Have you ever reached the end of a particularly busy week, looked back at everything you've done, and wondered what you actually have to show for it?

You've answered emails, attended meetings, paid bills, organised appointments, responded to messages, helped other people and crossed countless things off your to-do list.

You've been busy from morning until night.

And yet, somehow, the things that really matter to you haven't received much attention at all.

Perhaps you've been meaning to spend more quality time with your family, get back into a hobby you love, look after your health or finally make progress on an idea you've been carrying around for months.

But there's always something more urgent demanding your attention.

And by the time you get around to the things you genuinely want to do, there's very little energy left.

I think this is one of the great challenges of modern life.

We can become incredibly good at managing our responsibilities without necessarily making space for the things that make our lives meaningful.

Throughout October, we've been exploring our word of the month, Energy.

We've looked at where our energy goes, what genuinely restores us, and how we can protect it through boundaries, relationships and attention.

But today, as we bring this series together, I want to explore what might be the most important question of all.

What do I want my energy to build?

Because perhaps the goal isn't simply to have more energy.

Perhaps it's to become more intentional about how we spend the energy we already have.

If the content of today’s episode has piqued your interest, I have something very special for you. I have created 30 Journal Prompts, similar to the ones mentioned throughout this episode on energy – that’s one life-changing prompt for you to work on every day over the next month!

Just imagine how much growth you can unlock over the next 30 days if you keep the momentum going and commit to answering one prompt a day.

All you need to do to get these thought-provoking prompts is leave a positive rating and review for this podcast, take a screenshot of your review and email it to: courtney@alittlepinkbook.com and I’ll email you the prompts!

Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time.

Grab your FREE How to Ask Someone if They're Ok Conversation Starters and FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here.

Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook.

Have you ever found yourself thinking about something you'd love to do, only to immediately come up with a dozen reasons why you couldn't?

Perhaps you've thought about learning a musical instrument, starting a business, travelling somewhere new, changing direction in your career or pursuing a dream you've quietly carried for years.

And almost as quickly as the idea appears, another voice takes over.

I'm too old for that.

I wouldn't know where to start.

I don't have the time.

What would people think?

That's just not something someone like me does.

And just like that, the possibility disappears.

We haven't explored it. We haven't researched it. We haven't even given ourselves the opportunity to imagine what it might look like.

We've simply decided it's not for us.

I wonder how many possibilities we've dismissed throughout our lives without ever really questioning why.

This month on This Year's Word, we're exploring a new word: DARE.

And while daring might bring to mind images of grand adventures, bold decisions and extraordinary acts of courage, I want to begin somewhere much quieter.

Because before we can dare to do something, we first have to give ourselves permission to imagine it.

And sometimes, that alone requires a little courage.

If the content of today’s episode has piqued your interest, I have something very special for you. I have created 30 Journal Prompts, similar to the ones mentioned throughout this episode on daring – that’s one life-changing prompt for you to work on every day over the next month!

Just imagine how much growth you can unlock over the next 30 days if you keep the momentum going and commit to answering one prompt a day.

All you need to do to get these thought-provoking prompts is leave a positive rating and review for this podcast, take a screenshot of your review and email it to: courtney@alittlepinkbook.com and I’ll email you the prompts!

Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time.

Grab your FREE How to Ask Someone if They're Ok Conversation Starters and FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here.

Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook.

Have you ever had one of those days when you feel like everyone needs a little piece of you?

Your phone keeps buzzing. Your inbox is filling up. Someone needs your advice, someone else needs a favour, and there's a growing list of things waiting for your attention.

And somewhere in amongst all of that, you're trying to find a little time for yourself.

By the end of the day, you feel completely depleted. Not necessarily because you've done anything particularly strenuous, but because you've spent the entire day responding to everyone and everything around you.

And I think that's something many of us can relate to.

We give our time, our attention, our emotional support and our energy so freely that sometimes we forget these are limited resources.

In the last episode, we explored how to restore our energy through physical wellbeing, mental rest, emotional connection and activities that make us feel alive.

But here's something worth considering.

We can do all the right things to restore our energy and still feel exhausted if we're continually giving that energy away.

In this episode, I want to explore the idea of protecting our energy.

Not by shutting ourselves away from the world or becoming less generous with the people we love, but by recognising that our energy is valuable, and learning to be a little more intentional about where it goes.

Because protecting our energy isn't about caring less.

It's about creating enough space to care for the things that truly matter.

If the content of today’s episode has piqued your interest, I have something very special for you. I have created 30 Journal Prompts, similar to the ones mentioned throughout this episode on energy – that’s one life-changing prompt for you to work on every day over the next month!

Just imagine how much growth you can unlock over the next 30 days if you keep the momentum going and commit to answering one prompt a day.

All you need to do to get these thought-provoking prompts is leave a positive rating and review for this podcast, take a screenshot of your review and email it to: courtney@alittlepinkbook.com and I’ll email you the prompts!

Check out my courses: Magical Mornings and Joyful Journaling Journey, as well as my book, A Year of Love: Finding peace one day at a time.

Grab your FREE How to Ask Someone if They're Ok Conversation Starters and FREE Journaling Guide with 100+ prompts here.

Read more on my blog, or connect with me on Facebook.