My Bucket List – HealLoveBe

“If your dreams don’t scare you they’re not big enough.”

Success, to me, is doing what you love while making a difference in this world by helping others.  I think an important part of success is not only doing what you love for your job but also making sure you take the time to do what you love in life, and do it NOW, not at the end of your life.  I don’t want to sacrifice now for a better later.  I want to live life to the fullest right now in this moment.  That doesn’t mean that I’m not also making plans to better my future , but there are so many things I want to do with my life and can do now even while achieving other future goals, such as being debt-free.  The most important part of the Bucket List exercise is actually figuring out what you want to get out of life.   Everyone has different goals, priorities, and dreams.  Mine are listed below to encourage accountability on my part as well as to encourage you to come up with your own list and then start aligning your life in a way that you can achieve your goals.  As I made my bucket list, I realized that, thanks to my parents’ cravings for adventures and our yearly family vacations, I have already done lots of pretty cool things!  Some of the things I did as a child, I want to re-experience as an adult.  So, without further ado, here is my Bucket List:

*Update: June 29, 2012 – I have put the dates that I would like to complete my bucket list items and highlighted in red what I plan on completing this year!

Travel/Experiences

• Travel to North America – 1983 (USA, Canada, Mexico, Bahamas)
• Travel to Michigan – 1983
• Travel to Florida – 1987
• Travel to Indiana – 1988
• Travel to Maryland and Washington D.C. – 1988
• Swim in the ocean – 1990
• Go to Detroit Tigers game – Comerica Park and Tigers Stadium – 1990
• Travel to Massachusetts – 1991
• Travel to Nevada – 1992
• Ride in a hot air balloon – 1992
• Travel to Ohio – 1993
• Travel to Virginia – 1993
• Travel to Arkansas – 1993
• Travel to New York – 1994
• Go whale-watching – 1994
• See the Grand Canyon – 1995
• Bungee jump – 1995
• Travel to Minnesota – 1995
• Jump off a bridge into water – 1997
• Travel to Tennessee – 1997
• Go white-water rafting – 1998
• Travel to Wyoming – 1999
• Travel to Montana – 1999
• Get a tattoo – 2001
• Go on a cruise – 2002
• Sing Karaoke – 2003
• Travel to Pennsylvania – 2003
• Travel to West Virginia – 2003
• Run a 5K – 2003
• Travel to Missouri – 2004
• Travel to Europe 2005 (England, Germany, Austria, Czech Republic)
• Travel to Arizona – 2005
• Hike up a mountain – 2005
• Snorkel – 2005
• Learn how to play poker – 2005
• See Big Ben – 2005
• See Stonehenge – 2005
• Go to a Piston’s game – 2005
• Travel to Rhode Island – 2007
• Play on a slow-pitch softball team – 2007
• Go to Lollapalooza – 2007
• Go to Blue October concert – 2007
• Travel to Georgia – 2007
• Travel to Illinois – 2007
• Travel to Iowa – 2007
• Go to a Michigan football game – 2007
• Go to Chicago White Sox game – U.S. Cellular Field – 2007
• Go to Chicago Cubs game – Wrigley Field – 2008
• Go to a professional hockey game (Chicago Blackhawks) – 2008
• Go on a sailboat on Lake Michigan – 2008
• Play in a beach volleyball league – 2008
• Go kayaking – 2009
• Go to Dave Matthew’s Band concert – 2009
• Go to Zac Brown Band concert – 2009
• Travel to Kentucky – 2009
• Travel to North Carolina – 2009
• Travel to Wisconsin – 2009
• Hike to a waterfall – 2010
• Travel to South Carolina – 2010
• Run a ½ marathon – 2011
• Swim in Lake Michigan – 2011
• Go to Atlanta Braves game – Turner Field – 2011
• Travel to California – 2012
• Travel to Colorado – 2012
• Travel to Kansas – 2012
• Travel to Utah – 2012
• Road trip across the US (California to Michigan) – 2012
• Go ice-skating as an adult – 2012
• Go to Cincinnati Reds game – Great American Ball Park – 2012
• Visit Sleeping Bear Dunes – 2012
• Do a 50 mile bike trip – 2012
• Ride a horse as an adult – 2012
• Go camping in a tent – 2012
• Ride rollercoasters as an adult – 2013
• Go cross-country skiing as an adult – 2013
• Snowboard – 2013
• Go to Mackinac Island as an adult – 2013
• Go to Country Concert – 2013
• Go to Cleveland Indians game – Progressive Field – 2013
• Go to a Lion’s game – 2014
• Travel to Oregon, Washington – go to World Domination Summit – 2014
• Go on a yoga retreat – 2014
• Go to St Louis Cardinals game – Busch Stadium – 2014
• Go to Kansas City Royals game – Kauffman Stadium – 2014
• Go to Miami Marlins game – Marlins Park (went to old field as a child) – 2014
• Go to Tampa Bay Rays game – Tropicana Field – 2014
• Travel to Hawaii – 2015
• Go to Seattle Mariners game – Safeco Field – 2015
• Travel to Australia/Oceana – 2015
• Travel to New Mexico – 2016
• Rock climb – 2016
• Go on a vegan retreat – 2016
• Do a 100 mile bike tour – 2016
• Go to Colorado Rockies game – Coors Field – 2016
• Go to Toronto Blue Jays game – Rogers Centre – 2016
• Go to Arizona Diamondbacks game – Chase Field – 2016
• Travel to Asia – 2017
• Meet the Dalai Lama – 2017
• Travel to Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont – 2017
• Walk the Appalachian trail – 2017
• Run a full marathon – 2017
• Learn to play the guitar – 2018
• Travel to South America – 2019
• See the Amazon Jungle – 2019
• Travel to North Dakota, South Dakota – 2019
• Go to Milwaukee Brewers game – Miller Park – 2019
• Go to Minnesota Twins game – Target Field – 2019
• Go to a World Series – 2020
• Travel to Connecticut, Delaware, New Jersey – 2020
• Go to New York Yankees game – Yankee Stadium – 2020
• Go on a meditation retreat – 2020
• Relearn to play the piano – 2020
• Speak German fluently – 2020
• Go to Baltimore Orioles game – Oriole Park at Camden Yards – 2020
• Go to Philadelphia Phillies game – Citizens Bank Park – 2020
• Go to New York Mets game – Citi Field – 2020
• Go to Washington Nationals game – National Park – 2020
• Go to Pittsburgh Pirates game – PNC Park – 2020
• Go to Boston Red Sox game – Fenway Park – 2020
• Travel to Africa – 2021
• Go on a safari – 2021
• Attend a World Cup – 2021
• Travel to Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi – 2022
• Learn 5 different dances – 2022
• Speak Spanish fluently – 2022
• Go to the Olympics – 2022
• Travel to Idaho – 2023
• Travel to Antarctica – 2023
• See the Northern Lights – 2023
• Travel to all 7 continents (2/7) – 2023
• Go to the US Open – 2023
• Travel to Nebraska, Oklahoma, Texas – 2024
• Go to Texas Rangers game – Rangers Ballpark in Arlington – 2024
• Go to Houston Astros game – Minute Maid Park – 2024
• Go to Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim game – Angel Stadium of Anaheim – 2024
• Go to Los Angeles Dodgers – Dodger Stadium – 2024
• Go to San Diego Padres game – PETCO Park – 2024
• Go to San Francisco Giants game – AT&T Park – 2024
• Go to Oakland Athletics game – Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum – 2024
• Travel to Alaska – 2025
• Travel to all 50 States (30/50) – 2025
• Sign fluently – 2025
• Go to a Superbowl – 2025
• Go to all baseball stadiums in US (4/30) – 2025
• Travel to India – 2026
• Travel to Italy, Greece – 2027
• Travel to France, Spain – 2028
• Travel to Switzerland – 2029
• Travel to Ireland – 2030

