What’s on your life’s “to-do” list?
January 28, 2008 – 5:54 amMost people are wondering, “what is a life to-do list?” Basically, you sit down and make a list of all the things that you would like to do or accomplish before you die.
- climb a mountain
- become president
- jump out of an airplane
- make a million dollars
There is a recent movie that takes a hard look at the advantages of creating such a list. It is entitled “The Bucket List”, and it stars Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman.
What’s on your “to do” list?
Nothing? For most, that is the answer. To them, this is a silly notion and certainly not worth their precious time. The truly sad thing is that these same people will waste a good portion of their lives “watching” fairy tale productions (television) of others, doing extraordinary things with their lives and all the time they’re thinking, “I’d really like to be doing that”.
You are a goal seeking organism
People are happier and more productive when they have a goal to pursue. I believe that this is the reason that so many people lead lives of “quiet desperation”. There is an inner conflict between what they want to do and what they believe they should be doing or are capable of doing.
When you have a goal, you move with purpose. Your life and actions are calculated and planned so that you can move closer to your desired outcome. Life has meaning – because you have created it’s meaning. And along the way:
- you will do extraordinary things
- visit fantastic places
- meet unique people
- discover new and ancient cultures
- learn diversity
- create a lifetime of stories for your children and grandchildren
- you will be envied for having the guts to live life on your terms
- you will live your life as life is meant to be lived (not observed from the “easy” chair)
What do you “want” to do?
You get to choose what goes on your life’s to-do list. Let your mind run free. Take a few minutes to write down all of your dreams and hopes. This simple act can be the beginning of your fantastic life.
Regrets
As a middle-aged man, I’ve got as much life left to live as I’ve lived already. I’ve still got a lot of things left on my “to-do” list. But, as I look back at my life so far, it’s not the things that I’ve done that I regret. It is all the things that I haven’t done, that I wish that I had done, that causes me the most sorrow.
When your life is over, will you have done all the things that you wish you had done? Whose fault will it be? Get busy working on your “to-do” list. Life is about doing – not watching!
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2 Responses to “What’s on your life’s “to-do” list?”
This is a wonderful post! I don’t have a “to do” list per se written down, but there are lots of things I want to do and places I want to see. Everyday I try to work toward them in general, but enjoy the day too. I’m really trying to balance enjoying the present while setting goals for the future. I haven’t seen the movie, but I think they are even assuming that they have tomorrow. In reality, none of us is even guaranteed that, so we’d better enjoy right now too! Have a great day!
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By Anali on Jan 28, 2008
Hi Anili,
We are more likely to accomplish our desires if we will take the time to write our desires down on paper. I know that “writing” is old fashioned, but it initializes our reticular activating system. Which is a post for another time.
By Chris Melton on Jan 28, 2008