I talk about the process of making this list and turning your dreams into goals in another post, check it out!
Business & Career
- Work at an international school.
- Work on a farm.
- Work as a teacher in the U.S.
- Be a tour guide.
- Earn money online.
- Work (or volunteer) at a National Park.
- Be an extra in a movie.
- Work in Antarctica.
- Sell something I make.
- Get involved with my local government.
Financial
- Put money in a savings account every month. (Save $10,000).
- Save for traveling every month.
- Start a retirement fund.
- No personal debt.
- Learn how to barter.
- Create a monthly budget (and follow it!).
- Research/ learn more about how the stock markets and investment work.
- Stop impulse buying (wait 1 week before new or random purchases).
- Be financially stable/independent.
- Get paid to travel somewhere.
Social & Family
- Long term, loving relationship.
- Go on a trip with my sister (& cousins?).
- Take a long camping/backpacking trip with friends.
- Go on a trip with my best friend.
- Talk with the close friends I move away from min. 1x/wk.
- Travel with a significant other.
- Visit home at least once a year.
- Call home (talk to family) at least once a week.
- Don’t be distracted with people (no phones, books, etc. when I’m talking with someone).
- **Get married. (Not doing this by the deadline just to finish a list, but I’d love to be married to a person I love sometime in the next ten years.)
Creative
- Blog once a week for a year.
- Keep up a sketchbook and use all the pages.
- Take a ceramics class.
- Learn to play an instrument (piano/guitar).
- Try 50 new recipes (min. 5 in a cooking class).
- Take a photography class.
- (Finish) knitting something.
- Learn to sew and use a sewing machine to make a piece of clothing.
- Design my own garden.
- Learn graphic design and HTML & design a website.
Traveling
- Visit every Disney Park.
- American Road Trip.
- Go to South America (esp. Machu Picchu, Peru).
- Go somewhere new every month for a year.
- See a floating lantern festival with a person I love.
- Travel the Middle East.
- Visit all 7 continents.
- Go on a cruise (Caribbean?).
- See the wonders of the world.
- See the Northern Lights.
Adventure
- Horseback trip.
- Go mountaineering.
- Jump from a waterfall.
- Ride an elephant in (SE) Asia.
- Sail across an ocean. (Learn to sail.)
- Scuba dive in a reef. (Get my certification).
- Learn to rock climb.
- Swim with dolphins.
- Kayaking/rafting trip.
- Go ziplining.
Knowledge
- Get my CA Teacher’s Credential.
- Get a Master’s degree.
- Be (mostly) fluent in another language (Japanese/Spanish).
- Read a new book every month.
- Learn basic car maintenance (change oil/tire, etc.)
- Be able to identify the major constellations (with stories).
- Learn to identify the native plants/rocks/minerals in my local area.
- Take a Wilderness First Aid class.
- Take an online class for a random interesting subject.
- Learn in-depth about major political issues & form an opinion. Discuss it.
Fitness
- Exercise for 30 min. every day (for 30 days).
- Go horseback riding regularly (min. 1-2x’s/mo.).
- Join an adult soccer team.
- Run a half marathon.
- Take up a martial art/kickboxing.
- Learn to do a handstand and a flip.
- Join adult track and field.
- Finish a Tough Mudder.
- Keep weight in the healthy range.
- See defined arm and ab muscles.
Spiritual
- Read the whole Bible.
- Pray daily for 60 days.
- Meditate ~10 mins every morning for 30 days.
- Journal at least once a week.
- Volunteer for a cause I care about for min. 3 months.
- Bring God into my everyday life (when frustrated/angry, stop and think WWJD?)
- Start a gratitude jar for thankful and happy moments every day for a year.
- Donate to a charity.
- Volunteer with at-risk youth.
- Learn about the major religions of the world where they are majorly practiced.
Personal Development, Health & Other
- Become an early riser.
- Cook healthy meals for myself 4x’s/week.
- Keep a clean and organized house.
- Change someone’s life for the better.
- Give blood.
- Volunteer in another country.
- Learn to drive a manual car.
- Make a vlog in a very public place.
- Actually go to dentist and doctor check-ups.
- Less procrastination! (Take big tasks and schedule them into smaller sections with due dates).