I used to have a list of things I wanted to achieve before I was 30. It was short and not all achievable, but still manageable because this obsessive list-maker hated lists she couldn’t tick off.
Then the boys adopted the idea of coming up with a 100 list – 100 things they wanted to do in their lifetime, like G’s. And after several months, I’ve reconciled the fact that this is one list I won’t be working my way through any time soon, with the fact that it will be good for me to make one.
I’m barely up to 60 at the moment, but it’s a good start. Here’s why you should make your 100:
1. I didn’t appreciate how many great experiences I’ve had until I started going through my 100 and ticking off the few I’ve accomplished.
2. It will make you realise what’s important to you and what’s not – climbing the corporate ladder, for instance, isn’t even hinted at in my list.
3. It will put your life in perspective. Like, what do you really want to devote your time to?
4. It will remind you to grab every opportunity, especially those that may only come by once.
Y’know, I love lists, too. I probably don’t make/talk about them half as much as you, but then, I think it’s because people expect it to come with me being thoroughly organized. Instead, I am terribly area-specific-organized.
You should make a 100 list too. Half the fun is in making and going through it :P