100 Goals To Live The Life I Imagine
One of my favorite sayings has always been, "Go confidently in the direction of your dreams. Live the life you have imagined." by Thoreau. I think the 'carpe diem' attitude is what appeals to me most.
Then about a month ago I can across a blog outlining 100 goals that the author wanted to achieve. Some were lofty goals - like go whitewater rafting in the Grand Rapids - while others were just for fun - like own an Armani suit.
This blog really got me to thinking about all the big and little things I would like to do. Ever since the movie "The Bucket List" many people have been writing a bucket list of their own but I prefer to think of my 100 goals as just a place to get started. Hopefully I will have many many years in which to accomplish many "100 goals".
I hope this lens will get you thinking about the goals you would like to accomplish and how to go about them. And if you have some of the same goals as I do, maybe I can encourage you to complete them while I do!
These are the first 25 goals I wrote down when I was working on my goal list. They are in no particular order and I know I won't be working on them in the order that I wrote them.
1. Pay off all credit card debt. - Isn't this on almost everyones list?
2. Own my own house outright with no mortgages.
3 Earn my associate's degree. - I have decided to major in Sociology
4. Earn my bachlor's degree. - Only stands to reason, right?
5. Earn my master's degree.
6. Milk a cow. - Don't laugh, it's something I've always wanted to do. I've seen kids do it with no problem and adults not be able to do it no matter what. I'm intrigued at what kind of skill is involved.
7. Become a foster parent. - a long time dream of mine
8. Invest in my own rental property.
9. Learn to speak Spanish.
10. Learn to speak Mandarin Chinese.
11 Travel to Australia. - This is a dream my fifteen year old son and I share so I'm hoping someday we can do this together.
12. Learn to Bellydance.
13. Start a non-profit organization. - I'm not sure exactly what I want to do but I know it will be geared to help children and women
14. Serve as a fully certified Girl Scout Leader. - Only a couple more classes to go and then I can recruit a troop. Should be done by October, 2010.
15. Write a completed novel.
16. Write a completed non-fiction book. - Curious to see which I do better.
17. Own and run a successful business. - Been working on this for a while. I really need to define on paper what "successful" means.
18. Travel to Disneyworld.
19 Travel to Orlando Universal Studios.
20. Visit all 50 states. - I've already been to (not through) nine so only 41 to go!
21. Tour the White House.
22. Take an art class.
23. Learn about the major world religions.
24. Learn how to make common household repairs.
25. Remodel my home.
I just want to make the point that I am breaking this into four separate lists of 25 each because I think it would be tedious to read through one long list of 100.
Then about a month ago I can across a blog outlining 100 goals that the author wanted to achieve. Some were lofty goals - like go whitewater rafting in the Grand Rapids - while others were just for fun - like own an Armani suit.
This blog really got me to thinking about all the big and little things I would like to do. Ever since the movie "The Bucket List" many people have been writing a bucket list of their own but I prefer to think of my 100 goals as just a place to get started. Hopefully I will have many many years in which to accomplish many "100 goals".
I hope this lens will get you thinking about the goals you would like to accomplish and how to go about them. And if you have some of the same goals as I do, maybe I can encourage you to complete them while I do!
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The First 25
These are the first 25 goals I wrote down when I was working on my goal list. They are in no particular order and I know I won't be working on them in the order that I wrote them.1. Pay off all credit card debt. - Isn't this on almost everyones list?
2. Own my own house outright with no mortgages.
3 Earn my associate's degree. - I have decided to major in Sociology
4. Earn my bachlor's degree. - Only stands to reason, right?
5. Earn my master's degree.
6. Milk a cow. - Don't laugh, it's something I've always wanted to do. I've seen kids do it with no problem and adults not be able to do it no matter what. I'm intrigued at what kind of skill is involved.
7. Become a foster parent. - a long time dream of mine
8. Invest in my own rental property.
9. Learn to speak Spanish.
10. Learn to speak Mandarin Chinese.
11 Travel to Australia. - This is a dream my fifteen year old son and I share so I'm hoping someday we can do this together.
12. Learn to Bellydance.
13. Start a non-profit organization. - I'm not sure exactly what I want to do but I know it will be geared to help children and women
14. Serve as a fully certified Girl Scout Leader. - Only a couple more classes to go and then I can recruit a troop. Should be done by October, 2010.
15. Write a completed novel.
16. Write a completed non-fiction book. - Curious to see which I do better.
17. Own and run a successful business. - Been working on this for a while. I really need to define on paper what "successful" means.
18. Travel to Disneyworld.
19 Travel to Orlando Universal Studios.
20. Visit all 50 states. - I've already been to (not through) nine so only 41 to go!
21. Tour the White House.
22. Take an art class.
23. Learn about the major world religions.
24. Learn how to make common household repairs.
25. Remodel my home.
I just want to make the point that I am breaking this into four separate lists of 25 each because I think it would be tedious to read through one long list of 100.
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