2008

My List

 

Goals for 2008

  1. BulletBuy a Motorcycle

  2. BulletDonate $1000

  3. BulletDrive up the California Coast

  4. BulletVolunteer 100 hours (29%)

  5. BulletRead 48 books (44%)

  6. BulletArts (1 of 6)

  7. BulletBusiness & Professional (5 of 8)

  8. BulletFiction & Literature (8 of 12)

  9. BulletHistory and Non-Fiction (6 of 10)

  10. BulletReligion (0 of 6)

  11. BulletScience (1 of 6)


Accomplishments

  1. BulletAppear on the Cover of a Magazine

  2. BulletBe Interviewed by the Financial Times or Wall Street Journal

  3. BulletCycle from Spokane to Seattle

  4. BulletCycle Through Italy

  5. BulletCycle Through Spain

  6. BulletEat Fruit from a Tree I Plant

  7. BulletGet Married

  8. BulletHave a 500 Bottle Wine Cellar

  9. BulletHave a Cigar Collection

  10. BulletHave a Library with Ladder

  11. BulletHave an Essay Published in The New Yorker

  12. BulletHave Kids

  13. BulletLearn to Play the Piano

  14. BulletOwn Every Movie that Won Best Picture

  15. BulletRide a Camel

  16. BulletRide a Century

  17. BulletRide an Elephant


Activities

  1. BulletAttend an Opera at the Teatro Alla Scala, Milan

  2. BulletBuild a House

  3. BulletFire a Canon

  4. BulletOperate a Crane

  5. BulletSpend Christmas in New York

  6. BulletSurf in Hawaii


Boy Stuff

  1. BulletOwn a 1963 Aston Martin DB5

  2. BulletOwn a 1966 Fairey Huntsman 28

  3. BulletOwn a Vintage Race Car

  4. BulletSkipper my own  Sailboat


Career/Personal Goals

  1. BulletBecome an Angel Investor

  2. BulletDonate one Business to a Kid (under 21)

  3. BulletGive a TED presentation

  4. BulletHave $100,000 in Savings

  5. BulletLead a Successful Non-Profit

  6. BulletOwn a Café

  7. BulletOwn a Jazz Club

  8. BulletOwn a Restaurant with My Name on it

  9. BulletOwn Twenty Profitable Businesses

  10. BulletMake a Movie

  11. BulletPublish a Book


Community & Friends

  1. BulletEmcee a Community Event

  2. BulletOwn a Community Center for Kids

  3. BulletPay for a Friend’s Wedding

  4. BulletPrepare a 5 Course Meal for Friends and Family


Entertainment

  1. BulletAttend a Formula One Race

  2. BulletAppear in a Movie

  3. BulletAttend a Classical Concert

  4. BulletAttend the Kentucky Derby

  5. BulletAttend Summer Olympics

  6. BulletAttend Winter Olympics

  7. BulletBe Invited to the White House

  8. BulletFly in a Blimp

  9. BulletFly in a Helicopter

  10. BulletGo 1 Year Without Television

  11. BulletMeet an Actor I Admire

  12. BulletSee a Sumo Match


Health

  1. BulletComplete a Full Triathlon

  2. BulletPlay a Clay Court Tennis Tournament

  3. BulletRun Bloomsday

  4. BulletRun the Boston Marathon

  5. BulletSwim 5 Miles Without Stopping

  6. BulletDo Yoga once a Week for a Year

Outdoor

  1. BulletClimb Mt. Rainier

  2. BulletExplore at least 60% of These Rivers

  3. BulletAmazon

  4. BulletColorado

  5. BulletNile

  6. BulletFeed a Giraffe

  7. BulletGo Naked at a Nude Beach

  8. BulletGo Outdoor Rock Climbing

  9. BulletGo Whale Watching

  10. BulletLearn to Kayak

  11. BulletCanoe in a River


Personal Learning

  1. BulletBecome Fluent in Spanish

  2. BulletRead 1,000 Books (since 2005)

  3. Bullet  118 of 1,000 (12%)

  4. BulletRead a Book on an Artist Every Year

