feel more lonely because you can’t connect with your friends and family about the topics that matter to you

7. Therefore you are craving to meet likeminded friends

8. You have for the first time ever an actual vision for your life

9. That vision is strikingly different from where you saw your life heading a few years ago

10. You notice the limiting mindsets of others, and it pains you to see how they are self-sabotaging themselves

11. You become more happy and positive in daily life

12. The idea of what your soulmate is like, changes in accordance to your new vision for life

13. You are not willing to settle for less in any area of life

14. Your income grows

15. People start to see you as a workaholic

16. People think you are into esoteric stuff and make jokes about your new ‘hobby’

17. You work out more, quit toxic habits and become more healthy in general

18. You discover biohacking and are determined to prolong your life through healthy practices

19. Your bookshelf becomes cramped

20. You enter the world of non-fiction books

21. You consider buying a Kindle or a similar e-reader because you just don’t have space for so many books and it does get a bit expensive

22. For the first time outside of school or uni, you start to make notes or put post-its into your books.

23. You get overwhelmed by all the different self-growth media you want to consume. I mean, how can you squeeze in Podcasts, YouTube videos, books, and audiobooks in a single day?

24. Therefore a day often seems to have simply not enough hours in it to do everything you want to

25. Personal Development becomes second nature, you don’t even need to remind yourself of doing it daily

26. You consciously create an uplifting morning routine that tunes your mindset for the day ahead. After all, how you start the day is how you end it.

27. You start to wake up earlier regularly

28. Therefore you go to bed earlier

29. You begin to set S.M.A.R.T. goals instead of ‘New Year’s Resolutions’ and actually achieve them while everybody else has the same Resolutions each and every year all over again

30. You realize that everybody can be successful if they keep pushing themselves outside their comfort zone and implement the right habits.

31. Therefore instead of idolizing successful and famous people, you start analyzing what exactly they did to get to where they are today.

32. Your spiritual beliefs evolve and/or deepen.

33. You begin to journal regularly to declutter your mind and become more aware of yourself.

34. You begin to donate to charities or increase your contributions to society in general.

35. You have to fight frustration at your family and friends who don’t believe one can get to know themself or become aware of their patterns

36. You don’t like sharing your goals with them because they think your goals are unrealistic

37. You don’t want to talk to them about your latest personal development purchase because they think you are wasting your money on all those online courses or seminars. And they believe all those online entrepreneurs are scammers trying to rip you off.

38. You want to start investing in stocks and bonds to become financially free in the future. Still, everybody tells you it is too risky just because they haven’t succeeded themselves or are too afraid to try.

39. You don’t feel entitled that the state should finance your retirement

40. Whenever somebody asks what you do for fun or in your free time, you hesitate to tell them about your Personal Growth journey because most people just don’t get it

41. Therefore you learn to work on your goals in quiet and without revealing much about them.

42. You expect more from yourself

43. Therefore you push yourself more.

44. Which, in turn, makes you succeed more often and in a more significant way.

45. People say you are ‘so lucky’ because of all of your success and the opportunities you encounter not realizing you are working every single day for that

46. You envision the day when you have reached your dream life and can make all those people who doubt you wonder how you did it

47. You realize how much the educational system is lacking

48. Therefore you start to care less about how people are doing academically and focus more on how they live life, whether they try to grow as a person and whether they have a vision for life that goes beyond their next holidays

49. You become happy and content with yourself, strengths and weaknesses included

50. You regret not having started earlier in your life knowing how much you could have grown by now

51. You get excited by the prospect of joining a seminar in the future, maybe even flying into another country for it

52. You start a gratitude journal

53. You create a vision board

54. Life starts to have a meaning, and you live with more passion daily

55. You are forever grateful that you stumbled onto the Personal Development journey because it changed your life forever!