Writing and sharing your goals
If one day you found out you only had a few hours left to live…what would you do? Would you look back and regret?
What goals would you have wish you reached?
Places you would have visited?
Adventures you would have dared?
Love you would have experienced?
In your last moments of life…what experiences would you do anything for – to live just a little longer so you could have lived your life to the fullest.
Those of you who know me, know that I rave about the goal oriented and positive culture of the company I work at, 1-800-GOT-JUNK? The other day, Brian Scudamore, the founder and CEO of the company, walked us through an exercise where we took 20 minutes to write down our goals. He discussed the importance of committing yourself to your goals by writing them down and also sharing that vision, so others can help you achieve them.
A study that was done on the the Harvard Business School graduating class of 1964 proves this theory. Only 5% of the 1964 class had taken the time to write down their goals. 95% of this group had achieved those written goals 20 years later. Of the 95% who did not bother to write down their goals in 1964, only 5% had achieved their expected goals. (Elements of Success – By Leslie Fieger)
“By writing out your goals, they become embedded on your subconscious mind and crystallized in your consciousness… Never lose sight of your goals. Never let the business of the everyday allow you to forget about your life goals. By thinking about them constantly and acting on them daily, you will steadily create the brilliant life you know in your heart you deserve”. – Robin Sharma
So let’s write down our goals…commit ourselves to them…share them and welcome the magic of the laws of attraction. Life can be a whirlwind of deadlines and days when there “just is not enough time”….but we need to remember that how you allocate your time is a choice you make. Let’s not get caught up and forget the things that we find important. Lets take the steps so that we are never that person who learns on their deathbed that they should have spent their life living. A great site where you can share your goals with people around the world and see who else shares the same goals as you do…check out… www.43things.com
Here are some of my goals that I would like to share with you…
1. fall in love
2. perform in a musical
3. record an album
4. learn how to play the guitar
5. travel all over Europe
6. be a motivational speaker
7. move to the East Coast for 2 years
8. write a book…or two
9. volunteer to and help change the life of a high-risk youth
10. buy my mom a house on the west side
11. adopt a child
12. take my mom to her dream vacation spot
13. become friends again with the guy who hurt my heart
14. have a dog named Charlie
15. become a certified yoga instructor in a 5 week Thailand retreat
16. hold an annual charity event that raises over 25K in its second year
17. launch my Event PR & Marketing company by 2011
18. write for a newspaper column or online publication
19. swim with dolphins
20. ride an elephant
21. take care of my dad and help him find happiness and peace
22. buy a loft in 2007
23. finish my DJing lessons and play a gig
24. to leave my “gift” with people
25. be a vegetarian
26. to be removed from the comfort of N.America and spend time in a third world country and find some way to help
27. to inspire young girls to find empowerment in their creations and intelligence, not soley their physical beauty and sexuality
28. learn another language and practice in another country
29. learn how to tango
30. grow a garden
31. to learn how to cook delicious meals for my family
32. to finish one of the many scrapbooks I’ve started
33. to not be jaded or resentful after a heartbreak
34. go sailing
35. go snorkeling
36. watch the Oprah Winfrey show live
37. shave my head – which will be symbolic of a certain stage in my life
38. travel to India
39. see all the 7 great wonders of the world
40. run a marathon
41. fly a kite
42. own my own vintage typewriter and make handmade cards
43. complete a cleanse
44. take vocal training/singing lessons
45. get kissed under the mistletoe
46. send something to PostSecret
47. vote every year
48. perfect my chinese oral skills
49. learn how to read and write chinese
50. create my website
51. write love letters and mail them
52. go on a roadtrip with no predetermined destination
53. buy a house
54. dance in the rain
55. make love on a beach
56. kiss on the ferris wheel
57. learn to surf
58. learn to snowboard
59. meditate regularly
60. read the bible
61. drink a cappuccino in a cafe in Paris
62. go to Australia
63. work for a cause I believe in
64. take a hot air balloon ride
65. be involved in the political arena to help shape social policies in Vancouver
66. ride a camel when visiting the pyramids
67. plant a tree
68. be someone’s mentor
69. shower in a waterfall
70. sing a great song in front of an audience
71. sleep under the stars
72. spend an entire day reading a great novel and drinking green tea
73. learn how to do my own taxes
74. skydive
75. defy gravity – paraglide Baba Dag, above the coast of Eastern Turkey
76. take a year off and travel
77. give birth
78. fly first class
79. smoke a cuban cigar
80. go camping
81. make out at the drive in
82. do the splits
83. be one of the top female entrepreneurs in Canada
84. experience living in New York city
85. be absolutely adored and loved unconditionally by my partner and feel the same way in return
86. watch the sun set on the beach
87. read the Koran
88. be part of making a movie
89. thank my grade 7 teacher in person for believing in me and making such a huge impact on my life
90. go on a romantic vacation
91. build a treehouse
92. roast marshmallows and drink hot chocolate by the fireplace
93. start a woman’s empowerment group
94. to cry in front of my father
95. learn how to pole dance
96. be greeted at the airport with flowers
97. to make a snow angel on a mountain
98. to not shop/support any companies who are not evironmentally and socially responsible
99. to help someone not feel so alone
100. learn martial arts and feel confident that I can kick ass if I ever need to use self defense
101. use my website/column/book to help people share their goals, secrets, fears and successes – and show the community that will cheer and support them through these experiences