Without fail, when something goes wrong in our lives- be it a break-up; a loss; even a missed opportunity; I notice that I often reflect on my current surroundings and decide that I want to do something. When I was 21 and broke off with my first love- I wanted to do something crazy. I wanted to change to prove I could do something. My idea back then was to get a tatoo and dye my hair. Neither of which were ever accomplished (thankfully).
But it did get me thinking... when we're down and out we make a concsious choice to tell ourselves that life is too short, that we ought to do this or that- and more often than not we get caught back up in the hustle and bustle of the everyday grind and those things we wanted to do get left behind and forgotten. Why don't we actually commit to doing the things we really want to do?
At age 15, John Goddard ( a world famous adventuer and motivational speaker) made a list of 127 goals he wanted to achieve before he died. Things that he broke down into categories, such as "explore", "study", "climb", "visit" and "accomplish" among others. He is now in his seventies and has acheived 109 goals on his list.
I started this exercise about a year ago, and have found that committing my goal to paper is committing them to myself. I have a list with 101 goals. I keep it on me at all times. Ive only come up with 43 goals so far, but everytime I think of one, I put it on the list. Once acheived, I note the date of my accomplishment. It has been so empowering and the funny thing is... IM ACTUALLY DOING THEM. Its a lesson in learning what we really want to do in our lives and actually doing it.
Here are a sample of some of my goals: Visit: 1. Africa 2. The Taj Mahal 3. Spain
Accomplish: 4. Write and Publish a book 5. A triathalon 6. Learn how to surf 7. use a real camera and photograph 8. Learn to speak Spanish Personal: 9. See the positive in every situation 10. Be at my ideal body weight 11. Lower my cholesterol 12. Be grateful for everything in my life
I urge you to take stock of your own goals and dreams and don't hold back. Walt Disney once said, "All of our dreams can come true- if we have the courage to pursue them." So, what's on your list?
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