Living

• Live in more than one state (I lived in 5 states: Michigan, Massachusetts, Illinois, North Carolina, and Florida) – 2005
• Become a vegetarian – 2005
  
• Live on the East coast (Boston) – 2005
• Live in a huge city – (Chicago) – 2007
• Become a vegan – 2010
  
• Live in the mountains (North Carolina) – 2010
• Get married to Kenny – 2010
• Own our cars outright – 2010
• Live on the ocean (Florida)- 2011
• Live on a lake (Michigan) – 2012
• Become an early riser – 2012
• Get a dog – 2012
• Have one bag of trash or less per month – 2012
• Plant a garden – 2013
• Own bikes – 2013
• Have kids – ???
• Own an electric or diesel car (run on biodiesel) – 2017
• Live in a home and own it outright – 2017
• Own my waterfront dream home outright – 2018
• Own a boat/kayaks – 2018

Success

• Get a photograph published – 2004
• Pay off John George student loan ($2000) – 2007
• Pay off Fifth Third credit card ($900) – 2010
• Pay off Bank of America credit card ($7,500) – 2010
• Pay off ACS student loan ($3000) – 2010
• Pay off AES student loan ($7000) – 2010
• Pay off Sallie Mae student loan #1 – 2011
• Start a blog – 2011
• Meet an uber-successful business owner – 2011
• 100 followers on blog – 2012
• 200 followers on blog – 2012
• Pay off Sallie Mae student loan #2 ($22,000) – 2012
• 500 followers on blog – 2012
• 1,000 followers on blog – 2012
• Write an eBook – 2012
• Make $10 off my own business – 2012
• Make $100 off my own business – 2012
• Pay off Sallie Mae student loan #3 ($28,000) – 2012
• Pay off Direct student loan #1 ($22,000) – 2013
• Pay off Direct student loan #2 ($39,000) – 2013
• ALL DEBT is paid off (Kenny’s and mine) – 2013
• 2,000 followers on blog – 2013
• 5,000 followers on blog – 2013
• 10,000 followers on blog – 2013
• Own my own location independent business doing what I love and helping others – 2013
• Make $1,000 off my own business – 2013
• Make $10,000 off my own business – 2013
• Get an article published in The New Yorker – 2013
• Get an article published in The Huffington Post – 2013
• Do a volunteer trip in the US – 2013
• Make a living off my own business – 2014
• 20,000 followers on blog – 2014
• Make $50,000 off my own business – 2014
• Have blog get to the Technorati top 1000 – 2014
• Write and publish a book – 2014
• Write a #1 New York Times Best Seller – 2014
• Become a better public speaker by joining Toastmasters – 2014
• Tithe 10% of my income to charity – 2014
• Donate $1000 to an important cause – 2014
• 50,000 followers on blog – 2015
• Make $100,000 off my own business – 2015
• Write a cookbook – 2015
• 100,000 followers on blog – 2016
• Make a documentary film – 2017
• Start a scholarship fund – 2017
• Do a volunteer trip overseas – 2018

I love Bucket Lists!  What’s on your Bucket List?

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