Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the
things that you didn’t do than by the things that you did do.

Wednesday we discussed the importance of making your life list and you made yours. (You did, didn’t you?) Here is my wife and I’s. We have already completed some of our goals, as evidenced by the mark-throughs. A couple of the lists are only for one of us, but the vast majority are combined goals. The items with a * beside them are continuous goals. Some of the items still need further definition, but at least we have something to begin working towards.

 

Family
• Get married to man/woman of my dreams
• * Best husband/wife that I can be
• have children – 2-3 in 9 years
• – decide how want children to end up – this one still has to be defined further
• visit host family (again/meet)

 

Spiritual
• Read all of Bible
• * Best Christian that I can be

 

Education
• * Never stop learning
• learn to sail
• learn to fly airplane
• learn to fly helicopter
• become fluent in language – able to have conversation w/ native speaker
• learn Finnish – able to have conversation w/ native speaker
• start college
• graduate college
• take an offensive driving course
• study abroad

 

Financial
• be debt free
• $10,000 emergency fund
• be financially self sufficient – not be dependent upon a specific company or two for our income

 

Professional
• have own successful business – something we enjoy running that provides enough income to live comfortably off of
• sell my artwork

 

Travel
• visit all 7 continents
• visit New Zealand
• stay in bungalo built over ocean on stilts
• motorcycle trip across the US
• see the Northern Lights
• see MoonBow
• Bike ride across US
• Visit all 50 states
• Travel out of US

 

Recreation
• Thru-hike AT
• Thru-hike Sheltowee Trail
• hot air balloon ride
• hang glide
• skydive
• bungee jump
• circumnavigate LBL
• go rappelling

 

Hobbies
• take photography class
• own running/reliable motorcycle
• knit sweater
• learn violin/piano
• earn black belt

 

Community
• live in RV
• Live in SailBoat
• design/build own house
• build log cabin

 

Charity
• sponsor a child
• * be generous with time
• * be generous with money
• * be generous with emotions

 

Other
• have a custom made suit

There is my life list. Monday I will show you how I made it actionable. If you haven’t created your list yet, go back to Wednesday’s post and do that! Monday we will start working on it.