It’s both methodical and organised, yet also chaotic and disorganised at the same time. Having a list is essential in having some remnants of a goal-setting exercise where the end goal is to have each and every item ticked off them list. Without a list we lack logic, structure and some motivation.
The list below is simply a list of activities TO-DO in no particular logical order other than I needed a list to live by and list to govern my day, week, month and year. For I already know what it is I want, however I want too much, I’m not Superman you know…
There is nothing wrong with asking for too much of the universe as I’ve heard time and time again from scholar and speaker that you should wish and dream your desires into fruition and have the balls to work your ass off to achieve them if ever given the opportunity.
I asked myself of when I should have started my ‘Bucket List’. I realised the answer was both logical and illogical. I came up with the answer of, DAY ONE! Day one being theoretically the day you are born. Time is fundamentally finite and as such always running out, by not having goal or vision, is like a ship without navigation, we would wander aimlessly and float about.
Before you read the list, know a few things:
- This is MY personal list of GOALS and ACHIEVEMENTS
- As with any list this is ITERATATIVE and therefore open to REVISION
- Some items are both fillers and also overlap with other activities, in order to succeed at one you have to tackle another; to proverbially “kill two birds with one stone”, although whilst I am personally against killing birds, the metaphor stands.
- The names in brackets are either friends/individuals who have inspired the particular bullet point or will ideally be participating. (e.g. 6. Bungee jump – (Taz))
As soon as you have some idea of who it is you want to be and what it is you wish to do, you should make a list, along with goals/steps along the way to hit each target/milestone.
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1 |
Start a blog/vlog |
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2 |
Learn a new skill |
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3 |
Travel abroad (0/1) |
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4 |
Read a religious text (0/1) |
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5 |
Skydive 10000ft (AFF) – (Taz) |
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6 |
Bungee jump – (Taz) |
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7 |
Have one piece of work published in a recognised journal |
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8 |
Publish a YouTube Page |
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9 |
See the Northern Lights (Vanessa) |
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10 |
Start a business |
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11 |
Drive across the US (Route 66) – (Taz) |
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12 |
Get one literary piece of work published |
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13 |
Find a mentor willing to put up with me (0/1) |
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14 |
Invent something new |
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15 |
Receive 1 award personal/business award |
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16 |
Be in a music video |
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17 |
Go to the Rio Carnival (Vanessa) |
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18 |
Get over an irrational fear |
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19 |
Get back to the gym / Work-out |
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20 |
Take part in a motor race and place in top 3 |
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21 |
Create a sustainable project |
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22 |
Have a working holiday |
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23 |
Get on TV (for the right reasons, not Crime-watch) |
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24 |
Learn a trade (Vanessa) |
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25 |
File a patent |
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26 |
Ski on real snow – (Neha) |
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27 |
Start a charity |
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28 |
Run a successful CrowdFunding Campaign |
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29 |
Make the Daydreamer Project a Success – (Neha) |
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30 |
Be on the radio |
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31 |
Reconnect with an old friend |
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32 |
Visit all 7 Wonders of the World (0/7) |
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33 |
Take a photo with 99 celebrities (0/99) |
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34 |
Learn to ride a motorcycle |
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35 |
Write my story for Neha |
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36 |
Have authentic Thai street food from a backstreet non-commercial shack in Thailand (Gina) |
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37 |
Publish a book |
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38 |
Stop smoking |
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39 |
Learn to cook 99 dishes (0/99) |
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40 |
Learn to play chess |
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41 |
Go underwater where fresh water meets the ocean and there is an air-gap (Gina) |
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42 |
Participate in military training |
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43 |
Improve my diet & look into veganism |
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44 |
Para-glide |
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45 |
Jump into a waterfall (Gina) |
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46 |
Create life |
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47 |
Take a leap of faith |
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48 |
Go to Brazil and have some nuts (Preeti) |
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49 |
Helicopter ride over the Grand Canyon (Preeti) |
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50 |
Help to build a car |
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51 |
Climb Kilimanjaro (Preeti) |
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52 |
Throw a flawless surprise party |
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53 |
Learn a language (Emma) |
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54 |
Cycle from one part of the country to another (Emma) |
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55 |
Climb a big hill/mountain (Emma) |
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56 |
Set up a podcast |
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57 |
Shave off the moustache |
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58 |
Learn to play an instrument (0/1) |
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59 |
Help to build a house |
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60 |
Properly read and appreciate a good book |
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61 |
Dress up in horror gear for Halloween |
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62 |
Go quad biking |
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63 |
Go Go-Karting (Go Go Go) |
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64 |
Go on a game show (More Go) |
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65 |
Get married |
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66 |
Have a baby (preferably after getting married) |
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67 |
Cruise holiday |
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68 |
Bungee jump |
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69 |
Meet the Queen (Preeti) |
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70 |
Ride a Segway |
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71 |
Ride a horse |
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72 |
Ride a jet-ski |
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73 |
Drive a supercar (Reasonably fast) |
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74 |
Go to a beer festival |
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75 |
Go to Tomatina Festival |
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76 |
Get a really nice bag |
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77 |
Do 99 jobs (0/99) |
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78 |
Attend the Olympics |
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79 |
Do the crystal maze experience (Preeti) |
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80 |
Scuba dive |
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81 |
Attend a music festival |
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82 |
Visit an underground cave |
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83 |
F1 Driving Experience |
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84 |
Go Zorbing |
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85 |
Go to Hollywood |
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86 |
Go to Bollywood |
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87 |
Get hair removal – Get Waxed/Laser (F***ING OUCH!!!). Maybe for charity, so as to put others through the misery too, LoL |
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88 |
Finish my Marketing Masters |
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89 |
Take part in banger racing |
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90 |
Visit Rainbow Maintain in Peru in the next 5 years (Bhav) |
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91 |
Obtain an industry recognised qualification |
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92 |
Record a song |
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93 |
Complete my Slap Bet (HIMYM) – Indy |
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94 |
Purchase a property |
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95 |
Drive to Scotland |
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96 |
Go to space (Adrian) |
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97 |
Learn to knit (Damyanti) |
And for now, what is the final on my 99-item checklist, item 98:
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98 |
Run my first marathon |
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99 |
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SO THAT’S THE LIST!
More than enough to work on for a short period of time!
Item 99 to be a wildcard for activities not yet realised or invented….
If you read this list to the end, there are 2 things wrong: Firstly, you must have too much time on your hands and Secondly, you need something constructive to do with that free time. Please come up with at least 5 items for your own bucket list and see how you do…