My On-going Bucketlist

I’m sure you’re probably familiar with the term “bucketlist,” but if not – it’s basically a list of important things a person wants to do in their lifetime.

I’ve felt that I’ve been pretty proactive in accomplishing the things I want to do in life, however I thought this would be a good checklist to look back on every few months and make sure I’m still progressing towards achieving all my goals.

If you want to create your own bucketlist, I think it would be a great idea – and if you do, tell me about it! I’d love to hear about what you want to accomplish in your lifetime, and if there’s anything ‘I’ can do to help you, let me know!

Usually bucketlists have categories like the following: Work, Family, Health, Philanthropy, Finances, Personal Development

Now I haven’t always been one to follow the rules, so I kind of just went right into making the list and didn’t really pay much attention to the categories. More or less, I feel like I lead a pretty healthy lifestyle and work towards improving my business on a continuous basis, so a lot of my goals listed here are focused on travel & fun. (Personal relationships and giving back are big priorities in my life, but I figured for the sake – and length of this post, I’ll leave those topics for another day.)

So here we go!

PS – If anyone is interested in doing one of these with me, feel free to drop me a line. I put the approximate dates next to each so you’ll have an idea of when I’m planning on doing it. (I’ll cross them off in the years to come when I’ve completed them in the time since this post)

1. Attend Loy Krathong in Thailand (3-5 years)

2. Bungee jumping (this year 2012)

3. 200 mph on autoban (next year)

4. See the Eiffel tower (Age 25)

5. See the great wall of china (within the next few years)

6. Travel to antartica and see penguins (3-5 years)

7. See killer whales in vancouver (this year)

8. Go waterskiing (this year)

9. Visit inside of statue of liberty (3-5 years)

10. Hole in one in golf (when I get lucky!) [PS - if you're a golf enthusiast, maybe you should try for a Condor]

11. See the northern lights (Age 25)

12. See the southern lights in New Zealand (3-5 years)

13. Crowd-surf from a stage (Age 18)

14. Sit court-side at a lakers game at the staples center (within the next couple years…next best thing to seeing Jordan play would be Kobe)

15. Learn how to do a backflip (this year)

16. Learn how to cripwalk, bloodwalk, and moonwalk REALLY WELL (this year)

17. Learn how to dougie. (kidding)

18. Go horse-back riding along the beach (this year – I think Rosarito can make this possible)

19. Hike through the amazon rain forest (2-3 years)

20. Go to disneyworld (Age 9)

21. Bet $1000 on red (when I’m drunk in vegas and have had a good month)

22. Oktoberfest (Next year)

23. Visit Ibiza (Next year)

24. Carnival in Brazil (Next year)

25. Stand in the 4 corners – Utah, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona (Age 12)

26. Drive across the country coast to coast (Age 18)

27. Spit fire (this year)

28. See the holy grail (Age 24)

29. Go to the superbowl (3-5 years)?

30. Running of the bulls (Age 25)

31. Bike from San Diego to Santa Barbara (2-3 years)

32. Learn Portuguese (Next 2-5 years)

33. Hike the Appalachian Trail (2-3 years)

34. Climb Mt Kilimanjaro (3-5 years)

35. Learn to surf (this year)

36. See Victoria falls (3-5 years)

37. Travel the Serengeti/Go on a safari (3-5 years)

38. Visit Machu Picchu in Peru (2-3 years)

39. Petra, Jordan (3-5 years)

40. Taj Mahal (3-5 years)

41. Stay at the ice hotel in sweden (Age 25)

42. See a sumo wrestling match in Japan (2-3 years, maybe this summer)

43. Go to the day of the dead celebration in Mexico (1-2 years)

44. Carnival in Venice (3-5 years)

45. Sleep in a castle (Whenever it’s convenient)

46. Drive a lambourgini (It will happen when it happens, but it will happen)

47. Skydive indoors (Next few years)

48. Hanglide (Next year)

49. Try the trapeze (within the next few years)

50. Skydive (Age 18)

51. Bike the 10 best trails in the world.

52. Go heli-skiing (3-5 years) [and no, this is not when you go skiing in norcal]

53. Try fencing (Next few years)

54. Go cliff-diving (Next few years)

55. Go on a helicopter ride (Next few years)

56. Ride in a hot air balloon (Age 24)

57. Go base-jumping (3-5 years)

58. Walk on fire (3-5 years)

59. Climb Mount McKinley (3-5 years)

60. Ride an elephant (Age 25)

61. Mush a dog sled (this year or next year)

62. See the biggest tree in the world (Age 22)

63. See the shooting geysers in Yellowstone (done, but I want to go again)

64. Kayak in Glacier Bay – and hope to god there isn’t a leak in my kayak (sept this year/march next)

65. See Christo Redeemor in Brazil (Next year)

65. Hike the Perito Moreno Glacier (2-3 Years)

66. See the Moai (2-3 Years)

67. See the Kremlin (Age 25)

68. See the Pyramids of Giza (3-5 years)

69. See the Stone Henge (2-3 years)

70. See the Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament (Age 24)

71. See the Vatican (2-3 Years)

72. See the Notre Dame Cathedral (Age 25)

73. See the Colisseum (2-3 Years)

74. See Chichen Itza (1-2 Years)

75. Spend a week in Bora Bora (ASAP)

76. See the Karnak Temple in Egypt (3-5 Years)

77. Kayak in the Fjords of Norway (August of this year)

78. Spend a week relaxing in Nantucket (2-3 years)

79. Visit Hearst Castle (this year)

80. Visit all 50 states (on-going)

81. The Tomatina (Next year) [I've gotten to love Spain]

82. Keep bees & chickens to make my own honey/eggs (when I’m MUCH older)

83. Take up Photography (okay, that one was a joke)

84. Help someone else become successful at their trade (hopefully more than one person)

85. Save a dog from a shelter (unfortunately, not for awhile – I can’t take good care until I’m done traveling so much!)

86. Buy & pay for some kid to have a pony (5+years)

87. Join a big brother program (3-5 years)

88. Publish a book (5+years)

89. Eat at Ithaa (3-5 years)

90. Ice skate at Rockefeller center in winter (2-3 Years)

91. Help someone else achieve something on their bucketlist (life)

**Added Age 26***

92.  Destroy a hotel room

93.  Visit the Harbin International Ice and Snow Festival (2-3 Years)

94.  Learn stunt-driving

95.  Ride a wild icelandic snow horse – inspired by Jason Kirby (2-3 Years)

If you want to join me on any of these, or if you have any suggestions on amazing things to do before you die, make a comment below – I’d love to hear it!

(The above image was taken in Valencia, Spain at the reflecting pool in case you were wondering)