This weekend I started reading The Business of Happiness by Ted Leonsis, and I was hooked immediately. Ted is an extremely successful business person (one of the early executives of AOL and now owner of the Washington Capitals & Wizards) who offers very good advice about how to be happy in life.
One of the things that Ted suggests is to make a “Life List” of things that you want to accomplish before you die. I’ve heard of this before (Chris has been working on a Bucket List for a while), but I never thought to create my own list. So, I thought about it and decided to get started. This is my first version and I’ll be adding to it as I think of things I want to see and do before I leave this planet.
Apparently crossing off these goals can make all the difference in happiness levels. I will admit it’s been slightly difficult coming up with goals, but I plan on coming up with more in the future and think that YOU should, too. Cheers!
Family
Get Married
Have Children
Have grandchildren
Finances
Pay off student loans
Make six figures annually
Donate at least $100 to charity every year
Save enough money to send my children to college
Sports
Go to the Superbowl
Go to the final match of the US Open of Tennis
Go to the Olympics
Take a picture with Alex Ovechkin
Visit at least 20 different baseball parks
See the Capitals win a Stanley Cup
Go to a World Series Game
Possessions
Own a home
Own a glass fridge specifically for beverages
Own a second home on/near a beach
Buy and wear red converse sneakers
Own a Keurig Coffee Maker
Travel
Visit every state in America
Spend a week in a hut on the ocean in Tahiti
Go to Oktoberfest — IN Germany
Kiss in front of the Eifel Tower
Stand upon the Great Wall of China
Float in the Dead Sea
Visit the 4 corners of the United States
See a Broadway show…on Broadway
Stuff
Plant and grow my own garden
Eat a genuine gourmet meal at a world renowned restaurant
See U2 in concert
Complete and pass the PHR (Professional in Human Resources) certification
Shake Ted Leonsis’ hand (or give him a hug if he’ll let me)
Participate in a half marathon
Fly down a zip line
Learn to swim properly in the ocean/waves
Spend a full day at a luxury spa
Take a cooking class
Learn to sew a button and other basic sewing techniques
Take a hot air balloon ride
Fire a gun at a shooting range
Total Items on List: 32
love this super long list! love the photos too! great goals! i know you can achieve/reach a huge chunk of them! :)
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