Setting Goals: 50 Things to Do Before I Die
Ever since I was a teenager forced to take a “Career and Life Management” (CALM) class I have focused on setting goals by creating a list of 50 things I want to do before I die.
Essentially, it is just a list of my current dreams, goals, and life objectives. I post it in my room and office and try to look at it as often as possible, reminding me of all those things that I’m working towards. It’s too easy to get caught up in a routine or let daily life dictate how I live my life, and I find that by setting goals in writing I am better able to manage my life to reach them. Every few years I like to revisit my goals, add new items to replace those I’ve completed, and ensure my goals are still relevant to my ever-changing world view.
Previous Goals (Nov. 2013)
Incomplete / Complete / No Longer a Goal
LEARN
- Learn Spanish
- Learn to Play Guitar
Learn to Fly a PlaneLearn to Sail a Boat- Obtain Divemaster Certification
ACTIVITIES
- Start my Own Business
- Write a Book
- Produce an Adventure / Travel Movie
- Design & Build a House or Cabin
- Big 3 of 1000+ (Squat / Deadlift / Bench)
- Bench 315+
- Attend an NFL Game
Attend a NCAA March Madness Game- Golf a PGA Tournament Course
- Brew a Great Beer
- Outdoor Mountain Climb
- Icefall Climb
- Overnight Camp in an Igloo
- Go Deep Sea Fishing
- Heli Ski
- Ski / Ride a 50+ Day Season
- Grow a Garden
- Rescue / Train an Epic Dog
TRAVEL RELATED
- Ski in Japan
- Ski in Chile
- Dive the Great Blue Hole in Belize
- Dive Wrecks in Truk, Philippines
- Dive the Great Barrier Reef
- Train Martial Arts Daily for 1+ Month
- Visit Antarctica
- Trans-Mongolian Railway
- Visit Easter Island
- Visit Socotra Island
- See Angel Falls in Venezuela
- See Tiger Temple in Bhutan
- Boat to St. Helena
- Bike Tour Across a Continent
- Hike in Greenland
- Hike the Akshayuk Pass
- World’s Most Dangerous Hike (Mt. Huashan, China)
- Around the World Flight
- Trek in Nepal
- See Polar Bears in the Wild
- Northern Lights from the Arctic Circle
- Hike in Patagonia
North American Road Trip (in a Muscle Car)- Camp in Svalbard
- Climb a Volcano in the Congo
- 6+ Month Trip with S.O.
Visit Every Country in the World (196)
New Relationship Travel Goals (May 2019)
- Travel to India. Hike Himalayas. Panong Lakes, Leh, Lamayuru Monastery, Srinagar, Nagaland, Assam, Sikkim
- Two-year van trip through North America
- Visit Myanmar
- Cape Town to Jo’burg via Victoria Falls Trip
- Faroe Islands Camping
- Norway Hike