The Beginning

Ok, I cannot stress enough that I am not a writer. I am doing this for fun and to share my journey.

I started to keep a list of all the things I would like to accomplish in my life.I started my list after reading Jack Canfield's book 'Success Principles'. There is a chapter dedicated to creating a list. Deciding what you want to accomplish and what kind of experiences you want to have. Just to start living your own dreams for you and not anyone else. I had gotten into the habit of wishing my life away and doing the "as soon as." Only to find myself several years later not having done much of anything. In case you don't know that is when you say things like, "as soon as I (insert dream here) I will be (insert emotion here)." I found myself catching up with people I hadn't talked to in 10 years in only 10 minutes. I noticed that other than graduating college, getting married, and having a child, I hadn't done anything worth talking about. I just refused to let years of my life escape me.

I made out my list March '09. I could only come up with about 63 things I wanted at the time, but I continue to add to my list every time I think of something else I would like to be, do, have in my life. I write things down as I think of them. Remember my list is written in random order.

So far in 2009 I have completed:
#10 Run a 5K
#11 Run a 10K
#18 Get Baptized
#56 Join a Mastermind group
#60 Potty train Aidan
#62 Make it a habit to drink 36 ounces of water a day
#66 Start a design business
#84 Learn how to fold sheets properly
#85 Learn how to fold towels properly
#83 Start a blog

Not too bad for starting up in March. I will continue to make updates on what I'm striving for next. I am working on crossing around 23 items off my list in 2010. I fully expect 2010 to be an amazing year!