After being inspired by my Location Rebel comrade Sean’s bucket list and his post explaining how it got him on a TV pilot (awesome!), I decided it’s time that I start working on my own. I definitely got some inspiration from Tyler’s 1% Club, too. Aside from being a really fun idea, I think it makes a lot of sense for goal setting, too. If I’m going to do this whole location independent thing and travel thing, I should at least have some ideas of where I want to go and what I want to do!
Here’s what I’ve come up with so far: (this will be going up on it’s own page soon, as well)
– Live on the beach in another country for a month
– Learn to surf
– Enjoy a local beer in 30 different countries
– Overcome my fear of heights
– Tour Europe by bicycle
– Run a marathon
– Compete in a triathlon
– Learn to ice skate and join a hockey team
– Learn to speak Spanish fluently
– Take Salsa and swing dance lessons
– Go vegan for 6 months
– Visit every state in the U.S.
– Visit every national park in the U.S.
– Go white water rafting (again)
– Visit each of the seven wonders of the world
– Hurl tomatoes at La Tomatina
– Learn to make wine
– Spend a whole week without speaking a word
– Attend a PGA major golf tournament
– Attend the Super Bowl (and watch the Patriots win)
– Attend the Winter Olympics (and watch a ton of hockey!)
– See a football game in Europe
– Learn to sail
– Live on a boat for 6 months
– Fly first class
– Create a video that gets more than 1 million views on YouTube
– Get interviewed by a major publication
– Write a book and have someone tell me it’s changed their life
– Teach/mentor someone to become more successful than I am
– Leave more than $1 million to charity in my will
That’s what I’ve got for now, and I’m sure I’ll be building on this a bit. After making this list, it seems a bit daunting. But I can’t imagine ever completing this list if I lived the traditional employed life. I’m also going to make it a goal to check off at least one item a year on this list, although I’d definitely like to pick up the pace on that once I get going 🙂
Do you have your own bucket list? Is there anything you’d suggest that I add based on your experiences?
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Making exciting plans is essential for life satisfaction for me. I like the European bicycle tour, wine making, and sailing. I have been eyeing a cross country bicycle tour…need to make that happen.
Hey Jeffrey! Once you learn to make wine, I’ll hire you for a lesson, okay? 🙂
No need to hire me, Tyler. For you, the lesson is free! Thanks for stopping by!
I’ve done one of the things on your bucket list. I’ve been to the winter olympics. I only watched the hockey on TV though. I didn’t have tickets to that. 🙂 I also got to have dinner with Cathy Turner, she won the gold metal for women’s speed skating that year. 1992. And I got to hold her metal. 🙂
I’ve learned to sail & have sailed for 34 years. It’s a wonderful way to have adventures with a family too. Great to destress from work as well! You learn most quickly on a small, small boat. Then you can buy a bigger boat if you like it well enough. Used sailboats are not as expensive in the recession either.
I have fun creating and updating my bucket list. The visit all the national parks is in our list too. We are currently a little more than half way to the visit all states and 3 down out of the 7 wonders. We would like to visit every country too (we have not started on that).
You should check out 43things for inspiration! Great list btw!
Nice list, i wish you the best. Since also one of the goels of my list is to live for at least 6 month in another country maybe will meet each other!!!
I hope we do!
Awesome list Jeffrey! I too want to visit every National Park. I have this goal to photograph every national park and put together a book of the experience. I’d love to get the family in an RV and hit the road for a year doing just that.
Great idea, Matt! I hope I’ll see your photo book someday 🙂