New Delhi, Oct. 21 -- As we step into the last quarter of the year, I find clients examining what they have not achieved and the goals that weren't met for the year. This brings feelings of anxiety, dissatisfaction, low self-worth, and disappointment with life or one's own capabilities. As a strategy, I have found it useful to ask clients to create a reverse bucket list. It looks at personal, professional or relational goals that people may want to achieve by a certain life stage.

The reverse bucket list is also a way to pause and look at what has been achieved over the years. I ask clients to look at various areas of their life and write down what they have achieved or what has come their way.

More often than not, as clients begin to w...