  5. Bullet  2 of 3 (2008)

  6. BulletRead the First Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica

  7. BulletRead the Newest Edition of the Encyclopedia Britannica


Photographs

  1. BulletAt Each of the 7 Wonders of the World

  2. BulletChichenitza, Mexico

  3. BulletChrist Redeemer, Brazil

  4. BulletColosseum, Italy

  5. BulletGreat Wall of China

  6. BulletMachu Picchu, Peru

  7. BulletPetra, Jordan

  8. BulletEiffel Tower

  9. BulletIn Every NHL Arena

  10. BulletLake Shasta

  11. BulletMachu Picchu

  12. BulletMaroon Bells

  13. BulletNiagara Falls

  14. BulletSpace Needle

  15. BulletSydney Harbor Bridge at Night

  16. BulletWith Komodo Dragons


Travel and Places

  1. BulletDrive Across the USA

  2. BulletFloat the Grand Canyon

  3. BulletGo on A Whiskey Tour of Scotland

  4. BulletGo to Greece

  5. BulletMetropolitan Museum of Art, NY

  6. BulletThe Hoover Dam

  7. BulletTake My Mom Anywhere She Wants

  8. BulletThe British Museum, London

  9. BulletThe Louvre, Paris

  10. BulletVisit an Active Volcano

  11. BulletVisit Every Continent

  12. BulletVisit the Prado Museum, Madrid

  13. BulletVisit the Vatican, Rome

  14. BulletWalk on the Great Wall of China

  15. BulletVisit all 27 Countries in the European Union (22%)

  1. BulletAustria

  2. BulletBelgium

  3. BulletCyprus

  4. BulletCzech Republic

  5. BulletDenmark

  6. BulletEstonia

  7. BulletFinland

  8. BulletFrance

  9. BulletGermany

  1. BulletGreece

  2. BulletHungary

  3. BulletIreland

  4. BulletItaly

  5. BulletLatvia

  6. BulletLithuania

  7. BulletLuxembourg

  8. BulletMalta

  9. BulletNetherlands

  1. BulletPoland

  2. BulletPortugal

  3. BulletRomania

  4. BulletSlovakia

  5. BulletSlovenia

  6. BulletSpain

  7. BulletSweden

  8. BulletThe United Kingdom

  1. BulletVisit all 50 States (26%)

  1. BulletAlabama

  2. BulletAlaska

  3. BulletArizona

  4. BulletArkansas

  5. BulletCalifornia

  6. BulletColorado

  7. BulletConnecticut

  8. BulletDelaware

  9. BulletFlorida

  10. BulletGeorgia

  11. BulletHawaii

  12. BulletIdaho

  13. BulletIllinois

  14. BulletIndiana

  15. BulletIowa

  16. BulletKansas

  17. BulletKentucky

  1. BulletLouisiana

  2. BulletMaine

  3. BulletMaryland

  4. BulletMassachusetts

  5. BulletMichigan

  6. BulletMinnesota

  7. BulletMississippi

  8. BulletMissouri

  9. BulletMontana

  10. BulletNebraska

  11. BulletNevada

  12. BulletNew Hampshire

  13. BulletNew Jersey

  14. BulletNew Mexico

  15. BulletNew York

  16. BulletNorth Carolina

  17. BulletNorth Dakota

  1. BulletOhio

  2. BulletOklahoma

  3. BulletOregon

  4. BulletPennsylvania

  5. BulletRhode Island

  6. BulletSouth Carolina

  7. BulletSouth Dakota

  8. BulletTennessee

  9. BulletTexas

  10. BulletUtah

  11. BulletVermont

  12. BulletVirginia

  13. BulletWashington

  14. BulletWest Virginia

  15. BulletWisconsin

  16. BulletWyoming

Because we only get one life, I have decided to live mine to the fullest.  Below is my life list of dreams and goals. Some are short term, some long, but I believe all are attainable with dedication and desire. The only time period I have set for completing my goals is before I expire. Sounds simple to me! So here they are, my life goals...