Life Goals: The List

A short list of things to do while I’m on the planet. In no particular order. Will change over time. Items that are struck-through have been completed.

Lifestyle

• Become conversationally fluent in Spanish
• Live in a Spanish speaking country (6 months)
• Write 300,000 words in year

Experience

• Scuba Dive in the Great Barrier Reef
• Climb to the top of the Eiffel Tower (Paris, France) (Completed June, 2016)
• Walk the Way of St. James pilgrimage (Spain)
• Go Skydiving (Completed May, 2011)
• Attend Coachella Music Festival (Coachella Valley, California)
• Experience Burning Man (Black Rock Desert, Nevada) (Completed August, 2016)
• Go Bungee Jumping
• Play on the Magic: The Gathering Pro Tour (Completed April, 2007)
• Play in Magic: The Gathering Nationals (Completed July, 2007)

Travel

• Visit every continent
  • Africa
  • Antarctica
  • Asia (Completed March, 2007)
  • Australia
  • Europe (Completed June, 2011)
  • North America (Completed January, 1986)
  • South America (Completed May, 2009)

• Travel to a new place for more than 3 months straight (Completed in 2012 when I traveled to Hawaii for 6-months)
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Copenhagen (Completed June, 2016)
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Paris, France (Completed June, 2016)
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in London (Completed June, 2016)
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Las Vegas (Completed April, 2015)
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Hong Kong (Completed February, 2017)
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Spain (Completed June, 2012)
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Costa Rica (Completed May, 2009)
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Japan (Completed March, 2007)
• Travel internationally for more than 3 months straight
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Jerusalem
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Sydney, Australia
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Amsterdam
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Thailand
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Rome, Italy
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Florence, Italy
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Greece
• Visit (spend at least two nights) in Egypt
• Visit Iguazu Falls
• Visit Machu Picchu
• Visit the Great Wall of China
• See the pyramids of Giza in Egypt
• Visit the Louvre (Completed June, 2016)
• Visit the Eiffel Tower (Completed June, 2016)
• Visit Notre Dame (Completed June, 2016)
• See a Shakespeare play in The Globe Theater in London (Completed June, 2016)
• Visit New Christiania in Copenhagen (Completed June, 2016)

Business / Professional

• Write a self-published book (Completed December, 2015)
• Launch 10 information products
• Write and publish a book through a mainstream publisher

• Speak at MicroConf (Completed April, 2015)
• Speak at BaconBiz (Completed May, 2016)
• Present to 100 attendees (Completed April, 2010)
• Present to 500 attendees (Completed February, 2012)
• Present to 1,000 attendees

• Have $1,000/mo of my monthly income come from book/product sales
• Have $2,500/mo of my monthly income come from book/product sales
• Have $5,000/mo of my monthly income come from book/product sales
• Have $7,500/mo of my monthly income come from book/product sales
• Have $10,000/mo of my monthly income come from book/product sales
• Own a product business that sustains my desired lifestyle

• Reach 1,000 subscribers on my email list
• Reach 2,500 subscribers on my email list
• Reach 5,000 subscribers on my email list
• Reach 10,000 subscribers on my email list(sign up here)
• Reach 20,000 subscribers on my email list
• Reach 30,000 subscribers on my email list

Health

• Live in a desert climate for 6-months – Tested in 2018 in Nevada.
• Live in a tropical climate for 6-months – Tested in Hawaii in 2013/13
• Weigh 220lbs
• Reach the 1,000lb club – Completed April, 2016

• Reach ‘Intermediate’ strength on the Bench Press (1 @ 223lbs)
• Reach ‘Intermediate’ strength on the Squat (1 @ 306lbs)
• Reach ‘Intermediate’ strength on the Dead Lift (1 @ 363lbs)
• Reach ‘Intermediate’ strength on the Clean (1 @ 219lbs)
• Reach ‘Intermediate’ strength on the Over Head Press (1 @ 151lbs)

• Reach ‘Advanced’ strength on the Bench Press (1 @ 315lbs)
• Reach ‘Advanced’ strength on the Squat (1 @ 420lbs)
• Reach ‘Advanced’ strength on the Dead Lift (1 @ 491lbs)
• Reach ‘Advanced’ strength on the Clean (1 @ 295lbs)
• Reach ‘Advanced’ strength on the Over Head Press (1 @ 185lbs)

Habits (30-Day Challenges)

(Periodically, I’ll practice a new habit or lifestyle change for 30-90 days. This could be writing, meditation, a new diet like veganism, a new mode of thought like Stoicism, or something else.)

• Practice a daily meditation habit for 30-days – Up to a 450+ day streak as of September, 2020
• Practice a daily writing habit for 90-days – Up to a 3-year+ streak as of September, 2020
• Practice a daily weight lifting habit for 90 days – Completed this in 2016-2018. Restarting the habit in 2020/21.
• Practice a daily walking habit for 90 days – Completed in 2015/2016. This is a solid, ongoing habit now.